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MEET THE MERCHANT
Fauquier Times | www.fauquier.com | March 18, 2020
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Blue Ridge Physical Therapy Q: When Blue Ridge says it offers passionate care that extends beyond the clinic, what does this mean? A: We are Blue Ridge Physical Therapy, which is part of the Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center family that has been around since 1977. That’s 43 years. We are entrenched in the community. You will find our providers as team physicians for every high school in Fauquier County and on the sidelines of high school football games. We support the local athletic training departments in every way we can because we believe in the rehabilitation of athletes and have a passion for sports medicine. We have a non-profit organization, The Foundation of Blue Ridge Orthopaedics, that has given $270,000 to the communities we serve. We partner with local small businesses to support their endeavors and fundraisers every year. Local sports teams use our parking lot for car washes and yard sales. The list is long and our friends of Blue Ridge are throughout the region. We are proud of this. Q: Unbeknownst to many, there are several types of physical therapy. What kinds do you offer? A: We offer exclusive comprehensive orthopaedic rehabilitation to include: • Physical therapy
• General orthopaedic – surgical and non surgical, including spine and sports medicine • Occupational (hand) therapy • Aquatic physical therapy • Medical nutrition therapy • Trigger point dry needling • Massage therapy • Orthotic and brace fittings Q: What are some other offerings that patients can find at Blue Ridge? A: On the orthopaedic clinic side of Blue Ridge, we have ten doctors and five physician assistants. Blue Ridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center can typically get a patient in to be seen with a provider in one to three days, and sometimes the same day. We see 2,000 patient appointments per week across Warrenton and Gainesville locations, but because of our large team, we can still spend quality time with each patient. We offer everything for bone health and wellness - from acupuncture, a dedicated interventional pain management clinic, onsite X-ray department, joint injections, an accredited outpatient surgical center, aquatic physical therapy, and more. We are open in Warrenton Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; in Gainesville, hours vary. Our physicians rotate between offices. Our new website lists everything in more detail: www.BlueRidgeOrtho.com.
Marshall residents, business owners speak against Main Street project By Coy Ferrell
Times Staff Writer
There was a moment of levity during an otherwise tense citizens time during the March 12 board of supervisors meeting. “If there’s anyone who doesn’t agree with me, I hope that you continue to buy my product and eat my pizza,” said Giuseppe Dilisi, of Joe’s Pizza in Marshall, with a smile. “I’m a good guy,” he chuckled, to universal laughter in the packed meeting room. Dilisi was speaking in opposition to the Marshall Main Street improvement project. The county is currently seeking bids for the construction phase of the project; a contract could be announced as early as this spring. Seventeen others joined Dilisi during citizens time in asking supervisors to cancel the project, citing potential effects that would, in their view, be harmful to businesses and residents in Marshall: disruption in the flow of customers during construction, the narrowing of the Main Street by a total of 2 feet, and the 2 cent tax increase set to go into effect after construction commences. On this last point, some speakers said that taxes would need to be raised, or the tax district expanded, to pay for the maintenance of the new sidewalks. Perhaps the biggest applause line of the night came when Neil Corish, an engineer who rents an office on Marshall’s Main Street, said: “I like Marshall the way it is.” About 25 people sporting blue “cancel the project” stickers filled most of the available seats in the meeting room, a show of force organized by the Marshall Business and Residents Association and Mary Wilkerson, the organization’s president. Wilkerson presented to the supervisors 126 form letters she said are signed by Marshall residents and business owners who support canceling the Main Street project.
Not everyone in attendance was opposed to the project. Four speakers voiced their support of the project and their confidence that Marshall residents and business owners would be able to overcome any difficulties during the construction phase. Three statements from Marshall business owners supporting the project were also read into the record. Three supervisors – Mary Leigh McDaniel (Marshall District), Chris Butler (Lee District) and Chris Granger (Center District) – said they do not have plans to vote to cancel the project, a position they reaffirmed after the March 12 meeting. Holder Trumbo (Scott District) has recused himself from matters related to the project because he operates a business in Marshall. Rick Gerhardt (Cedar Run District) has not commented. The project, which affects Marshall’s Main Street from just west of Frost Avenue to just east of Winchester Road, would move all overhead utility wires underground, expand and renovate sidewalks – thereby narrowing the street by about 2 feet from curb to curb - add crosswalks, improve signage and stormwater management and add trees and street lighting. Funding for the project comes from several sources: $3.61 million from state and federal funds; $910,000 from donations and $583,000 from proffers (funded in advance by the county’s capital reserve). An additional $1.9 million comes from local matching funds: $545,413 from the county’s capital reserves and $643,272 funded up-front from reserve funds and to be paid back via an increase in the Marshall special lighting district tax, which would go into effect the year after construction commences. The tax increase, which would change the rate from $0.005 to $0.025 per $100 of assessed value was passed by the board of supervisors in 2013 and would take effect in the calendar year following the beginning of construction.
Fauquier may add additional registrar offices By Coy Ferrell
Times Staff Writer
Fauquier County will explore the possibility of adding additional registrar offices before the November general election. The study was prompted by a slate of new voting legislation passed by the Virginia General Assembly this year that now can be signed into law by the governor. At a March 12 work session, supervisors and county administrator Paul McCulla discussed the possible need for new or expanded registrar facilities to meet the expected increase in demand, prompted especially by expanded early-voting
options and same-day voter registration. McCulla said that county staff will study the cost of adding registrar offices in New Baltimore and Bealeton, as well as the possibility of renting a larger space in the Center District, and present their findings to the supervisors. He said that another piece of state legislation, a bill that would allow voters to request a ballot and vote by mail, “may have a positive impact” on lessening the strain on the local registrar, but that further study was needed. Currently, Fauquier County’s sole registrar’s office is located at 528 Waterloo Road in Warrenton.
