We Saved the Montecito Country Mart Post Office!

Less than a month after reporting that signatures were needed for a petition to the USPS to not close our much-loved little post office outlet at the Montecito Country Mart (MCM) – we have good tidings! In the words of Legally Blonde’sElle Woods, “WE DID IT!”

The MCM Post Office will remain open for business, and the shutdown has been cancelled by the USPS. 

I discovered the fab news last week while doing my errands at the MCM. A new sign posted said, “The Post Office is Here to Stay!” and so I promptly stopped by the MCM post office. There I spoke with post office employee John Devereaux, who was all a-gushing about it in his back east Southern accent. He said that he himself had just found out on Friday, April 3, and for certain the Montecito Journal reporting on it drew lots of signatures and support, and he thanked everyone.

To find out more, I emailed MCM owner James Rosenfield, who kindly replied as follows, “We received nearly 2,000 signatures of support for our small post office in little more than a week. We also received the strong support of SB Mayor Randy Rowse and Congressman Salud Carbajal. The outpouring of support from patrons and other community members – and all the nice comments for our little post office – was both touching and impressive. This strong response from the community was what paved the way for the USPS reversal. We at the Mart are about preservation of architecture, but equally, about preserving culture. The post office has been a part of the lower village community for 40 years! We hope it will remain for another 40 years, or more!”

Thank you, Mr. Rosenfield, and MCM Manager Kristin Teufel for posting the signs alerting everyone and thanking everyone! #MontecitoLove  

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