There you were sitting in an entirely different ward and an entirely different zip code than the Kalorama Station post office. You listened as senior officials, including Washington, D.C. Postmaster Gerald A. Roane, explained why they were considering closing the facility you’ve used since 1985. You wondered how Roane and his team had decided to hold a “community meeting” outside the community — in Ward 3, zip code 20008, instead of the affected Ward 1, zip code 20009?
Roane claimed they had searched but couldn’t find a space near 18th and Kalorama Streets, where the station is located. You were incredulous, ticking off possible sites. D.C. Councilman Jim Graham made the same point — more politely than you, however. Roane subsequently agreed to work with the Ward 1 legislator to find an appropriate site in the community for a second meeting.
