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🌱 How new substation rules could reshape Franconia’s neighborhoods and power reliability
Coming up on the Franconia Patch calendar: Sister's Social - MakeBonds
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In today's newsletter:
- How new substation rules could reshape Franconia’s neighborhoods and power reliability
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 39 and low of 27 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 51, low: 27.
- Thursday: An afternoon shower in spots, with a high of 51 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Fairfax County solidifies new rules for electrical substations as energy demand grows (ffxnow.com) — New zoning rules for electrical substations in Fairfax County, backed or opposed by Franconia District Supervisor Rodney Lusk, will directly affect how close these facilities can be to Franconia homes. The Board of Supervisors set a 100-foot minimum setback from residential property lines and added requirements like 12-foot walls, landscape buffers, and noise studies, aiming to balance neighborhood protections with growing energy demands and data center expansion. 
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📸 Around Franconia
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franconia
- Sister's Social - MakeBonds
MakeSpace , 6142 Franconia Rd , Alexandria
7:00 pm - Children's Cozy Night In at MakeSpace
MakeSpace , 6082 Franconia Rd suite d , Alexandria
5:00 pm
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
📣 Franconia Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Tuesday We Play (ages 5-12)
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Story Room
4:30 pm - Banned Book Club
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Small Conference Room
6:00 pm - Stitcher's Space
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
10:30 am - 1s and 2s Time
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -
10:30 am - Jane Austen's Birthday Tea
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Large Meeting Room
4:00 pm - Book a Librarian
Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library -
10:00 am - Line dancing 101
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
11:00 am - Line dancing 201
Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library - Meeting Room
12:00 pm - Baby Bounce - for babies 0-14 months and their caretaker(s)
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library -
1:15 pm - Handcraft Crafternoon
Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library - Small Conference Room
3:00 pm
Tuesday December 16
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A crash has been cleared on the eastbound I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County.
11:55AM on Dec 14: All eastbound travel lanes on I-66 at mile marker 65.8 in Fairfax County are closed due to a crash. (Nextdoor ) - Police activity on highway in Fair Oaks, Virginia.
7:51AM on Dec 14: Massive emergency response has lanes locked down on US-50 East in Fair Oaks, VA, with wet and slushy roads. (Nextdoor )
🗞 Nearby News
Springfield
- Springfield Teen Arrested After Overnight Get-Together Ends In Bloody Stabbing, Police Say (dailyvoice.com)
Fort Belvoir
- Ruth Weaver Halpern (nps.gov)
- Army soldier home for the holidays in emotional Fairfax family reunion (wusa9.com)
Annandale
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