Berkley neighborhood in Norfolk excited to fix 'food desert'

COMMITTEE) "WE STAYED IN THERACE AND WE DIDN'T GIVE UP."IT'S NOT EVERYDAY YOU SEE THEMMCOUNITY AND THE MAYORCELEBRATE TOGETHER, SIMPLYBECAUSE OF A GROCERY STORE.(NATS- MUSIC) BUT IN THEBERKLEY NEIGHBORHOOD OFNORFOLK& RESIDENTS- SRUVIVINGIN WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS AO"FOD DESERT-" HAVE REASON TOREJOICE.

(NATS- SPEAKER )(SOT) JUNE WILDER / NEIGHBOR7:36 "GOT A LOT OF OLDERPEOPLE WHO COULDN'T GET OUT,SO IT'S GONNA' BE REALLY GOODFOR EVERYBODY." 7:40 WITH LASTYEAR'S CLOSING OF FARM FRESHON BERKLEY AVENUE, PLUS THECOVID PANDEMIC& FOODINSECURITYAS H BEEN A MAJORCHALLENGE.

(SOT) BRENDACHATMAN / NEIGHBOR 9:11 "WEHAVE PEOPLE THAT CANNOT GETOUT; DON'T HAVE AUTOMOBILES."9:13 FORTUNATELY, COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONS ARE HELPINGTHOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOSTWHILE THEY AWAIT A NEW GROCERYSTORE.

(SOT) THYLAS IVY /NEIGHBOR :44 "IF THEY DON'THAVE A COMMUNITY FAMILY OR ACHURCH FAMILY, EYTH DON'T HAVEANYONE TO DEPEND ON OR ASYSTEM." :47 (SOT- MAYORTALKI NGABOUT MARY ZACHARY ADNHER PERSISTENCE "EVERY CITYCOUNCIL MEMBER HAS HEARD FROMHER." MARY ZACHARY LIVES JUSTAROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE"BERKLEY SUPERMARKET" WILLOPEN IN AUGUST.

(SOT) MARYZACHARY / NEIGHBOR 1:58 "IWOULD HA HAVED TO GO 6 LANESOF HIGHWAY TO GET BACK HOME INA WHEELCHAIR AND THAT'S NOTSAFE." 2:04 --(BUTT WITH)3:19 "ANYTHING WORTH HAVING ISWORTH FIGHTING FOR." AND INJUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS,STAPLES,WHICH MANY TAKE FORRGANTED-- WILL BECOME READILYAVAILABLE TO NEIGHBORS HERE.THIS, WITH PERSISTENCE FROMRESIDENTS LIKE MARY ZACHARY, AGRANT OF MORE THAN HALF AMILLION DOLLARS FROM THE CITYOF NORFOLK, AND THE PALMERFAMILY WHO WILL MANAGE THESTORE.

(SOT) ESRON PALMER /FUTURE MANAGER, BERKLEYGROCERY STORE 6:08 "WE'LL HAVEGREAT PRICES, THE FRESHEST OFFOODS, AND ALSO WE'LL HAVE ARESTAURANT COMPONENT." (NATS-MUSIC) (SOT) BRENDA CHATMAN /NEIGHBOR 9:20 "IT'S ABLESSING.

IT'S LONG-AWAITED.AND I THANK GOD THAT THAT HEMADE A WAY WE COULD GET AGROCERY STORE IN OURCOMMUNITY." 9:28 IN NORFOLK,ANGELA BOHON, NEWS 3."BERKLEY SUPERMARKET" WILL