Carl Hunnell

MANSFIELD — There is no clear consensus about proposed water-rate hikes among City Council members, three months after discussions on the increases began. A vote on those increases, which has been postponed twice, is scheduled for council’s next meeting Feb. 7. Mayor Tim Theaker’s administration has said the changes to the city’s water ordinance are […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council, after another executive session, spoke in one voice Tuesday evening to support engaging outside legal counsel to pursue litigation “regarding alleged contamination” at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. But local lawmakers’ voices said nothing during the ensuing public session about the nature of the contamination, such as where at the airport […]

MANSFIELD — Another step toward connecting the B&O Bike Trail to downtown Mansfield was approved by City Council on Tuesday evening. Local lawmakers approved funding the $98,000 design of a 3,300-foot long concrete, multi-use path on the south side of Millsboro Road between Trimble Road and Marion Avenue. City engineer Bob Bianchi told council the […]

MANSFIELD — About 10 percent of Mansfield streets will be resurfaced in 2023, an effort funded by the voter-approved “Pothole Haters” tax. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal from city engineer Bob Bianchi to resurface about 34 of the city’s 321 miles of roads at a cost of about $6.4 million. 2023 City […]

MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council met in executive session Jan. 3 with outside attorneys to discuss pending litigation, apparently related to water pollutants that have become a target for cities around the country. On Tuesday, council is expected to vote on legislation supporting the administration’s desire to “engage outside counsel” to purse litigation over alleged […]