Lansing - A new fire station could be in Lansing's future if the city council approves to take over condemned property at 7 p.m. today.

The Lansing City Council will be recommending condemnation proceedings at their regular meeting on two vacant lots.

The city wants to use the property to build a new fire station to replace the one downtown on the corner of Grand River Avenue and Shiawasee Street.

The two lots are part of the city's seven-block project, which officials have been working on since 1993. Lansing purchased the entire section on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to improve and renovate the area, including new housing and other building projects.