Does the Village of Westfield Center clear public sidewalks?

The village stopped removing snow from public walks under Res. 1961-8, passed December 19, 1961. Landowners must keep their own sidewalks clean and free from snow. A local contractor can add the walk to your driveway visit through sidewalk snow removal.

What happens if a Westfield Center sidewalk is not cleared after a notice?

If a landowner does not comply within the time in the Clerk-Treasurer's notice, the Street Commissioner or an assistant may clean the walk. The Clerk-Treasurer then reports the cost to the County Auditor, who places it on the landowner's tax duplicate for collection.

Who plows Greenwich Road through Westfield Center?

Greenwich Road is County Road 97, so the Medina County Highway Department plows it; the County Engineer lists the department at 330-764-8780. Driveways that open onto Greenwich Road still need their own clearing, including the ridge the county trucks leave.

What ZIP code does Westfield Center use?

44251 is the only ZIP code for the village, and Village Hall's post office sits at 6701 Greenwich Road. Some nearby Westfield Township places use other ZIPs; Rivendell Nature Preserve, for example, has a Seville 44273 address. Either works on the request form.

Can businesses near the Westfield Insurance offices request lot plowing?

Business lots, drives and walks in the village can request commercial snow plowing. List your entrances, walks and the hour you need the lot open so the quote fits.

Can lots near I-71 Exit 209 and US 224 get salted?

Truck stops and other businesses around the Lake Road light on US 224 can request plowing with salting and de-icing. The interchange and highways belong to ODOT, so only the private lot, drives and walks are part of the request.

Is Westfield Center in the Lake Erie snow belt?

Cleveland 19's secondary snow belt list names northern and central Medina County, and Westfield Center lies in the southern part of the county. The nearest long-term station, Akron-Canton Airport, averages 47.2 inches of snow a season, with January the snowiest month.

Can homes around the Westfield Center village green get drive and walk clearing together?

Homes facing the four-acre green can bundle the driveway, front steps and the public sidewalk the 1961 rule makes them responsible for. A seasonal snow contract keeps all three on every visit.

Do Westfield Township homes outside the village qualify?

Homes and farms across Westfield Township can use the same form, including rural drives on Westfield Road, Daniels Road and Ballash Road. Nearby villages have their own pages, such as snow removal in Seville and snow removal in Lodi.

Will new sidewalks on Greenwich Road near Hillcrest Drive need clearing by owners?

The village's project along the south side of Greenwich Road, east of Hillcrest Drive, replaces sidewalk there, and the 1961 rule makes landowners keep sidewalks free from snow. Once the new walks are in, owners along that stretch clear them like any other village walk.

Snow Removal in Westfield Center, OH

Medina Snow Removal connects Westfield Center, Ohio, property owners with a local contractor for driveway, lot and sidewalk snow removal in Medina County. The village had 1,184 residents at the 2020 census on about 2.1 square miles in the center of Westfield Township, in the southern part of the county, per Wikipedia.

Westfield Insurance, founded by local farmers in 1848, employs about 1,800 people here and is described as Medina County's largest employer. Village Hall at 6701 Greenwich Road holds the municipal offices, police department and post office, according to the Village of Westfield Center, and 44251 is the village's only ZIP code.

Under a village resolution from 1961, owners clear the public sidewalks in front of their own property, so walks belong on the same request as the driveway for most homes. Greenwich Road (County Road 97) runs through the village toward Lake Road, US 224 and the I-71 interchange. Other towns are listed under snow removal in Medina County.

Who has to clear the sidewalks in Westfield Center?

Property owners clear them. Under Res. 1961-8, passed December 19, 1961, the village discontinued removing snow from public walks, and landowners must keep their sidewalks clean and free from snow.

If an owner does not act on a notice to clean from the Clerk-Treasurer, the Street Commissioner may clear the walk, and the cost goes to the County Auditor for the owner's tax duplicate. Adding the walk to a driveway visit through sidewalk snow removal keeps both on one schedule.

Why do Westfield Center lots need clearing early on storm mornings?

About 1,800 people work for Westfield Insurance in a village of under 1,200 residents, so weekday storms bring heavy commuter traffic onto a few streets. Business lots, drives and walks around the village need to be open before that traffic arrives.

Offices and shops can request commercial snow plowing with salting and de-icing, priced and scheduled by the contractor.

