Rosalind McAllister had enough. The 57-year-old had called about the potholes on Broadway by her house, watched countless cars suffer flat tires at the hands of the concrete beast, and was getting nowhere with the city.
So on Wednesday, her birthday, she took efforts into her own hands. She parked her car in the middle of Broadway, blocking traffic for 90 minutes, and only moving her car when sheriffs said she was going to be fined for her impromptu stand for justice.
The PD reports that, by some miracle of course, a crew arrived on Broadway to patch up the car-eating pothole around 2:30 p.m. McAllister was pleased with her protest. “Call me Polly Pothole,” she told the paper.
This article appears in Mar 16-22, 2011.
I applaud this woman’s initiative and willingness to take a stand! I drive across Cleveland to work every day, and I NEVER see any work crews fixing potholes!
Since the worst of the winter is now over, the snowplow folks can be put to work repairing the streets.
I call for Mayor Jackson to make fixing potholes an active, daily priority for city workers! NOW!!!
SHE HAD TO DO IT HER WAY BECAUSE THE COUNCELMEN BRACCITELLI IS AN IDIOT AND ONLY COMES AROUND WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE IN THE PAPERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A LAME DUCK HE IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good for her. Last week a pot hole on W. 130 St. killed my car for good. Thanks City of Cleveland!!