Question

Why would a city want to annex a suburban neighborhood?

Answer 1

Answer: that a metropolitan area to be governed as a single unit.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: The basic reasoning was that if cities or suburbs had grown into essentially one big lump, then it only made sense for that metropolitan area to be governed as a single unit. It's an idea that is long overdue for a return, as many small central cities today remain ring-fenced by wealthy suburbs sucking the life out of them. ~the week