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City had spent $31K toward proposed park swap
FAREWELL TO THE TREE? - The City of Shelton might be losing its annual Christmas tree after the U.S. Postal Service stated it is no longer considering a sale of Post Office Park or a trade with the city for Brewer Park. The tree could come down after July 1 with the post office expanding its employee parking at the quarter-acre site.
The U.S. Postal Service has withdrawn from discussions to sell Post Office Park to the City of Shelton or to trade it for the city's Brewer Park.
The city has leased the quarter-acre park on West Railroad Avenue from the federal government since 1999 in exchange for 20 parking stalls designated for USPS employees on adjacent city streets and all maintenance and upkeep of the park grounds.
But a March 22 letter from the U.S. Postal Service to Shelton City Manager Mark Ziegler states the agency "will be unable to continue discussions regarding a potential sale/exchange of the Shelton Main Post O...
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