By DAVE HAMRICK
Staff Writer

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.