Snowy street lined with row houses and parked cars

Who plows Greenwich Road and the interchange area near Westfield Center?

Greenwich Road is County Road 97 and Lake Road is County Road 19, so the Medina County Highway Department plows both. I-71, I-76 and US 224 are ODOT routes, and I-71 Exit 209 in Westfield Township is the I-76 and US 224 exit toward Lodi and Akron.

A Westfield Group visitor map shows two truck stops at the Lake Road traffic light on US 224. Those lots and other businesses near the interchange can request plowing and salting.

Snow Removal services in Westfield Center

Plow truck with amber lights clearing a snow-covered lot at dusk

Commercial Snow PlowingParking lots, retail plazas, office lots and drive lanes plowed at the snow depth you choose.Commercial Snow Plowing details

Person clearing a long residential driveway with a snowblower after a snowfall

Driveway Snow PlowingResidential driveways plowed after each snowfall, per visit or on a seasonal plan.Driveway Snow Plowing details

Orange salt truck with a red plow blade on a snowy road lined with frosted trees

Salting and De-IcingRock salt and ice melt applied to lots, drives and walks to prevent and break up ice.Salting and De-Icing details

Person clearing a snow-covered sidewalk in front of a brick storefront building

Sidewalk Snow RemovalPublic sidewalks, entrances, steps and ramps shoveled or blown clear and treated.Sidewalk Snow Removal details

Aerial view of a snow-covered subdivision with cleared streets and driveways

HOA and Subdivision Snow RemovalPrivate subdivision roads, condo lots, mailbox areas and common walks for associations.HOA and Subdivision Snow Removal details

Orange plow truck clearing a tree-lined road during snowfall

Seasonal Snow ContractsOne price for the winter, or per-push rates in writing: compare before the first snow.Seasonal Snow Contracts details

Neighborhoods served in Westfield Center

Village Green

Westfield Center was laid out in 1826 around a central green of about four acres, and the first village hall faced it in 1828. Homes around the green have front walks that fall under the 1961 sidewalk rule.

Park Circle

The Westfield Group Country Club sits at One Park Circle, and its golf season runs April 1 through November 30. Homes on the nearby streets carry the same owner-cleared sidewalk duty as the rest of the village.

Greenwich Road and Hillcrest Drive

The village has sought public comment on an embankment and sidewalk replacement project along the south side of Greenwich Road, starting 150 feet east of Hillcrest Drive, per the village website. New walks there are still the owners' to clear in winter.

LeRoy Road

LeRoy Road keeps the name the village carried from 1836 until 1971, and it meets Greenwich Road at the Universalist Church. Corner lots there have walks on two streets to clear.

Westfield Township

The township around the village had 2,632 residents in 2020 and wraps around Gloria Glens Park in its northeast corner, with part of Creston in the southeast. Rural drives on roads such as Westfield Road and Daniels Road can request service too.

About Westfield Center, Ohio

New England settlers homesteaded along Camel Creek in 1817, and Henry Thorndyke and James Fowler were the first landowners. Fowler named the township after his home of Westfield, Massachusetts, and the village was laid out in 1826, per the village history.

The post office arrived in 1836 and was named LeRoy by mistake, so the village was incorporated as Le Roy in 1914 and returned to the Westfield Center name in 1971. Ohio Farmers' Insurance, chartered by the legislature in 1848, took the Westfield Companies name in 1971 as well.

The Universalist Church of Westfield Center was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1978. Catcher Lois Youngen, born here in 1933, played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1951 to 1954 and caught Jean Faut's 1953 perfect game.

Weather and climate in Westfield Center

Westfield Center shares the humid continental climate Wikipedia gives nearby Akron, with cold, snowy winters. The village sits at 1,106 feet in southern Medina County, and Cleveland 19 names only northern and central Medina County in Lake Erie's secondary snow belt.

The nearest long-term record is Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), where the 1991 to 2020 normals average 47.2 inches of snow a season, per Wikipedia and the NWS Cleveland CAK snow climatology. December averages 8.9 inches, January 13.4, February 12.0 and March 7.6.

