In 1984 the new US-131 Freeway project was completed, extending north of Reed City, thus creating a new area of road patrol in the post's service area. When the enhanced 911 system went into affect in 1994 the post area changed. The post no longer served designated townships in Newaygo County. The new area consisted of Osceola County, Lake County and the northern half of Mecosta County. This is a rural farming community with many remote regions.
Today plans to acquire a larger post are in the works.
The post now accommodates 24 employees and this space has long since been outgrown. Area Served by Reed City Post Reed City Post personnel provide full general police services to Osceola and Lake counties and the northern half of Mecosta county. These three areas encompass a population of over 54,000 with the highest concentration in Big Rapids, home of Ferris State University with an attendance of over 12,000 students and employing over 1,600 people. The Reed City Post participates with all other criminal justice agencies in the three counties through Meceola Central Dispatch, a joint consolidated central dispatch with a fully enhanced 911 system. Lake County maintains their own dispatch service through the Lake County Sheriff Department.