Ashtabula residents buried under feet of snow as the city struggles to keep up

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) – A neighborhood in Ashtabula has been buried in snow and families are trying to dig themselves out but it’s not enough.

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One Ashtabula resident, Sylvia Wells, told 19 News she hasn’t seen her street that bad in years.

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“Normally the city is out trying to help plow the snow and get it back together, this year they haven’t done anything,” Wells said.

The snow has now piled up several feet since the snow began to fall and she says she hasn’t seen a snow plow yet.

She even had to park at a business about a mile away because she couldn’t get down her street.

Her neighbors — also feeling her frustration as they try to shovel their way out of their homes.

“I also have a couple of neighbors that are on dialysis and they can’t get to dialysis because there’s no way out,” Wells said

As Wells walked home in the thick icy snow, I called President of Ashtabula’s City Council John Roshovics.

“Its really a lot more difficult than they thought it would be,” Roshovics said.

Roshovics said are working to clear neighborhoods today.

The city even called in eight state plows to help, but the issues persist.

“There’s been a snow plow stuck in front of my house for two hours, they just couldn’t get through, there’s just so much snow”

Roskovics told 19 News it may take them longer to get to each neighborhood, but they won’t stop until they do.

19′s First Alert Weather Team has been tracking the lake effect snowstorm all week.

The snowbelt could be hit with even more snow as the weekend continues.

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