Thanks, Nick, but no thanks. No offense to the City of Falls Church, but I don’t want to be Mayor! Last week’s editorial in the News-Press did just what editorials are supposed to do: encourage thought and debate. In case you missed it, the editorial suggested that the City of Falls Church annex about two-thirds of Fairfax County’s Mason District in exchange for helping the county develop the Tyson’s area and give over its water system and school campus to that purpose. The city would take on development of light rail from Bailey’s Crossroads, through the Culmore area, to Tyson’s, and get “under-developed” commercial space in which to grow economically, and pay for its schools. Part of the deal would include making the Mason District Supervisor mayor of the new Falls Church for the first four years. No matter that the Mason District Supervisor doesn’t reside at a Falls Church address!
