Michigan has about 48 million square feet of office space, but whether it’s being utilized is anyone’s guess.
A recent public information request from Michigan Capitol Confidential to the state Department of Technology, Management, and Budget revealed addresses of roughly 800 taxpayer-owned buildings and 5,000 structures amid an ongoing debate in Lansing about state employees working remotely. About 333 of the buildings are offices, while the state also owns 16 warehouses, nine mixed-use buildings, eight parking lots, two labs, two mechanic shops, and a hospital listed as a P.O. box.
In addition, the state owns more than 1,200 parks, 304 plots of land with radio or communication towers, 211 parking garages, 704 prisons or correctional facilities, 60 bridges, 47 shooting ranges, 43 game areas, 41 welcome centers, 27 weigh stations, and a ski jump, according to MCC.
“CapCon requested documents showing the number of state workers who work in person,” according to the news site. “The agency billed CapCon $3,465 for public information that would show how many state workers work in person and how many work remotely.”
The request – which includes employee card swipes, internal sign-in logs, and memos on returning to in-person work – follows similar denied requests from The Detroit News.
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