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Residents urge more salting at icy intersections; council hears grievances and police ticketing totals
Summary
During public comment at the Feb. 2 meeting, resident Tiffany Wallace asked the city to salt a persistently icy residential intersection; another speaker raised longstanding personal grievances; the police chief reported 69 citations in the prior two weeks related to the snow ban and 84 tickets in January.
Two public commenters prompted an extended discussion about winter response and enforcement at the Euclid City Council meeting on Feb. 2.
Christopher Michael Litwinowicz used his five minutes to air grievances about past local legal matters and city handling of his claims, warning of further legal action if he did not receive satisfactory responses. He alleged the city and specific officials had mishandled funds and court-related processes and urged the council and law director to address his concerns.
Tiffany Wallace, who identified herself and gave her address (21830 Kennison Avenue), thanked the city for plowing but said her street remains dangerously icy and asked the city to place salt trucks on her street and at the intersection near Kennison. She said vehicles have slid through the stop sign onto her property and described concern for young children in her home. The mayor acknowledged the concern, explained the city’s salting priorities and low-temperature limits on salt effectiveness, and said he would share her comment with the service department for possible intersection salting.
The police chief told council officers assisted many residents during the storm by helping vehicles out of snowbound driveways but said enforcement was active: 69 citations were written in the last two weeks specifically related to the snow ban and 84 tickets total in January. The chief described officers attempting voluntary compliance first—pounding on doors to get cars moved—and issuing tickets only when warnings or voluntary compliance failed.
Council members asked administration and the law director about sidewalk responsibilities and enforcement; the mayor and staff reiterated that property owners are responsible for sidewalk clearing and that the city’s ordinance requires clearing within 12 hours after a storm ends, though enforcement is difficult and the city relies on education and targeted ticketing.
The council did not adopt any new enforcement policy at the meeting but directed staff to share storm-response reports and to continue outreach and education on snow bans and sidewalk clearing.
