CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Cleveland City Council members want the city to rally around its Sears store.
Sears announced on Jan. 4 plans to close 89 stores nationwide, including the one in Bradley Square Mall.
The council has asked Mayor Tom Rowland to write a letter to the company, asking for one more year before closing the store.
Rowland said some contact with Sears officials already has been made.
By then, Councilman Dale Hughes said Monday, many of the projects under way here — Wacker Chemical, Amazon, Whirlpool, Olin renovation, business growth and maybe a new movie theater — will change the corporation’s mind.