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In today's newsletter:

  • What Fairfax City's 4-2 vote means for Mantua redevelopment
  • How a Thursday school board vote could reshape surveillance on campuses
  • How you can weigh in on the Dominion-NextEra merger in Fairfax

Also on today's calendar: Fall Book Sale at George Mason Regional Library and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Remaining cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 50 degrees.
  • Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 71, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Clouds and sun; breezy, nice, with a high of 73 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Highlands At Mantua Wins 4-2 Approval After Neighbors Raise Concerns (patch.com) — Fairfax City Council has approved the Highlands at Mantua townhome project, clearing the way to replace aging offices near Pickett Road with 14 new homes. Neighbors raised concerns about building height, trees, buffers, and traffic, while an adjacent school sought protections from construction impacts. The project now moves into detailed site plan review and permitting.
   

2. McDaniel Seeks Flock Camera Ban On Fairfax School Property; DeFlock Fairfax Backs Motion (patch.com) — Fairfax County families should know that a school board vote Thursday could ban Flock automated license plate reader cameras from all FCPS property, while still allowing bus stop-arm and school-zone speed cameras. Member Kyle McDaniel and advocacy group DeFlock Fairfax argue the school system shouldn't expand into broad surveillance, as county supervisors simultaneously review their own use of Flock cameras.
   

3. Dominion-NextEra merger: SCC hears arguments on Clean Virginia motion to compel (wtvr.com) — Fairfax residents will have a chance to speak directly to regulators about the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger at an in-person State Corporation Commission hearing on October 9 at the Fairfax County Government Center. The case centers on how much information regulators and the public should see about NextEra's past political and business conduct before a decision that could reshape Virginia's electric utility landscape is made.
   

4. New Virginia Quantum Hub Launches At George Mason With $3.7M Grant (patch.com) — George Mason University in Fairfax County is launching a Virginia Quantum Hub backed by a pending $3.7 million GO Virginia grant to grow the region's quantum computing industry and workforce. The Fairfax-based initiative will build labs, expand K–12 and professional training, and partner with local employers, which county economic officials say could strengthen high-tech job opportunities close to home.
   

5. Pedestrian killed in I-395 crash over Labor Day weekend identified (ffxnow.com) — A pedestrian killed on I-395 in Fairfax County over Labor Day has been identified as an Annandale man, one of 15 pedestrian deaths in the county this year. The tragedy comes as Fairfax County Police intensify their "Operation Safe Right Turn" enforcement, issuing over 1,100 citations and warnings and distributing thousands of safety flyers to protect people walking and rolling on local roads.
   

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