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Lansing moves forward with plan to expand Fire Station #31 to accommodate female firefighters, improve north-side coverage
Summary
Village officials reviewed a proposed expansion and rehabilitation of Fire Station #31 to add facilities for more female personnel and improve coverage of the north side; funding would come from the Bernice Road TIF and officials asked to advertise bids at the next board meeting.
Fire Chief Kooyenga and JMA Architects presented a proposal on May 19, 2026, to expand and rehabilitate Fire Station #31 to accommodate the department’s increasing number of women and to improve operational coverage on the village’s north side. "One of the main reasons for this expansion is the fire department employs more women and modifications need to be made to the facility to accommodate this," Fire Chief Kooyenga said.
Administrator Podgorski told trustees the project’s funding would not come from the Village’s General Fund but from the Bernice Road Tax Increment Finance District, and asked that an advertisement for bids be placed on the agenda for the next board meeting. JMA Architect Jim Maciejewski described how the expansion would address spatial reconfiguration and operational needs but provided no estimated construction start date at this meeting.
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