Difference between revisions of "Metropolitan Grove"
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| − | + | The Commonwealth of '''Metropolitan Grove''', founded in 2005, was a community with a population of approximately 1.373 million and is located in the state of Maryland, in The [http://www.nationstates.net/page=display_region/region=united_states_of_america United States of America]; its semi-autonomous local government was headed by a regional administrator, who was chosen every two years. On November 7, 2006 the citizens of Metropolitan Grove voted to reunify with Montgomery County, Maryland. This decision, which will result in the dissolution of the Commonwealth Government, will be effective immediately upon certification of election results by the State Board of Elections, which will occur after some 190,000 absentee and provisional ballots are counted. [There is some debate as to whether the effect of the referendum is retroactive or not. If retroactive, this would mean the Commonwealth Government never existed, which in turn may nullify all judgments handed down by the Commonwealth Courts, including the decisions in the controversial ''Microsoft'' cases. ''See, e.g., Microsoft v. Jones'', 1 Met. Gr. 992 (2005), ''aff'd. without opinion'', 42 M. Rpts. 184 (2006), ''Microsoft v. Smith'', 1 Met. Gr. 787 (2005), ''cert. denied'', 42 M. Rpts. 182 (2006) and ''Brown v. Microsoft'', 2 Met. Gr. 1, ''cert. denied'', 42 M. Rpts. 192 (2006).] The official animal was the [[dachshund|dachshünd]], and the currency is the U.S. dollar. | |
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| + | Metropolitan Grove has a moderately active economy, with a GDP of about $44,870,206,945 as of November 7, 2006, and a varying unemployment rate. The annual government budget of $27,016,064,731 was divided amongst the competing priorities of law enforcement (37%), commerce (23%), public transportation (12%), education (12%), faith-based initiatives (7%), general government (6%) and healthcare (3%); earlier major tax cuts resulted in major economic benefits, which persisted even after later tax increases. The educational system featured the state's only municipal 4-year college, which prided itself not on selectivity but rather on its ability to provide a college-level education to any city resident at least 18 years of age regardless of prior educational background. Upon the dissolution of the Commonwealth, the university will close but all students will be eligible for automatic transfer to any University System of Maryland institution; however, they will then be required to pay tuition (the municipal college had no tuition). | ||
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| + | Violent crime is almost unheard of thanks to the city's growing police force, which will be merged into the Metro Transit Police upon reunification. Fire protection and emergency medical services will be provided by the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. The government recently inaugurated a one-call center which allowed all city agencies, with the exception of the police and the city college, to be reached at (301) 950-1682; however, the call center had been plagued by telecommunications outages and long hold times, and the fact that the call center was only open Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. had led many people to call the police for after-hours service requests. Upon dissolution of the government, the (301) 950-1682 number will be disconnected. | ||
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| + | The city is served by a nearby commuter rail station, and an Interstate highway and several Maryland state roads pass through the adjoining communities. | ||
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| Region | United States of America |
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| Official Language(s) | English |
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| Population | 40,000 |
| Currency | dollar |
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The Commonwealth of Metropolitan Grove, founded in 2005, was a community with a population of approximately 1.373 million and is located in the state of Maryland, in The United States of America; its semi-autonomous local government was headed by a regional administrator, who was chosen every two years. On November 7, 2006 the citizens of Metropolitan Grove voted to reunify with Montgomery County, Maryland. This decision, which will result in the dissolution of the Commonwealth Government, will be effective immediately upon certification of election results by the State Board of Elections, which will occur after some 190,000 absentee and provisional ballots are counted. [There is some debate as to whether the effect of the referendum is retroactive or not. If retroactive, this would mean the Commonwealth Government never existed, which in turn may nullify all judgments handed down by the Commonwealth Courts, including the decisions in the controversial Microsoft cases. See, e.g., Microsoft v. Jones, 1 Met. Gr. 992 (2005), aff'd. without opinion, 42 M. Rpts. 184 (2006), Microsoft v. Smith, 1 Met. Gr. 787 (2005), cert. denied, 42 M. Rpts. 182 (2006) and Brown v. Microsoft, 2 Met. Gr. 1, cert. denied, 42 M. Rpts. 192 (2006).] The official animal was the dachshünd, and the currency is the U.S. dollar.
Metropolitan Grove has a moderately active economy, with a GDP of about $44,870,206,945 as of November 7, 2006, and a varying unemployment rate. The annual government budget of $27,016,064,731 was divided amongst the competing priorities of law enforcement (37%), commerce (23%), public transportation (12%), education (12%), faith-based initiatives (7%), general government (6%) and healthcare (3%); earlier major tax cuts resulted in major economic benefits, which persisted even after later tax increases. The educational system featured the state's only municipal 4-year college, which prided itself not on selectivity but rather on its ability to provide a college-level education to any city resident at least 18 years of age regardless of prior educational background. Upon the dissolution of the Commonwealth, the university will close but all students will be eligible for automatic transfer to any University System of Maryland institution; however, they will then be required to pay tuition (the municipal college had no tuition).
Violent crime is almost unheard of thanks to the city's growing police force, which will be merged into the Metro Transit Police upon reunification. Fire protection and emergency medical services will be provided by the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. The government recently inaugurated a one-call center which allowed all city agencies, with the exception of the police and the city college, to be reached at (301) 950-1682; however, the call center had been plagued by telecommunications outages and long hold times, and the fact that the call center was only open Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. had led many people to call the police for after-hours service requests. Upon dissolution of the government, the (301) 950-1682 number will be disconnected.
The city is served by a nearby commuter rail station, and an Interstate highway and several Maryland state roads pass through the adjoining communities.
