{"id":201234,"date":"2021-03-08T18:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=201234"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T23:44:57","slug":"144-cities-could-be-downgraded-from-metropolitan-to-micropolitan-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/144-cities-could-be-downgraded-from-metropolitan-to-micropolitan-status\/","title":{"rendered":"144 Cities Could Be Downgraded From \u2018Metropolitan\u2019 To \u2018Micropolitan\u2019 Status"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F144-cities-could-be-downgraded-from-metropolitan-to-micropolitan-status%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=201234&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2B4A4638-9A98-49AF-8B71-71FB5E805D75_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-bismarck-census-2020-north-dakota-sheboygan-ad77e15f0f8cd13b8e398d2ca8339ca7\">Associated Press<\/a> reported that as many as 144 cities are at risk to be downgraded in status from \u201cmetropolitan\u201d statistical areas to \u201cmicropolitan\u201d statistical areas. The adjustment could affect over a third of the current communities with the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status and some worry how it will impact future funding decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes as many people begin to move out of cities for surrounding suburbs or small towns in an upsurge of teleworking during the coronavirus pandemic. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/news\/542029-144-cities-could-lose-metropolitan-area-status\">The Hill<\/a>, many city governments initiated focused efforts to get citizens to respond to the 2020 census, \u201cas city officials around the country feared undercounted figures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and other issues could lead to some areas losing much-needed federal funding. Some state-level officials mounted similar campaigns, most notably in California where officials spend nearly $190 million urging state residents to respond to the census.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some government officials in the cities are concerned over what the change in status could mean for their economic growth, as well as how it could affect ways in which they receive funds from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-bismarck-census-2020-north-dakota-sheboygan-ad77e15f0f8cd13b8e398d2ca8339ca7\">AP<\/a>, \u201cUnder the new proposal, a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people in its core city to count as an MSA, double the 50,000-person threshold that has been in place for the past 70 years. Cities formerly designated as metros with core populations between 50,000 and 100,000 people, like Bismarck and Sheboygan, would be changed to \u2018micropolitan\u2019 statistical areas instead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The recommendation was made by a group of people from federal statistical agencies and was directed at the Office of Management and Budget. They said that it is only for statistical use and the change in status is not meant to be utilized for funding formulas. However, the statuses tend to be used for those purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-62 Component-p-0-2-53\">Some officials in the cities are also worried about the ways that this change could impact programs such as Medicare reimbursement, housing, and transportation. Many of these programs are connected to cities having a status of metropolitan statistical areas.<\/p>\n<p>An example of this can be found in Corvallis, Oregon. Patrick Rollens, a spokesman for the city of Corvallis, said that the state of Oregon sends specific sources to MSAs and any alteration of the city\u2019s official status could cause a ripple effect, specifically when it comes to funding for transportation resources, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-bismarck-census-2020-north-dakota-sheboygan-ad77e15f0f8cd13b8e398d2ca8339ca7\">AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t lie. We would be dismayed to see our MSA designation go away. We aren\u2019t a suburb of any other, larger city in the area, so this is very much part of our community\u2019s identity,\u201d Rollens said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-bismarck-census-2020-north-dakota-sheboygan-ad77e15f0f8cd13b8e398d2ca8339ca7\">email<\/a>. \u201cLosing the designation would also have potentially adverse impacts on recruitment for local businesses, as well as Oregon State University.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the change doesn\u2019t technically alter any funding formulations, some <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/wisconsin-bismarck-census-2020-north-dakota-sheboygan-ad77e15f0f8cd13b8e398d2ca8339ca7\">say<\/a> that it could result in those changes in the future. This has made rural populations concerned, as well, since they might need to compete for their own federal funding in an atmosphere where more micropolitan areas exist.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Potok is a former chief statistician of the Office of Management and Budget and she helped create the new recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are winners and losers when you change these designations,\u201d Potok acknowledged. \u201cA typical complaint comes from economic development when you are trying to attract investments. You want to say you are part of a dynamic MSA. There\u2019s a perception associated with it. If your area gets dumped out of an MSA, then you feel disadvantaged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that as many as 144 cities are at risk to be downgraded in status from \u201cmetropolitan\u201d statistical areas to \u201cmicropolitan\u201d statistical areas. 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