The founders of the City of Falls Church, almost 60 years ago now, never envisioned that the city would remain a mere 2.2 square miles. They felt that to secure its long-term sustainability, the city would have to expand, incorporating large enough sections of Fairfax County to contain a population of 25,000 or 30,000. However, since then, state laws changed making annexation of parts of adjacent jurisdictions virtually impossible. Now, boundary adjustments can occur only if both jurisdictions involved, and the state legislature, all agree.
