Washington State Attorney General Alerted to Nicholas Backman's Efforts to Save USPS Malden, Wash., Post Office

Nicholas Backman, in his continuing campaign to stop the proposed closure of  the post office in his hometown, linked in the Washington State Attorney General's office, with a notice that the United States postal service proposal to close the Malden WA post office was not carried out in accordance with Federal Law and Postal Service policy.

In his efforts RE: DOCKET # 1371535-99149 PROPOSAL TO CLOSE MALDEN, WA POST OFFICE, citing violations of four codes, from "FEDERAL LAW AND POSTAL SERVICE POLICY PER POM 101 HANDBOOK", Backman's letter concluded, " NOT WARRANTED. “THE DISCONTINUANCE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND POSTAL SERVICE POLICY”.
(*See Letters-to-The Editor )

Whitman County Historical Society Archivist Opposes Malden Post Office Closure

After visiting Malden, Wash., Whitman County Historical Society Archivist, Edwin P. Garretson, Jr., PhD, believes closing the Malden post office would likely be the death knell for the small town, and would force the elderly to travel an inconvenient distance to receive and send mail. Impressed with the site, he Garretson said he was impressed "with the old structure and the vribrant (sic) part it was so obviously playing in town during the hour I spent there."

Garretson took action, and sent a letter on Whitman County Historical Society letterhead to Doreen Karoly, District Discontinuance Coordinator. See Letters-to-the-Editor November 28, 2011.