Social Security office to close

U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri said Friday that despite his opposition, the Social Security Administration intends to close its Auburn office.

Social Security commissioner Michael Astrue said in a letter to Arcuri that “changing demographics” and “current budget constraints” have made it difficult to maintain Social Security offices in all their current locations.

“In the case of the Auburn office,” Astrue wrote, “as with other small offices, it has been difficult to retain employees, even after they have been transferred to that location at their own request. At the same time, smaller offices cannot provide the same breadth of services as larger offices.”