The State Police here in Michigan are going to build a new 115 million dollar headquarters. At least, that is what the article on the front page of the Lansing State Journal stated. Of course, the article right next to it was about how the State is broke. Go figure.

Actually, I suspect that they have hooked on to some Homeland Security money as they are planning on breaking ground as soon as the State gets a budget together.

The State Police have been talking about building a new headquarters for about 20 years now. And I can understand why. The present headquarters is located in some old buildings that are leased from MSU.

The buildings were built back in the 40s and are in need of major updating. MSU plans to tear down the building once the State Police leave.

While I applaud there efforts to get a new building, I question the location that they have selected. The land that they have chosen is in the city on the river. And, I am sure that they got a good deal on the land.

Presently, there is nothing there except a parking lot. The reason for this is because the land is only about a foot about the flood plain and no one wants to build there.

In the past, Lansing has had issues with flash floods. But, as long as your office isn’t on the first floor, I am sure that you will be OK. 😉