However, when Shimo-mura in Imizu-gun was to be merged with Imizu City in 2005, there were concerns in the Kosugi area that the post-merger address of 'Kosugi, Imizu City' would be confused with the part of Imizu City called Kosugi-machi.
しかし、2005年の市町村合併では射水郡下村が射水市となるにあたり、小杉地内では合併で住所が「射水市小杉」となると、同じく射水市となる小杉町との混同を招くとされた。