See our Main Street Tab, above, to view Feb. 14, 2013 Board of Supervisors' Resolution for a 400% increase in Marshall's Special Lighting Tax (MELBID) on the 816 residential and business properties located within this district. Whatever your opinion on this project is, let your Supervisors know.
Their contact info is on our "Main Street Tab."
Simply go to www.ShapingMarshallTogether.com to access petition
You may also email us at mbraeditor@gmail.com
Do:
Wash your hands regularly for 20 seconds, with soap and water or alcohol-based hand rub
Cover your nose and mouth with a disposable tissue or flexed elbow when you cough or sneeze
Avoid close contact (1 meter or 3 feet) with people who are unwell
Stay home and self-isolate from others in the household if you feel unwell
Don't :
Touch your eyes, nose, or mouth if your hands are not clean
Brenda Payne, pictured above with the three parade judges:
Sherry Headley, Sharon Coyner, Marie Grogg
Congratulations to the winners: Children's Entry: 1st Place: Claude Thompson Elementary School 2nd Place: Lucas Warner Civic/Business Entry: 1st Place: White Horse Auto Wash 2nd Place: Superior Paving Corp. Clayton Ellis Memorial Award for Vehicle Entry: 1st Place: Windows Unlimited 2nd Place: Peak Roofing Contractors Marching/Dance/Music/Unit Entry: 1st Place: Fauquier High School Marching Band 2nd Place: Skydancer Morgans Judges Award: 1st Place: Cortes Landscaping 2nd Place: Marshall Baptist Church
Congratulations to Winners!
1st Place - Gentle Harvest (unanimous decision)
2nd Place - Quality First/Action Electric
3rd Place - Rug Gallery
Honorable mentions go to:
Basement Cuts
Joe's Pizza & Subs
Joan of Art
Blue Salon
We had a great meeting with dinner and conversation at the Marshall Ruritan building Tuesday night! We greatly appreciate having key people associated with the project present to answer questions that the MBRA Board had provided the County in advance.
Since our Board has been carefully studying the details of the project as they became available to us the past few months, we collected many questions that we had regarding the project. The MBRA Board has diverse opinions on this subject from those for, those against, or anywhere in between, and the questions were representative of them. Many were questions we had also heard from the community.
Especially with a project that will have the largest impact on Marshall that we have seen in a long time, it is important that people have the opportunity to get answers regarding this project that will be paid for, in part, by the Lighting Tax District (Special Tax District, MELBID).
Over 70 people attended to hear approximately 25 questions answered directly from those who had the answers.
Great thanks go out to our Marshall District Supervisor Mary Leigh McDaniel, former Marshall District Supervisor and Project Manager Peter Schwartz, Current Project Manager and Director of Office and Management and Budget Erin Kozanecki, and former Project Manager Paul Lawrence. It was very informative to have all of them assembled and participating in this community forum on such an important topic of discussion around Marshall.
We applaud the above four individuals for answering some tough questions in a clear and time-efficient way so that the audience could gain information directly. Such an open and transparent event helps the community come together by addressing community concerns and involving them in the process. This was a great step forward together in government-community relations and we look forward to continued good communications in the future!
As we get more information, we are posting it on our website (see "Main Street" tab above) or go to MyMarshallMainStreet.com. For a chance to post and see pros and cons, as well as alternative ideas to the planned project, see the non-MBRA website: ShapingMarshallTogether.com.
To view VERSION B, pdf of County's Rural Lands Plan Draft, May 9, 2019 edition, click here and scroll down for "Draft Chapter 8 (Version B) Rural Lands"