The Borough of Kennett Square is declaring a snow emergency effective Saturday, Jan. 24, at 11 p.m., until further notice. The storm is expected to hit sometime during the overnight hours from Saturday into Sunday.
All vehicles must be removed from the Snow Emergency and Winter Warning routes (listed below and a map of the routes can be found here) during the declared emergency. Parking on these routes is prohibited during the declared emergency. Any vehicles parked on these routes during the declared emergency are subject to ticketing and/or towing.
The Borough encourages residents to utilize all off-street parking options (even on non-designated snow emergency and winter warning routes) to assist Public Works in clearing roads and to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles.
Free Parking is available in the Borough Parking Garage on E. Linden Street beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24 until noon on Monday, Jan. 26. Free parking is also available at the following locations during the declared emergency (a map of the free parking areas can be found here):
Borough Parking Garage (100 E. Linden Street)
Borough Hall Lot (600 S. Broad Street)
Borough Parking Lot (Lot at Church Alley & Apple Alley)
Legacy Field/Yeatman Field Lot (629 S. Walnut Street)
Residents are responsible for clearing sidewalks. Sidewalks must be cleared within 6 hours of daylight after snowfall. Given that snowfall is forecasted to potentially occur over multiple days, residents have until Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. to clear their sidewalks.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
