Beaver County Commissioners Applaud Gov. Wolf’s Decision to Move Beaver County to Yellow Phase on May 22, 2020

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(Beaver,Pa.) The Beaver County Commissioners issued a statement today after Governor Wolf’s announcement that Beaver County will be moving from the red phase to the yellow phase next Friday May 22, 2020 at 12:01 a.m.

They are pleased with Gov. Wolf’s decision. Below is the Statement from the Commissioners sent to Beaver County Radio:

The Commissioners of Beaver County were pleased to learn of Governor Wolfs decision to permit Beaver County to move into Yellow phase. This decision is incontrovertible evidence that the voices of our citizens and local businesses were heard in Harrisburg. To be sure, this past week our Board has publicly and passionately expressed our disapproval of a decision that we believed would serve only to harm our Countys economy and morale. For that, we do not apologize. We will always ferociously defend and represent the best interests of our citizens

However, with todays news of Beaver County joining the rest of Southwestern Pennsylvania by transitioning into the Yellow Phase, we would like to thank Governor Wolf for listening to our concerns, and ultimately reevaluating his decision to keep Beaver County on an imaginary Redisland. We look forward to continuing to work with the Governor as our Commonwealth continues responds to this historic pandemic

We encourage all of our residents to go to our Countys website for addition information as to what Beaver Countys progression into the Yellowphase means, and the Board continues to strongly encourage our residents to continue adhering to all CDC Guidelines on mitigating the spread of COVID19, which include: washing hands often, avoiding close contact with people who are sick, practicing social distancing, covering mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others, covering coughs and sneezes, and cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces daily