{"id":20643,"date":"2014-02-05T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=20643"},"modified":"2014-02-05T11:16:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T16:16:11","slug":"county-officials-best-not-to-venture-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=20643","title":{"rendered":"County officials: Best not to venture out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><em><strong>Mother Nature puts most of area in lockdown<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-20644\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" alt=\"IMG_2558\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558-300x280.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558-107x100.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558-1024x955.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/IMG_2558-900x840.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>An icy coating on trees and roadways has wreaked havoc with travel and power lines throughout Chester County.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioners closed all government facilities for Wednesday, Feb. 5, and alerts from area municipalities have urged residents to stay put. Most school districts switched from two-hour delays to closures.<\/p>\n<p>Although temperatures have climbed above freezing, downed trees have resulted in numerous road closures throughout the region. So even though roads are no longer slippery, they may be subject to blockades, such as Birmingham Road in Birmingham Township. In addition, many traffic lights are inoperable.<\/p>\n<p>PECO is reporting hundreds of thousands of power outages with a high concentration in Chester County \u2013 and no estimated time of repairs in many instances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp\"> \t<form name=\"pdf24Form0\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/doc2pdf.pdf24.org\/wordpress.php\" target=\"pdf24PopWin\" onsubmit=\"var pdf24Win = window.open('about:blank', 'pdf24PopWin', 'resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=250,left='+(screen.width\/2-300)+',top='+(screen.height\/3-125)+''); pdf24Win.focus(); if(typeof pdf24OnCreatePDF === 'function'){void(pdf24OnCreatePDF(this,pdf24Win));}\"> \t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"blogCharset\" value=\"Cw1x07UAAA==\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"blogPosts\" value=\"MwQA\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"blogUrl\" value=\"yygpKSi20tcvLy\/XK83LzM8ry8zJSS3JzE0t1kvOzwUA\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"blogName\" value=\"C8lIVQjNy8zPK8vMyUlVCMnMTS0GAA==\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"blogValueEncoding\" value=\"gzdeflate base64\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postId_0\" value=\"MzIwMzEGAA==\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postTitle_0\" value=\"c84vzSupVMhPS8tMzkzMKbZScEotLlHIyy9RKMlXKEvNKyktSlXILy0BAA==\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postLink_0\" value=\"yygpKSi20tcvLy\/XK83LzM8ry8zJSS3JzE0t1kvOz9W3L7A1MjAzMQYA\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postAuthor_0\" value=\"AwA=\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postDateTime_0\" value=\"MzIwNNE1MNI1MFUwNLQyMLIyNAQA\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"postContent_0\" value=\"rVVNj9s2EL33Vwx0SgHb0rp2uvHaBtJFW+SwSdAGyLGgqZHILD8EkrKsPfU\/9B\/2l\/RR2l2kd19skeK8ee\/NcLSv9fm4j51wFNNo+FA03qVlI6w2445E0MIsSLE5c9JSLCgKF5eRg27uaDoa9RPvyHKte3tXHPdsgZeCd+3xwSfFgT6K1Aemrk+RrI+JfANgFqQdGS8faz+4ffkcsy8zQJkZ4S+z+2E\/\/3bHvSAVuDkUKqVuV5bDMKx6p707a2PAz3JcSW\/LoVtKUGOXyr4zXtSxXFc3m7Jalx8efv9rvd3err51Lchq21I+oF17KIx4GguqWfp5LeLoZEHSiBixMrp1QbcqUZa8nBUTcmkrWl6uq7ebTfHi4smHmsOO1t2Foje6ppMR8vGOrAitdjvadJe7goRJh+KFE4KDvIa45U9VdVnfVpNIGnSd1KHAXoFCZgGHAi+nbJHTnDBeLyPheUDPXAH1pvr5clPNqHi+Gup6c3m33T7DrjdXwn0HD243M1s8D8XUKLl1+uQX9MaKy3Iqxi5b1F1+RPLqjOTTqqASDS+O7x1pOZL0IqELyTtKgTmScDUFJB7EGEmJSAOu0CPXeD57iSonhZPizGY62vkBV89oh9Ckgu9b5ftE94pjwot737s0rvZlN92sL4qR0VodI7RziOh6HwEujKHWnzk4C+3UCKmNThqgjQ\/0lWvg12Jc0G98WtF2MeUWhgPuehO8nS+6haVSd+I5FIyZ+tACP3DUNZBB0uPuiDGPiRU95DERpfLeUK0xGrTEkQiRUiFqQk6DX0JTwI012RMAZNIYNfFV13uTVJZOiW3HYRpEz\/ml0faUFZ4gD4jMT\/B7QXkaYXs2fTqJkN4k7GFeud4yzIxTKV7zfe8wRh4iWti4oj898ZlRwZlEjonZEXIeY8e1KEQ0ugMzOIjAEeNhpBNT7E\/fWKas6ZRHpKg5Yvb2UhEq\/4sOFlyVsPRHpgFe3219gYCodLeiD45EXcNz7xZAdmNukKbREn2BMTBT0c5nZ06GX137\/Ov9J9LQyJ0PUxeq3tWBQR6jO4vBV2BezG0G3RiBcW5CDGmgo52cRGHhOdJniv9vPfr373+mZoEV2McMzQ7nC5dhkVlodCHCJt7aoTeA91LZ+cPwHw==\" \/> \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pdf24.org\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.pdf24.org\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf24-posts-to-pdf\/img\/pdf_32x32.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a> \t\t<span class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span> \t\t<span class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp-text\">Send article as PDF<\/span> \t\t<span class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp-space\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span> \t\t<input class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp-input\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" type=\"text\" name=\"sendEmailTo\" placeholder=\"Enter email address\" \/> \t\t<input class=\"pdf24Plugin-cp-submit\" style=\"margin: 0px;\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/> \t<\/form> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother Nature puts most of area in lockdown An icy coating on trees and roadways has wreaked havoc with travel and power lines throughout Chester County. The commissioners closed all government facilities for Wednesday, Feb. 5, and alerts from area municipalities have urged residents to stay put. 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