Once again, recovery housing is on the agenda for a special meeting of the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. This time, state legislators will be in attendance.
The meeting, which is open to the public, will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the County Manager’s Conference Room, located on the third floor of the Administration Building, Henrico County Government Center, 4301 E. Parham Road.
This meeting will not be live-streamed, but I plan to post a summary soon.
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Perfect opportunity for anyone to share their experience directly with the legislators.
Keep up the good work.
Ok so correct me if I’m wrong.. these organizations receive referrals and participants from multiple states (interstate commerce). They make every participant enroll in Virginia Medicaid even if they already have private insurance (coercion). They force all participants to go to an IOP program from which they receive kickbacks, constituting an illegal scheme from which they profit (racket). This literally checks all the boxes for federal RICO and racketeering charges, doesn’t it? Am I the only one seeing this? If not, where tf are the Feds?
The Feds will get their facts straight first, then take action.
I\’ll try to make the meeting tomorrow I should be able to make it
I was there for this work group session. I run Sally’s house. Henrico County Deputy County Manager Mike Feinmel gave a spot on and factual presentation on the current issues in the Richmond metropolitan area. For example, per capita Henrico county is #4 when it comes to the number of recovery houses / population. Other localities across the state are sending their addicts here so their issues drop while they go up here. One supervisor said in the six years of being a supervisor, this is the best and factual presentation he has ever seen, and he has seen a lot.
What was AMAZING to witness in Mike’s presentation is how VARR got thrown under the bus. Seeing the looks on the faces of state delegates and state senators was priceless. They had no clue on how much bullshit VARR sold them on things so VARR could get government funding. (redacted).
What was even more insane was there was about 25 people sitting in the viewing area to listen to the work group session. Everyone but two of us was in agreement on everything what Mike spoke about. The corruption, ethics issues and so forth. Those two people – they are associated with VARR or are with the good old boy club who has been given lots of cash by VARR. (Redacted).
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After the work group session I spoke to several people and told them all the same thing: If anyone from the government, reporters, or anyone for that matter wants to see how my company is ran, we welcome it. You can inspect our houses without warning, interview residents openly or privately, look at our policies and procedures, anything. As long as it doesn’t run afoul of the law, I’m happy to be open and be held accountable. I’M BEGGING FOR OVERSIGHT. The residents I serve MUST be treated with respect, provided the services they need, and not be exploited.
Who even are you? I have been around for years and not once ever heard of a Sally’s house.
How about googling it instead of being a dick.
https://sallyshouses.com/
(Potentially libelous statement redacted). Anyone who was around 2018, 2019, or 2020 to see any of this is either mad or laughing at a man doing everything he can to try and cover his tracks and not get caught up on the wrong side of any more bad press. Henrico is a joke. They can’t manage a their own jail, lockdown facility staffed with their own employees. Then cry victim because big bad VARR “fooled them”. Give me a break. Henrico asked for all of this. More or different oversight may be needed, but Henrico is absolutely incapable of providing any of it. (Insult redacted.)
He literally said: “We kind of created a monster.” See Christa’s article published July 1. I think it shows good character to admit where mistakes have been made and then course correct. Of course he cares about his reputation; we all do.
It’s encouraging to see Henrico County taking recovery homes seriously and working closely with state legislators. Community-driven recovery solutions are vital, and it’s refreshing to see leaders prioritize it. Does anyone know if this discussion will involve public input? I think hearing from families and individuals affected by addiction could really shape policies that work for everyone. Are there any nonprofits or local groups involved in these efforts? This could be a great opportunity for Henrico to set an example for other counties. Let’s hope for meaningful action from these discussions! 🌟🗣