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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) North Dakota Senator John Hoeven gave Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe a tour of what many say is the fastest growing city in North Dakota on Wednesday.

Hoeven wanted to show Donahoe the impacts that tremendous growth in western North Dakota has had on postal services. Hoeven and several other community leaders explained to the postmaster of the pressing need to retain and expand postal services to residents and businesses, as well as rural communities in the region.

Hoeven says, “Our growing communities, especially in the oil patch, are contributing not only to our state’s economy, but also to the nation’s economy. They are in need of reliable and timely postal services now more than ever.”

Donahoe directed staff in the Sioux Falls regional office to work specifically on recruiting additional employees at competitive pay levels. He said he has a person working full-time to meet the staffing needs in North Dakota.

Hoeven conducted a roundtable with Donahoe for community leaders to share postal challenges ranging from newspaper service to mail delivery at multi-unit housing complexes.

Hoeven supported the 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, comprehensive reform legislation that sought to develop a thoughtful plan to restore the U.S. Postal Service to solvency while preserving delivery service standards.