Mornings like this are what I hate. Getting up for work or school is let alone horrid. Stepping out into the chilling cold wind and the mountains of snow is the cherry on top. As I step into my car to pull out the driveway, there go my tires giving out against the snowy roads. Gripping the steering wheel, scared for my life, I straighten up, gliding and sliding the whole way to school.
Plow trucks are nowhere to be found. There is snow all over the roads and ground. Strongsville is a large community with many commercial places and big schools. Why are the main roads not plowed? Let alone the main roads not plowed, the back roads are extraordinarily worse.
A renewal attempt to the general fund levy would have provided “a 1.5 million property tax levy to help fund various city services, including snow removal, trash collection, and street repair,” but that attempt failed in November 2024.
Since the renewal failed, the city suffers the backlash of snowy roads and unfavorable driving conditions. While Dr. Cameron Ryba, superintendent, does tend to call snow days, there are times when they are not called and the roads aren’t plowed.
There are also students who walk to school who are affected by drivers. Danger is as simple as a student crossing the road and a driver not being able to stop on time. Unplowed roads are risky to drivers and to pedestrians, and cars could hit students due to the slick roads, which would be a tragedy for everyone involved.
Students coming into school hear about accidents that happen on the way, like getting stuck on the side of the road, sliding into a ditch, and not being able to stop hitting cars. These are plenty of things that put students at risk, especially new drivers.
To avoid things like crashes, the city needs to start preparing before these snow storms. One thing to try is to pass the general fund levy again. The tax dollars are necessary to our community’s safety and continuing prestige and would heavily benefit drivers in hard winters, providing funds to place salt down on the roads and hire plows for residential areas. This could bring down the accident percentages, improve emergency services times, and fix road quality.
I would rather my car be dusted and dirty with salt build up than slide around on Pearl Road.
Solving this problem could prevent costs in the long run, preventing road damage and saving the city money from filling potholes and fixing uneven streets.
The community is stressed by road conditions.
And insure the community driving safety minimizing complaints like the ones that’s being written right now.
“Some Strongsville residents expressed frustration and complaints of the snowy roads,” Patch reported.
Strongsville residents who complain need to understand that the fix is in passing the general fund levy renewal, which won’t add additional taxes to residents. You can’t have clear roads without paying for them.
Nobody likes getting in their car and seeing all the snow on the roads.
The solution is to invest in the resources needed to address the snowy road conditions that aren’t currently taken care of.
Clear roads would benefit the city. The residents of Strongsville will be happier and have fewer complaints and less frustration. The safety of young drivers would be more secure, bringing down incidents on the way to and from school and bringing up attendance. Young drivers would more confident and less scared to drive in the snowy conditions with maintained plowed roads.
