The

U.S. Postal Service hopes to build a 22,576-sq.

ft. annex next year to relieve overcrowding at

the Fayetteville Post Office.

And

the service is seeking proposals by Jan. 15 for a

four- to five-acre site, with our without an

existing building, for the annex.

The

plan is to move carriers for the 30215 zip code

into the new facility, freeing up the existing

Post Office on Georgia Avenue for services to the

public and for the 30214 carriers, said Michael

Miles, Postal Service spokesman.

"We're

looking for a site or existing space," he

said. "If we find existing space, the

project could be completed a lot sooner. If we

have to start from scratch, it could take a lot

longer." If there's a building ready to go,

it's hoped the annex can open in the spring, he

said. If not, it will probably be late in the

year.

An

existing site should have a platform, loading

dock, plenty of room to maneuver trucks and

approximately 100 parking spaces, Miles said.

Postal

Service officials are most interested in the area

bordered on the north by Ga. Highway 54, on the

south by Ga. Highway 92, on the east by Jimmy

Mayfield Boulevard, and on the west by Old Norton

Road and Governors Square.

"In

choosing the target area, we tried to gauge where

the growth is going," said Miles.

About

25-30 people will work at the new facility.

For

information or to submit a proposal, write to

Theodore Tarentino, Real Estate Specialist,

Atlanta FSO, 4000 DeKalb Tech Parkway 300,

Atlanta 30340-2799, or phone 770-454-0618.

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