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However, on Friday she was at the South Temple post office for a different reason. Bradley was among a steady stream of people who came in to sign a petition to oppose the closure of the location.

For the last 20 years Brent Martin and his family run what is called the ‘contract postal unit.’ Last year, Martin said he first received word their location was among 20 contract offices to be closed down as part of an agreement made between the United Postal Service and the American Postal Workers Union.

Martin said that was the last he heard of the situation until several weeks ago when they received notice that their location was to be closed down at the end of March.

American Postal Workers Union President Cliff Guffey said they do not want to see the location closed either. However, the union does take issue with contract employees staffing the facility. Instead, they want postal workers to take over.

Guffey said the contracts are typically given to businesses like stores to provide some postal services as a convenience to their customers. The fact that there are P.O. boxes at the location makes it an 'improperly opened contract postal unit'.

The news was a blow to Martin who has become a part of the community over the years.
"Most of our customers, a good number of them, I've gotten to know on a personal basis, and I have several personal friends that I've made through working here," he said.

Word of the closure came as a shock for many residents like Bradley who said she was in a state of panic. Especially because Bradley said the community has come to rely on the convenience the location provides.

"We all use this post office, we have people who can't drive and they walk to their post office box here, I don't know what they're going to do,” she said.

Once the doors close, residents in the area will have to drive to the post office located in downtown Temple, which is nearly a 15 minute drive from the current South Temple post office.

"We need this post office because the post office in North Temple is too crowded," Bradley said. "And it's hard to find parking there."

There are also concerns for those who currently rent out P.O. boxes at the Canyon Creek post office. According to Martin, about 900 of the 2,000 P.O. boxes are currently rented out. He said there are currently no plans to add additional boxes at the North Temple post office, which means space will be in high demand.

Martin said he still cannot understand why their contract is about to be terminated, especially because they contribute $1 million annually in business to the postal service.

With just over two months before he and seven employees lose their jobs, Martin said he appreciates the support from the community.

"It was kind of a shock to see this much support from everyone," he said.