MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on the final 2022 appropriations budget, which includes $32.6 million in general fund spending. The budget contains an additional $1.84 million for the city’s safety forces — police, fire and communications — outlined March 1 by Finance Director Linn Steward. The increase over the temporary […]
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Shelby’s Black Fork Commons Plaza project gets $500,000 from county ARPA funds
SHELBY — The Black Fork Commons Plaza project, which Mayor Steven Schag labeled “the capstone on a grand strategic plan,” received a $500,000 boost from Richland County commissioners on Thursday. The vote to use American Rescue Plan Act funds followed a brief presentation by Jessica Gribben, the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development liaison to […]
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Richland County Land Bank OKs 2nd phase of environmental testing on former Westinghouse site
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank on Wednesday approved spending up to $39,750 on a Phase II environmental site assessment of a 13-acre former Westinghouse site dubbed the “concrete jungle.” The work is contingent upon the Land Bank receiving a “quit claim” deed to satisfy any outstanding mortgage on the property. Amy Hamrick, the […]
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‘Prime time’ to develop Mansfield Commerce Center, says Newark man
MANSFIELD — Joe Curry said local efforts to demolish and clean up former Westinghouse properties on the east end have helped spur his own development plans at the nearby Mansfield Commerce Center. “The push to clean that area up down there makes it a prime time for the (Commerce Center),” the 36-year-old Newark resident said […]
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Ohio Valley Stamping-Assemblies seeks to expand Mansfield operations, add 30 employees
MANSFIELD — Ohio Valley Stamping-Assemblies Inc. of Mansfield hopes to expand its operations, hire 30 more employees and generate another $936,000 annually in local payroll. The manufacturer at 500 Newman St. is seeking a job creation tax credit agreement with Mansfield, according to paperwork scheduled to be presented to City Council on Feb. 15. Under […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs $500,000 toward former Westinghouse demolition/remediation
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council voted Tuesday to spend up to $500,000, in a partnership with Richland County, toward the demolition and remediation of two former Westinghouse properties. The unanimous vote came after Richland County Commissioners Tony Vero and Cliff Mears, a former member of council, met with council to explain the county Land Bank […]
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COVID-19: City of Mansfield adds $315,000 for small business targeted grant program
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is adding $315,000 to a local COVID-19 grant program for local companies involved in entertainment, lodging/tourism and the food and beverage industry. The grants, ranging in size from $10,000 to $30,000, are being administered through a program operated by the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development to benefit companies […]
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Next steps: Richland County Land Bank officially accepts former Westinghouse property
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank on Wednesday officially accepted ownership of a former Westinghouse property, likely clearing the way for the demolition of the 30-year eyesore. It appears the quasi-public entity is also preparing to accept two other former Westinghouse properties nearby, including the 13-acre “concrete jungle” parcel nearby, owned by Mansfield Business […]
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Richland Carrousel Park helps trigger 30 years of economic redevelopment in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — John Fernyak still has copies of the bumper stickers that read, “Will the last person leaving Mansfield please turn off the carrousel?” The downtown businessman can also smile, look out his West Fourth Street office window every day and see proof across the street that the vision he and others put forth three […]
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A look back at Westinghouse with a century of history in Mansfield
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was originally published on Richland Source in 2018. MANSFIELD — Westinghouse left a very large footprint in Mansfield. That is a literal statement and a figurative one: Quite literally there is significant acreage in the city’s streetscape that has been flattened by tons of bricks and heavy machinery. Figuratively speaking, the […]