Janice CasteelCLEVELAND, Tenn. — A request to rezone nearly an acre behind Grissom Funeral Home failed to get Cleveland City Council approval Tuesday.
The funeral home management had sought a zoning change for 30th Street at Julian Drive, and the city planning commission approved it. But neighbors did not, citing flood concerns and the creation of a commercial area in a primarily residential area.
The request died for lack of a motion by a council member to approve it.
“We are working with the Army Corps of Engineers for a flood study,” City Manager Janice Casteel said. She asked a resident for photos and video of flooding in the neighborhood to aid that study.
In other business, Councilman George Poe said that perhaps the city should have its own 911 emergency dispatch service instead of the joint city-Bradley County service in operation for more than a decade.