TRAVERSE CITY -- Part of the state government's plan to balance the major budget shortfall means cuts in areas like local government.

This includes slashing revenue sharing and that's something Traverse City's manager Ben Bifoss says the city was preparing for.

"Anybody that's watching the state budget knows that something is coming.  So we've really anticipated some of those reductions and increased our fund balance so that we can absorb this reduction," says Bifoss.

The city manager says although this won't cause any immediate effects for the Traverse City area, there could be some long term ones.

"What are the long term effects that could happen?" asks 7&4 News.

"It depends on what happens in the future and when the recovery occurs in Michigan and if it occurs.  But we're able to sustain service for at least three years with this level of reduction," says Bifoss.

State police are also being targeted when it comes to state budget cuts.  In fact, three major areas of the department will be effected, including 100 troopers being laid off no later than July 1st.

"It will be the 82 troopers who graduated in the last recruit school of which we have one of those officers assigned to this work location," says Lieutenant Bill Elliott with the Traverse City State Police.

Mileage restrictions for road patrols and six furlough or unpaid days off between now and September 30th are also part of the reductions.

"Obviously there's going to be concern.  We work very closely with the locals, some of the local agencies may have to pick up the slack....Even with restrictions citizens safety is still a top priority for us.  If there is an emergency call we are going to respond so citizens' needs will be met," says Lieutenant Elliott.

Lieutenant Elliott says there are currently over 1,000 troopers throughout Michigan that patrol the roadways.

He says the state police department has not been below that number since 1970.

So if these layoffs go through it will be the first time in nearly 40 years the department will be under their usual state trooper count.