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Employees at the U.S. Postal Service’s mail processing and distribution plant in Easton are calling the delay about the decision to possibly close the plant “a step in the right direction.” Postmaster General John E. Potter announced he is delaying a decision about the possible closure pending a review by a management team. This comes after three Maryland lawmakers sent a letter to Potter demanding answers about the possible closing of the facility. They added that if they did not get the answers they were seeking, they would file a Freedom of Information Act request.

News of the delay comes after months of public outcry over the possible closure of the processing plant. The Postal Service was studying the possible closure as a way to cut costs and approve efficiency by having the mail on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in parts of Delaware processed in Baltimore, a move postal employees say would delay service.

The second study is not expected to be completed until January. Potter said that if the additional study shows it is feasible to close the plant and consolidate operations in Baltimore, people on the Eastern Shore would be able to voice their concerns or opinions at another public meeting.