Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Inspector general to review plans to close Mitchell St. Social Security office in Milwaukee
Washington,
March 10, 2018
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel-The Social Security Administration's plan to close its Mitchell St. office will be reviewed by the agency's Office of the Inspector General.
By Cary Spivak
The Social Security Administration's plan to close its Mitchell St. office will be reviewed by the agency's Office of the Inspector General. The review is in response to a request by U.S. Rep Gwen Moore (D-Wis.), who along with other local officials voiced opposition to the plans to close the office at S. 7th and W. Historic Mitchell streets March 22. In a Friday letter to Moore, Gale Stallworth Stone, acting inspector general, said the agency would review Social Security's announced plan to close the office. The review will include evaluating the Social Security Administration's reasons for closing the office and determining how the agency will "mitigate any effects on individuals" who are served by the office, Stone wrote. The review will also determine whether Social Security officials followed agency policies when they announced the closing in January. Earlier this year, Moore was told by regional Social Security Commissioner Phyllis M. Smith that the office was being closed because of a lack of heat in the office, elevator breakdowns and several violent crimes in the area. Stone's letter did not provide a timetable for the review or state whether the review will delay the closing. To read online, please click here. |
