Petition protests closing of Cornersburg Giant Eagle

Patrons of businesses and residents of Cornersburg are letting Giant Eagle know what the store’s closing means to them.

YOUNGSTOWN — They’re not happy, and they’re letting Giant Eagle know.

The Cornersburg community’s latest effort to express its displeasure about the closing of the Canfield Road store, which has been scheduled for end of the business day Saturday, has been circulating around the Internet in the form of a petition.

Youngstown Councilman Paul Drennen, D-5th, posted the petition on his blog, www.councilmanpauldrennen.blogspot.com, Monday evening.

As of Thursday afternoon, about 200 residents, business owners and patrons had signed the petition. The signatures have more than doubled since Wednesday morning.

Some petitioners have written comments about what the store’s closing means to them and to the community. The comments range from sweet begs, such as Dorothy Donald’s “Please don’t close,” while others are more forceful, such as “If this store closes I will not ever shop at another Giant Eagle!!” written by a “Mary.”

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