Delaware County Farmers Market With Both Essential, Nonessential Stores In Unusual Situation Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

WHO ARE NOT IN CRITICALCONDITION BUT STILL NEEDMEDICAL CARE.AND THE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK CAUSED NONESSENTIALBUSINESS TOSS CLOSE WHILEESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LIKEGROCERY AND FOOT STORESCANNERY MAIN OPENED.FARMERS MARKET IN DELAWARECOUNTY HAS BOTH ESSENTIAL,NONESSENTIAL STORES PUTTING ITIN AN UNUSUAL SITUATION.OUR ALYCIA READ IS AT BOOTH'SCORNER FARMERS MARKET INGARNETT VALLEY WITH THE STORETHINK AFTERNOON, ALYCIA.REPORTER: GOOD HAVE A NOONJANELLE THAT IS RIGHT.THIS FARMERS MARKET REMAINSOPENED BUT WITH A FEWEXEMPTIONS.LOOKING BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEECARS IN THE PARKING LOT THEREPEOPLE INSIDE GETTING GROCERYITEMS THAT THEY NEED.THERE ARE ABOUT 100 STORESTHAT ARE INSIDE OF THE MARKET,HOWEVER, ABOUT 60 PERCENT OFTHOSE REMAIN CLOSE TODAY,OWNERS TELLING ME ABOUT 29STORES REMAIN OPENED IN THESESTORES, THEY SELL FOOD ITEMS.NEW THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HAVEBEEN COMING INTO GET ITEMS,THEY CANNOT FINE AT THESUPERMARKET BUT THESE STORESARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL,BECAUSE THEY SELL FOOD,HOWEVER, THERE IS SOME PUSHBACK FROM PEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY, WHO BELIEVE THAT ITSHOULD BE CLOSED.HOMEOWNERS HERE TELL ME THATTHEY ARE WORKING WITH BETHELTOWNSHIP TO ENSURE THAT THEMARKET IS STAYING, UP TO CODE.WE WORK HAND IN HAND WITHTHE TOWNSHIP, ON WHAT HAS TOBE CLOSED AND WHAT HAS TO BEOPENED AND HOW WE DO IT, WEHAVE HAND SANITIZERS AT EVERYDOOR, AND WE HAVE MAINTENANCESTAFF GOES AROUND, AND CLEANS,DISINFECTS, BATHROOMS,HANDLES, DOOR HANDLES, DOORPANELS.SO WE'RE REALLY VERY, VERYCOULD GO IS IN EVENT OF THEWHOLE SITUATION AND WE'RETRYING HARD TO KEEP THE PLACE,CLEAN, DISINFECT, SAFE FOR THECUSTOMERS.REPORTER: FOR NOW OWNERSTELL ME THEY WILL REMAINOPENED EVERY FRIDAY, ANDSATURDAY, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEEDTO COME INTO FIND GROCERYITEMS THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ATTHE SUPER MARKET.REPORTING LIVE FROM DELAWARE