Given the task definition, example input & output, solve the new input case.
Given a sentence in Chinese, provide an equivalent paraphrased translation in English that retains the same meaning both through the translation and the paraphrase.
Example: 1975年的NBA赛季 -  76赛季是全美篮球协会的第30个赛季。
Output: The 1975 -- 76 season of the National Basketball Association was the 30th season of the NBA .
This is a correct and accurate translation from Chinese to English because the translated paraphrase retains the main message that between the years 1975-1976, the 30th NBA season occurred.

New input case for you: 2000年7月1日起，Mineral Hills村和Stambaugh市与Iron River市合并。
Output:
Effective July 1 , 2000 , the village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh were consolidated with the city of Iron River .