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� Telephone 473 735i �'''� ' � � Page 23 .�.,i ` ��_ � - .:�� . � CI'r`1t' of ��i��TO . :�. . -' . ' Yost Office Box 66•Crystal Bay, A4inne�ota �73`L3•Municipal Offices �.�� -�. ' ��.: On the 1Vorth Shore oj Lake Minnetonka ��1�7� y � - �� April 23, 1980 The Honorable Walter Mondale The Vice-President of � the United States Old Executive Office Building Washington, D. C. 20501 Dear Mr. Vice President: . I would like to take this opportunity to review with you events that have led to the sale of the Crystal Bay Post Office and the eventual closing of this facility December l , 1980. It came to our attention on July 10 , 1979 that the present building housing the Crystal Bay Post Office, located in the City of Orono, was being placed on the market for sale. The Field Real Estate and Building Office Division of the United States Postal Service, located in St. Paul, Minnesota, which is leasing the building , was advised of the proposed sale. The Real � Estate Division advised the City that the postal service was not interested in purchasing the building because of the limited number of lock box customers that are now presently using the facilityo Suitable quarters to accommodate a post office or a contract station are not presently available and the cost of constructing a new facility is financially prohibitive. The tentative plan now is to provide rural service delivery to the patrons nqw receiving lock box and General Delivery services. It is estimated that carrier service to the individual homes affected by the post office closing will be considerably less than maintaining a new facility and the City of Orono is very supportive of this decision. The City of Orono, which is located approximately twenty miles west of the Twin Cities, is twenty-seven square miles in size and has a population of approximately 7,200 people. The City is also located within the heart of Lake Minnetonka.