So you open the local newspaper one morning and there's the banner headline:
CITY HAS BEEN SPLIT IN HALF
It seems the city has grown so much that in the judgment of the state government and county authorities, it has become unmanageable. So they secretly chose a dividing line and now you're a citizen of a newly formed city.
You still live in the same neighborhood; you haven't moved. But from now on, your address will have a different city name. You have a new mayor and city council.
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