After two years of planning (and, at times, spirited debate), the new post office opened in Sisters this morning. It's been a long time coming: The move was first announced in 2007, after the USPS determined that the existing site on Fir Street couldn't meet the future needs of the community. The Postal Service broke ground on the site last summer.
Many residents were initially put off with the idea of moving the post office from the south side of town (the hub of downtown activity) to the north side (the town's industrial hinterland). But after an unsuccessful pitch from then-mayor Brad Boyd for home delivery, the postal service agreed to install cluster mailboxes on the south side of town for those who preferred not to make that cross-town trek.
Like all city buildings in Sisters, the handsome new facility, located at the corner of Larch Street and Barclay Drive, has an 1880s, frontier-style façade; inside, the space is all but indistinguishable from most recently opened or renovated post office sites.
Service to the cluster mailboxes won't start for a few more weeks.
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