FORT WORTH, TX-Representatives of the the U.S. Postal Service are expected to brief the Fort Worth City Council today on the possibility of relocating its operations from the historic downtown post office on Lancaster Avenue.

The federal building is among 3,700 other post offices targeted for closure over two years ago because of excess capacity and falling revenue in the Postal Service, the Star-Telegram reports.

The city of Fort Worth has looked at buying the building as a potential City Hall since 2004, according to Star-Telegram archives. The city spent $200,000 to study the possibility about four years ago.

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David Phillips

David Phillips is a Chicago-based freelance writer and consultant with more than 20 years experience in business and community news. He also has extensive reporting experience in the food manufacturing industry for national trade publications.