Blast From The Past: August 2025

From The August 2000 Issue

New Beltsville Post Office Opens in September (2000)

By Dottie Steele Demos

   The new Beltsville Post Office at 10901 Rhode Island Avenue is tentatively scheduled to open on Tuesday, September 5 (2000). The only things holding up the September 5 opening are the paving of the parking lot for which several days of dry weather is needed and getting the building hooked up to water. Post Master Chuck Malinich said the staff will be working over the long Labor Day weekend to see that the new facility if ready on Tuesday morning and there is no interruption of service. The move should be transparent to postal patrons in the 20705 area and for 20704 post office boxes. All but three of the current delivery routes will remain the same, Malinich said.  “Everyone will still get their mail every day. Some customers may see a change in delivery times due to the slight change in delivery routes.”