Ashtabula County has few big name shopping outlets in the county. Sears is one of the oldest and most trusted names in retail and local residents have depended on shopping this store for appliances, automotive and home improvement tools and goods for decades. The proposed closing of this retail store in Ashtabula Township will devastate our community. At least 40 people will lose their jobs, the township and the county will lose thousands of dollars in tax revenues, and our nearly deserted Mall may not survive the loss of another anchor store. This would be disastrous economically for our struggling community. We need our elected representatives to work with the Sears Holding Corporation to find a way to make keeping this store open an economically viable decision for them.