Our battle is not with Paul or the post here; it's with the people in Lansing.

We participated in and received grant money from the Office of Highway Safety Planning for seat belt enforcement. We received a grant for $2,000 to purchase equipment here. We also applied for an OHSP grant for youth alcohol enforcement. We're be participating in the program sometime in 2006.

When deputy Ross Solberg returned from active duty in the military the board did not increase the budget, but we did not lay any officers off. Hopefully we're going to be able to fund that spot through our recreational patrols.

We've upgraded our booking area and we've added security, with additional locks.

The remodeling includes upgrades that are in conjunction with 911, but they also benefit the sheriff's office. Now we have a new radio system. The remodeling and rearranging is a nice upgrade for our dispatch center.

Some of those guys will work the desk now.