Community Bank in Morris To Close

By TERESA WINCHESTERMORRIS

The Village of Morris has enjoyed having an operating bank at 132 Main Street since 1856. However, 167 years of local banking services will soon come to an end. A letter dated October 13 announced Community Bank, N.A.’s intention to close its Morris branch effective January 19. CBNA will, the letter said, “consolidate our service capacity into our nearby branch located at 434 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, NY.” The Oneonta location is 14 miles from the Morris branch.

The letter went on to say that the bank remains highly committed to its communities, seeing the changes as “the best way to efficiently provide service to our customers.” This statement was followed by six bullet points providing information about the change in services. It assured customers that they “don’t have to do a thing” with regard to their current accounts and that any of the bank’s more than 200 other facilities “will be happy to help you with your banking needs.”