TheMeeper Wrote:
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> Interesting little article.
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http://www.wtop.com/?nid=722&sid=1708408
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> With over a million residents, we'd probably be
> close to one of the top ten biggest cities in the
> US if it happened.
I doubt that the legislature would allow this no matter which party was in the majority. While the move would take some costs off the commonwealth's hands, I am willing to be that it would come at a cost. I am guessing that it would have a big impact on local government, eliminating the county executive, creating a full-time mayor, and changing the role of the BoS.
Finding an acceptable name would be an interesting challenge since I don't see the "real" Fairfax City making a change.