Community Development

MANSFIELD — The Downtown Improvement Advisory Board on Thursday unanimously endorsed a program to help building owners improve their properties. The $66,000, two-year evaluation program will now go to Mansfield City Council for consideration at its next meeting April 5. The “vertical improvement grant” program, which would be managed by Downtown Mansfield Inc., would offer […]

MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners on Thursday awarded a $340,000 construction contract to a Monroeville company to build a nursing addition at Dayspring. The award to Tusing Builders and Roofing Services came on the recommendation of Mansfield architect Dan Seckel, who reviewed two bids submitted for the project at the county’s assisted living center. The other […]

MANSFIELD — Bob Bianchi was a busy man Tuesday night at Mansfield City Council. The city engineer provided information on eight projects or pieces of legislation involving his department, all of which were unanimously approved by council. One of the projects, which is expected to be completed by the end of the summer, is a […]

MANSFIELD — Alomar Davenport said he was “very nervous” about the city’s final 2022 appropriations budget City Council approved Tuesday night. “It’s no fault of the administration. It’s no fault of the (department) budgets,” said Davenport, 4th Ward representative and chair of council’s budget committee. “It’s simply where we are going in terms of gas […]

MANSFIELD — The head of AFSCME Local 3088 told Mansfield City Council on Tuesday the labor union will exercise the “me too” clause in its contract, two weeks after local lawmakers gave police officers a 7.75-percent pay increase. Lance Cook, a 29-year city employee and president of the union that represents about 165 workers, said […]

MANSFIELD — Economic development, a new Ohio Air National Guard mission and continued success with initiatives found in the Mansfield Rising plan were highlighted Monday when Mayor Tim Theaker issued his annual “State of the City” report. The 11-page document includes highlights for each city department in the mayor’s administration. Theaker said the city “continued […]

MANSFIELD — Tony Vero isn’t ready to claim success, but the Richland County commissioner is optimistic about the county’s finances one-sixth of the way through 2022. “Knock on wood, but the first two months look good,” he said during a recent meeting. Revenues from the county’s top eight revenue sources, including sales tax, were up […]