Never in the 17-year experience of this newspaper has the fate of the City of Falls Church been more precarious than it is right now. While most folks are going about their holiday business and not paying attention to the affairs of their local government, key leaders at City Hall and in the private sector are working overtime to prevent the complete unraveling of Atlantic Realty’s ambitious City Center plan after the City Council’s latest decision this Monday to delay action until mid-January. Our City Council Hamlet has backed off from taking the plunge, and the result could be a very bloody final scene.
