The remaining two phases of the West End Neighborhood Improvement Plan are set to begin in May.
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City of Mansfield plans technology upgrade to cloud-based Microsoft 365
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield plans to upgrade the technology its employees utilize to a cloud-based Microsoft 365. The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday morning approved a $113,681 expense for licensing, hardware and software, which will include a new email system. Mark Huckleberry, who oversees the city’s IT department, made the request, which […]
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Mansfield Board of Control OKs $149K sediment study in Clear Fork Reservoir
MANSFIELD — How deep is the Clear Fork Reservoir, the 4.4 billion gallon body of water that supplies most of the drinking water for the City of Mansfield? The best answer is: It depends on where you measure. Thanks to a bathymetric survey planned this year by Stantec Consulting Services, the city will have a […]
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Mansfield awards $330,240 to Columbus firm to oversee B&O Trail connective paths
MANSFIELD — A Columbus-based engineering firm will be paid $330,240 for construction administration and inspection services for two connective projects related to the B&O Trail. CTL Engineering was awarded two contracts on Tuesday by the Mansfield Board of Control to oversee a multi-use connector between the trail and the tunnel beneath Trimble Road and also […]
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Mansfield to pay $106,150 for Liberty Park bridge, bathhouse improvements
MANSFIELD — A Marion masonry company was awarded two contracts Tuesday totaling $106,150 for a pair of improvements at Liberty Park on the city’s east side. Quality Masonry Co. will handle projects on a sandstone bridge and the bathhouse at the former park pool, working to improve structures constructed nearly a century ago by the […]
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Middle Park pedestrian bridge would again link South, North Lake parks in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Residents may once again be able to walk from North Lake Park — through Middle Park — and into South Park in Mansfield. “That’s been one of the most asked-for parks things, to be honest with you,” Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday morning, “at least on Facebook. People asking about Middle Park and […]
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Eyes in the sky: Mansfield to use new drone technology to improve emergency response
MANSFIELD — ShotSpotter detects gunshots somewhere in Mansfield at 2 a.m. Police officers in cruisers race across town, responding even before 9-1-1 calls come in. A license-plate reading camera in the area captures a vehicle speeding away from the scene, perhaps capturing the suspect’s fleeing vehicle. A camera drone flies from a box atop the […]
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Bids for Mansfield’s $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement to be sought Monday
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to seek bids for its planned $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan. City engineer Bob Bianchi said Thursday afternoon the federal government had reviewed all of the plans related to the project, now a few years in the making. On Wednesday, it gave the city authority […]
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Mansfield Municipal Building set for $3.5 million renovation starting this fall
MANSFIELD — Work is expected to begin in late September on a $3.5 million, year-long project to improve the Mansfield Municipal Building. The work will be paid for by a portion of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds, a project approved by City Council more than two years ago. Then-Mayor Tim Theaker said in […]
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Mansfield to seek federal funds for $28 million dry dam project on north side
MANSFIELD — A proposed $28 million dry dam that could remove 106 acres of the city’s north side from the flood plain will likely never be built with just local funds. However, planning for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project, which began with discussions seven years ago, is finally ready for federal grant consideration, according […]