Post office will stay open till midnight
According to postmaster Bobby Miller, in keeping with recent tradition, the post office will be open until midnight to provide last-minute tax filers the opportunity to receive an official April 15 postmark. Miller added, however, the best course of action is to mail early in the day to avoid heavy traffic around the post office and long lines inside the lobby.
Postal customers can easily avoid a trip to the main post office by mailing their returns or extension requests at Super D drug store or collection boxes throughout the McMinnville area. Tax fillers should double check the posted pick-up schedule at these locations to ensure their tax documents will be collected and postmarked before the deadline.
Two special collection points have been established for tax filers who cannot meet ordinary cutoff times at postal facilities in the community. Last-minute returns and extension requests may be deposited until midnight in the main post office lobby collection drop, or in the collection boxes located beside the courthouse on Morford Street.
Miller said McMinnville’s post office expects to receive hundreds of additional pieces of mail on tax night. He assures community members that every tax return will receive an official April 15 postmark if it is properly prepared for mailing and deposited before the designated cutoff time. To assist the post office in sorting and delivering their tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service, filers should be sure to include their return address, and affix the proper postage on their envelopes before mailing.