To the OP, and the rest of the SaveCoH community, all I can say is have patience.
A few days ago, I did something that I haven't been able to do in over eight years, something which I had little hope of ever being able to do again: I logged into Earth and Beyond, a beloved game that was also shut down before its time. But a couple of months ago, the emulator moved out of beta and into live mode. The community is not the size it once was (neither is the server), but the heart and spirit are still there.
Even in its prime, EnB was never a hugely successful game, largely due to the fact that its publisher gave it no support whatsoever, and had no interest in maintaining it beyond lipservice to contractual obligations. But if a game like this could inspire a community to gather the talent and spend the time and effort necessary to rebuild, and then succeed at doing so, then there is no reason not to believe that CoH will also rise again one day.
So it may take time, some may lose interest along the way, but have patience, and eventually we will have our city back.