The post office facility on Vernon Street in downtown Roseville is looking for a new location. City leaders are working with the United States Postal Service to keep a post office presence in the downtown.

Members of the public interested in keeping a downtown post office location are encouraged to attend a public meeting at 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 5 at the current post office site at 330 Vernon St.

The Downtown Merchants Association and the Downtown Roseville Partnership of property owners both strongly support retaining the post office site downtown.

There are several storefront locations available in downtown, including in privately held properties and the newly purchased city-owned four-story office building at 116 S. Grant St.

The lease for the current location ends in April 2020. In recent years, the postal service distribution operations at this location had been reduced such that the entire building and loading area is no longer needed or being used. The location is slated to be sold to a private developer with plans to build a boutique hotel.

Downtown Roseville is an ideal location for a post office location for several reasons, including: