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2022 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 180
Commending Turner's Market.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Turner’s Market, a grocery store operating in the Olde Huntersville neighborhood of Norfolk, opened its doors in August of 2021; and

WHEREAS, Turner’s Market provides fresh produce, meat, dairy, and other food essentials in an area that had previously been subject to food apartheid; and

WHEREAS, Turner’s Market endeavors to set a positive example for the youth in its neighborhood by consciously not selling alcohol or tobacco products, promoting the health and well-being of the community; and

WHEREAS, Turner’s Market plans to host programs to educate area youth about personal finance and other life skills, helping an untold number of young people prepare for successful and fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Turner’s Market hereby be commended for its efforts to serve the City of Norfolk and the Olde Huntersville community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jeffrey and Sonya Turner, owners of Turner’s Market, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s contributions to the Commonwealth.