Government waste?
Ross Jones of WXYZ reports that barely five years after Michigan State troopers moved into a new $71 million headquarters in Lansing, they're moving to an existing building in nearby Dimondale that some suggested they should have gone to in the first place.
Jones reports that officers and lawmakers protested the move in 2007 as troopers faced layoffs and the state was close to going broke.
"I’m convinced more than ever, this is the worst case of political payback," said then State Rep. Rick Jones in 2007.
Jones reports that Rep. Jones had opposed the new building and cited the cozy relationship between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and building developer, Joel Ferguson, who was a big supporter of Granholm.
Jones reports the troopers will begin leaving in September, and workers from the Department of Community Health will move in.
Jones reports that it's all part of a massive relocation plan expected to save taxpayers $30 million.
Senator Jones tells WXYZ the state would have saved a lot more had it never constructed the police headquarters.
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