MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is seeking grants totaling $500,000 to restore the former Liberty Park Pool bathhouse into an open-air pavilion. Public Works Director Louis Andres told City Council on Tuesday evening the city has requested the funds from the Richland County Foundation and the Milliron Foundation. The project would restore and preserve […]
Blair McClenathan
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Oak Hill Terrace: Richland County Historical Society ‘Restoring the View’
MANSFIELD — Imagine a warm summer evening spent watching the Mansfield Shakespeare Company perform in an outdoor setting with the historic Oak Hill Cottage in the background. Or perhaps gathering to watch the downtown Mansfield fireworks on New Year’s Eve at midnight from the hill there that overlooks the city. How about just a family […]
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Pothole Haters: Mansfield will repave 24 miles of streets in 2025 for $5.9 million
MANSFIELD — Nearly 24 miles of Mansfield streets will be resurfaced in 2025 at an estimated cost of $5.9 million, thanks to the city’s “Pothole Haters Tax.” Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening approved the city seeking bids for the work, which is funded by the 0.25-percent city income tax that generates about $4.8 million […]
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Philanthropic donors improve Deer Park in Mansfield
MANSFIELD – A family’s love for Deer Park off Home Road in Mansfield led anonymous donors to fund improvements there. Over the past several years the Robert E. and Andrew S. Fisher Fund of the Richland County Foundation has funded renovations to the park. A casual visitor to the park may not realize the depth […]