The postal service now plans to sell the La Jolla Post Office and undertake marketing that would “allow for a potential sale/lease back.”
In excerpts from its final determination letter, in response to concerns raised by opponents of the La Jolla Post Office’s sale, the USPS said, “We appreciate heartfelt attachment to the La Jolla Post Office building. … Our financial circumstances force us to pursue every opportunity to reduce costs and generate revenues. … The postal service will only consider relocation sites that are suitable for our customers and meet all postal operation needs. … Until we have a proposal to relocate to one or more specific alternative sites, we cannot meaningfully evaluate the effects of the relocation. … At such time as the postal service markets the post office building, we will consider all reasonable proposals for acquiring the building. … If we relocate the La Jolla Post Office to another site we will not terminate the La Jolla Post Office employees, but transfer them to the new site.”