MANSFIELD — Windows with scratched or chipping paint. Aging siding and old gutters. A time-weathered front door with bent, warped hinges. These aren’t just signs off an old home or items on an improvement wish list. In some cases, they could be harboring lead — a heavy metal that can be toxic and harmful to […]
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Land Bank seeks proposals for housing development at former YMCA site
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank is taking the next step towards development at the former YMCA. The land bank board voted Wednesday to approve a request for proposals (RFP) for the site. The RFP will be finalized and shared with developers by May 16. Submissions will be due June 20. The board aims to […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider $92K to help remediate Bowman Street gas station
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to discuss in caucus a remediation match fund to the Richland County Land Bank for a property at 474 Bowman Street.
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Land bank approves three more properties for Lead Ohio grant
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board approved three more residences for a lead remediation program Friday. The land bank is in charge of overseeing Richland County’s Lead Safe Ohio Program, which is funded through the Ohio Department of Development. The Land Bank was allocated $1,358,000 last year for the program, which funds exterior […]
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Mansfield lawsuit over YMCA demo narrowed to breach of contract issue
MANSFIELD — A multi-pronged City of Mansfield lawsuit against the Lucas company that demolished the former YMCA has been reduced to a breach of contract dispute. Visiting Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Collier on Tuesday dismissed several causes of action against Page Excavation, including the city’s attempt to claim fraud/misrepresentation by the company and also […]
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Richland County Land Bank OKs lead remediation for three more residences
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board on Monday approved three more residences for lead remediation, bringing to 18 the total thus far in the Ohio Department of Development’s Lead Safe Ohio Program. The Land Bank was allocated $1,358,000 last year for the program, which is funding exterior rehab projects across the county. A total […]
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Nov. 6 hearing set for alleged improper demo of Mansfield YMCA
MANSFIELD — The legal battle over the original demolition of the former Mansfield YMCA is about to reach the courtroom. On one side is the City of Mansfield, which paid $500,000 to have the work done on the 3.2-acre site at 455 Park Ave. West in late 2018 and early 2019, using a portion of […]
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Ohio EPA circles ‘Westinghouse Target Area’ for potential brownfield testing
MANSFIELD — A several-block area around the former Westinghouse properties in Mansfield may be in line for environmental brownfield assessments through the Ohio EPA. Dan Tjoekler, lead brownfield coordinator for the state, asked the Richland County Land Bank if it would like to include such a “Westinghouse Target Area” in the Ohio EPA’s $2 million […]
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Westinghouse update: Site may be completed by November
MANSFIELD — Richland County Land Bank Executive Director Amy Hamrick said Wednesday it appears clean up work at the former Westinghouse site along East Fifth Street may be complete by the end of November — assuming no more underground pits are found. Demolition and cleanup on the sprawling former Westinghouse site began in December 2022, […]
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Richland County Land Bank being impacted by delays in state reimbursement
MANSFIELD — A delay in state reimbursement for approved projects is impacting the ability of Richland County Land Bank to do larger projects, according to board members. The Land Bank has been waiting on the Ohio Department of Development for three months for a $754,718 reimbursement for the demolition of the former Denver Roof buildings […]