MANSFIELD — A damaged fender on a Mansfield Fire Department engine has led to a costly pump replacement and a change in vehicle repair policy. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday approved a $41,822 payment to Atlantic Emergency Solutions from Findlay to replace a pump and several valves on Engine 2. The equipment was […]
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Mansfield Control Board OKs $971K in contracts to improve parks infrastructure
MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday awarded a pair of construction contracts totaling $971,839 to improve infrastructure in two city parks. The projects, already approved by City Council, are for a bridge replacement in North Lake Park and a culvert replacement in Liberty Park, according to city engineer Bob Bianchi. The Control […]
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Mansfield City Council grudgingly OKs $600,000 for former YMCA demo re-do
MANSFIELD — 2nd Ward Councilwoman Cheryl Meier’s words echoed around Mansfield City Council chambers on Wednesday evening, likely representing the feelings of her lawmaking peers. It was as if council members were standing around and looking down into the huge hole at the former YMCA site at 455 Park Ave. West, watching $600,000 sink into […]
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New playground equipment headed to Prospect Park in Mansfield for $67,740
MANSFIELD — Another city park is getting new playground equipment in Mansfield. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday voted to spend $67,740 to buy the equipment from Midstates Recreation for Prospect Park on the city’s southeast side at 542 Marquis Ave. The decision comes a month after the same board approved $73,477 with the […]
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Mansfield may hire outside attorney in attempt to recoup funds from YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield may hire outside counsel to pursue legal options in a quest that would recoup costs for the apparent improper demolition of the former YMCA. “That’s certainly the goal,” city Law Director Rollie Harper said Tuesday during a Board of Control meeting in reference to a question about recouping expenses. […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $166,125 on aerial mapping needed for GIS system
MANSFIELD — Bob Bianchi said Tuesday his office uses city-wide aerial imaging 50 times every day. “Somebody in our office is probably using it right now and I am not exaggerating,” the City of Mansfield engineer said after the Board of Control approved spending $166,125 on a contract with Woolpert Inc. from Columbus to remap […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs contract to design North Lake Park bridge
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield Board of Control on Tuesday approved a $49,800 contract with EMH&T to design a new bridge at North Lake Park. City engineer Bob Bianchi said the double-box bridge with a concrete slab over the top was built in the early 1900s and has been rehabilitated over the years. When […]