New Life for Postal Encoding Center Building

A building that provided jobs to hundreds of people will come back to life as a center to provide relief to hurricane victims.

Jefferson County commissioners voted to allow the County Judge to enter into an agreement with the General Services Administration, acting on behalf of FEMA, to use the Postal Encoding Building in downtown Beaumont.

FEMA will use the building as a Disaster Recovery Service Center to aid relief efforts for Hurricane Ike victims.

The runs from October 16, 2008 through February 16, 2009.

The Postal Service closed the center last year, costing hundreds of people their jobs.