Page 5 - Ben Ehreth News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

144 cities, including Sheboygan, could lose status as metro areas By Mike Schneider Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development. Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people in its core city to co...

In Corvallis, Oregon, the state designates certain funding sources to metropolitan statistical areas and any change to the city’s status could create a ripple effect, particularly when it comes to transportation funding, said Patrick Rollens, a spokesman for the city that is home to Oregon State University.

144 US cities could lose status as metro areas A new proposal says a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people compared with the 50,000-person threshold that was implemented more than 70 years ago. Author: Associated Press Updated: 10:22 AM EST March 6, 2021 Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the...

Sheboygan is one of 144 cities that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.

Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.