ZIP codes and area codes in Westfield Center

ZIP codes served (each opens in Google Maps):

44251

Area codes: 330, 234

Landmarks and community places in Westfield Center

Rivendell Nature Preserve

The park district's 203-acre preserve at 7223 Greenwich Road, donated by Diane O'Neil, opened September 20, 2025, with trails along a fishing pond and Camel Creek. The district lists cross-country skiing among its activities, and it opens daily from 6 a.m. to an hour after sunset.

Westfield Group Country Club

Built in 1937 at One Park Circle, the course is open April 1 through November 30. The course closes for the year on November 30, as the snow months begin.

Why request snow removal in Westfield Center through Medina Snow Removal

One request reaches a local contractor who knows Westfield Center's sidewalk rule and the split between county roads like Greenwich Road and the ODOT routes at the interchange. You describe the property once, whether a home on the green, a lot near the insurance offices or a township farm drive, and get a quote back.

Pick per-push service or a seasonal plan, or add HOA common areas. The contractor sets price and timing with you.

Snow Removal questions from Westfield Center property owners

Does the Village of Westfield Center clear public sidewalks?: The village stopped removing snow from public walks under Res. 1961-8, passed December 19, 1961. Landowners must keep their own sidewalks clean and free from snow. A local contractor can add the walk to your driveway visit through sidewalk snow removal.
What happens if a Westfield Center sidewalk is not cleared after a notice?: If a landowner does not comply within the time in the Clerk-Treasurer's notice, the Street Commissioner or an assistant may clean the walk. The Clerk-Treasurer then reports the cost to the County Auditor, who places it on the landowner's tax duplicate for collection.
Who plows Greenwich Road through Westfield Center?: Greenwich Road is County Road 97, so the Medina County Highway Department plows it; the County Engineer lists the department at 330-764-8780. Driveways that open onto Greenwich Road still need their own clearing, including the ridge the county trucks leave.
What ZIP code does Westfield Center use?: 44251 is the only ZIP code for the village, and Village Hall's post office sits at 6701 Greenwich Road. Some nearby Westfield Township places use other ZIPs; Rivendell Nature Preserve, for example, has a Seville 44273 address. Either works on the request form.
Can businesses near the Westfield Insurance offices request lot plowing?: Business lots, drives and walks in the village can request commercial snow plowing. List your entrances, walks and the hour you need the lot open so the quote fits.
Can lots near I-71 Exit 209 and US 224 get salted?: Truck stops and other businesses around the Lake Road light on US 224 can request plowing with salting and de-icing. The interchange and highways belong to ODOT, so only the private lot, drives and walks are part of the request.
Is Westfield Center in the Lake Erie snow belt?: Cleveland 19's secondary snow belt list names northern and central Medina County, and Westfield Center lies in the southern part of the county. The nearest long-term station, Akron-Canton Airport, averages 47.2 inches of snow a season, with January the snowiest month.
Can homes around the Westfield Center village green get drive and walk clearing together?: Homes facing the four-acre green can bundle the driveway, front steps and the public sidewalk the 1961 rule makes them responsible for. A seasonal snow contract keeps all three on every visit.
Do Westfield Township homes outside the village qualify?: Homes and farms across Westfield Township can use the same form, including rural drives on Westfield Road, Daniels Road and Ballash Road. Nearby villages have their own pages, such as snow removal in Seville and snow removal in Lodi.
Will new sidewalks on Greenwich Road near Hillcrest Drive need clearing by owners?: The village's project along the south side of Greenwich Road, east of Hillcrest Drive, replaces sidewalk there, and the 1961 rule makes landowners keep sidewalks free from snow. Once the new walks are in, owners along that stretch clear them like any other village walk.

Nearby areas

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Sources: Wikipedia: Westfield Center, Ohio · Village of Westfield Center: Village history · Village of Westfield Center: home page notices · Westfield Center Codified Ordinances: sidewalk snow removal (Res. 1961-8) · Wikipedia: Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio · ZIP-Codes.com: Westfield Center, OH · Westfield Group visitor directions (CAS) · Medina County Park District: Rivendell · GolfNow: Westfield Group Country Club · Wikipedia: NRHP listings in Medina County · Wikipedia: Lois Youngen · Wikipedia: Interstate 71 · Medina County Engineer: Highway Department FAQ · NWS Cleveland: Akron-Canton snow climatology · Wikipedia: Akron, Ohio (climate) · Cleveland 19: Where is the secondary snow belt?

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