Highlighted in the video are several of the Richland County’s important projects, community investments and its financial position.
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Ribbon-cutting marks transformation of former jail space into Clerk of Courts office
MANSFIELD — The presence of Linda Frary and Gary Bishop were both in the room Thursday afternoon at the Richland County Administration Building. As a ribbon was cut to mark the opening of a new Clerk of Courts office and meeting space for the prosecutor’s county grand jury sessions, the former elected officials were on […]
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Bids for 4th Richland County Common Pleas courtroom lower than expected
MANSFIELD — Another bid opening, another set of offers significantly lower than estimated. That was the case Tuesday morning when the Richland County Board of Commissioners opened the five bids submitted for a project that will create a fourth Common Pleas courtroom inside the county administration building. The work was designed and estimated at $750,000 […]
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Richland County Courthouse renovation bids come in below $2.75 million estimate
MANSFIELD — All six bids for a proposed multiple-floor renovation of the Richland County Courthouse came in lower than than $2.75 million estimate provided by its architect. Bids for the project, which will largely be funded through a portion of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act, were opened Thursday morning. Brad Maurer of the Maurer […]
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Crestline firm awarded $4.4 million deal for Bellville wastewater improvement
BELLVILLE — A $4.4 million wastewater improvement project “checks all of the boxes” in terms of American Rescue Plan Act funding, according to Richland County administrator Andrew Keller. The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday awarded the sanitary sewer project near the Ohio 97/I-71 interchange to Driven Excavating of Crestline, an effort in what […]
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Richland County Jail to implement biometric monitors for at-risk inmates
MANSFIELD — Richland County Jail officials plan to use biometric monitors to provide real-time medical updates on high-risk inmates. The Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved a request to contract for one year with a 4Sight Labs, a San Francisco-based company, at a cost of about $41,000 for its Overwatch program. Richland County […]
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Richland County seeks bids for $3.4 million in courthouse renovations
MANSFIELD — Richland County is seeking contractors to perform an estimated $3.4 million worth of improvements to the county courthouse. The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved advertising for bids for a $2.75 million in renovations to multiple floors of the five-story building and also a $750,000 project to build a fourth Common Pleas […]
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2 firms bid for Bellville wastewater upgrade to enhance Ohio 97/I-71 area
BELLVILLE — Two local companies submitted bids for a wastewater improvement plan designed to aid increased economic development near the Ohio 97/I-71 interchange. Those bids from Driven Excavating of Crestline and Simonson Construction of Ashland were opened Tuesday morning by the Richland County Board of Commissioners. The project was estimated at $4.2 million by Richland Engineering […]
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Richland County buys 2 parcels needed for $4.2 million wastewater improvement
BELLVILLE — It cost more than twice as much as Richland County offered. But two land parcels have been acquired needed for a wastewater improvement plan near the I-71/Ohio 97 interchange. The Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved spending $9,226 for two parcels near the existing lift station near the intersection of Ohio 97 and […]
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Two parcels of land valued at $3,800 needed for $4.2 million wastewater improvement
BELLVILLE — It’s just $3,800 in a an estimated $4.2 million sanitary sewer project. But the Richland County Board of Commissioners on Thursday approved “fair market value” offers for two parcels of land that need to be acquired for a wastewater improvement plan near the I-71/Ohio 97 interchange. Commissioners offered $1,500 for a 1.235-acre parcel […]