Temporary roof will allow post office to function

With Christmas two months away, the heat is on for the post office to reorganize itself in the wake of the Paslow fire and prepare for the seasonal onslaught of mail. In Cabinet this week, Government decided to put a temporary roof on the building to allow the restoration of some of the postal services that had been relocated next door. Once that transition is complete, important features, like post office boxes, will once again be accessible to customers. While that move will take the stress off the present situation, the long term plan is to test the structural integrity of the building and eventually restore the building in the same architectural design. As soon as engineers produce their report, government will be accepting bids from construction companies to do the job. The top floor of the Paslow Building was completely destroyed and the other two suffered severe water and smoke damage in a fire on September twenty-ninth.