Or is it just temporary? On February 14, 2009 the Hawleyville Post Office clerk was surrounded by supportive customers as the flag was being lowered - the faces that patrons had come to associate with service at the Route 25 branch of the United States Postal Service (USPS) were already missing the friendly staff.
A committee was developed, "Save Hawleyville Post Office". They immediately sprang into action and collected more than 1,400 signatures including my support, Mandy Beckett along with gaining the support of Congressman Christopher Murphy, Newtown First Selectman Joe Borst and local area residents. While the group was not successful in halting the February 14th closing, on February 4th the office of Congressman Murphy issued a press release announcing that the USPS has procured final approval for funding to build a new Hawleyville Post Office and would expedite that work, hoping for a late summer re-opening. "After months of uncertainty concerning the fate of the Hawleyville Post Office, today 2/04/09 Congressman Chris Murphy declared victory and announced that the United States postal Service has approved a new facility, to be built under an expedited schedule, so that Hawleyville residents will continue to have their postal needs fully served". He also stated, "This is a tremendous victory for Hawleyville, and the shining example of how a community rallying together for a common cause can make a difference"!
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