A volunteer beautification project at the Vineyard Haven post office can remain, but no more donations will be accepted, U.S. postal officials said this week.
Post Office Studies Move for Expansion in Vineyard Haven
By JONATHAN BURKE
The Vineyard Haven post office is contemplating renovations to its
Five Corners location and would like to relocate temporarily to the
Tisbury park-and-ride lot.
Architect James Carlson told town selectmen on Dec. 10 that the
Island's primary postal facility plans to increase its size by
rearranging its own space and that of its tenants. Cumberland Farms and
Muriel W. Laverty Real Estate currently rent space from the postal
service.
Gone is the 02568 zip code above the door announcing the building's identity. Gone, too, are the mail slots marked Tisbury, on-Island and off-Island. Now Vineyard Haven post office customers will drop their mail into bins labeled with two generic classifications, local and out of town. The sleek eagle emblem of the United States post office hangs above the new corner entrance.
