Aliso Viejo looking to get realtors on its side against USPS

Straight Digs recently posted about how the city of Aliso Viejo is trying to recruit OC realtors to take up its cause against the US Postal Service, which is planning to build a mail-processing facility within city limits. The USPS has apparently proposed a smaller facility than was initially discussed, but Aliso is still not happy about the situation.

Some snippets from the letter:

"The City of Aliso Viejo strongly opposes the U.S. Postal Service’s plan to build an enormous mail-processing facility on a 25-acre site near homes, a religious facility, preschool, teen center and proposed affordable senior-housing development – despite public claims from the USPS’ that state otherwise. Statements by the USPS to the media, residents and business professionals claim that the new slightly smaller proposal stems from discussions with the City, which is not the case. ...

"At least three neighboring cities would likely suffer from through-truck traffic that would alter the traffic patterns on their city streets. The Postal Service has continually failed to publicly acknowledge or address the surrounding sensitive uses near the site and instead only identifies commercial uses in its written materials. ...

"As political and public opposition to the project has continued to skyrocket, the USPS continues to disregard the concerns of the City, its residents and surrounding communities about this regional issue."

Here is a link to the blog post and the letter in its entirety.