MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry is looking for suggestions for how to allocate the city’s final $2 million-plus in American Rescue Plan Act funds. There are some caveats. First, the money can’t be spent on just anything since most of the remaining federal dollars are considered “regular ARPA” and have more restrictions attached in terms […]
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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 will have no new zoning in place before cannabis dispensaries sited
MANSFIELD — Recreational cannabis dispensaries may soon be licensed and approved by the state for the City of Mansfield without any new, specific local zoning regulations or requirements. Mayor Jodie Perry, speaking after a special city Planning Commission on Friday morning, said those recreational licenses through the state’s Division of Cannabis Control may be issued by […]
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News Man Weekly: Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry will be next week’s guest
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry is six months into her first term as the mayor of Mansfield. On Tuesday, she will talk about her first 180 days in office during an interview on the News Man Weekly podcast at Richland Source. The mayor will join Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell to discuss all aspects of […]
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Mansfield lawmakers get update during adult-use cannabis webinar Monday
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council Clerk Delaine Weiner provided the munchies Monday at noon, perhaps fitting as local lawmakers learned more about the implementation of an adult-use marijuana law in Ohio. Chips, dip and cookies flowed as freely as information during a webinar in council chambers, a 90-minute lunchtime event sponsored by the Ohio Municipal […]
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Encounter with Ontario DARE officer led to new Mansfield assistant police chief
MANSFIELD — Michael Napier was a fifth-grade student when he met an Ontario police officer name Randy Hutchinson in a DARE class. “Ever since then, I knew I wanted to be a police officer,” Napier said Thursday. Hutchinson is now the mayor of Ontario. And that youngster he influenced in the classroom is now the […]
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New assistant chief selected for Mansfield Police Department
MANSFIELD — Lt. Michael Napier has had many different roles during his 18 years at the Mansfield Police Department. On Thursday, the 40-year-old Napier will take on another new one when he is sworn in as the department’s new assistant chief. The selection was announced Monday evening by Mayor Jodie Perry and police Chief Jason […]
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Mansfield City Council to vote on moratorium for cannabis dispensaries
MANSFIELD — Ohio voters in November made recreational cannabis legal in the Buckeye State. But that same citizen initiative approved by 57 percent of voters also gave local governments the right to decide for themselves whether to permit marijuana dispensaries in their communities. — Shelby City Council, Lexington Village Council and Madison Township trustees have […]
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Tunnel beneath Trimble Road for B&O Bike Trail connector set this summer
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to tunnel under Trimble Road this summer, a project that will close the busy four-lane street for 45 days. City Council on Wednesday approved seeking bids for the $1.25 million tunnel project that will allow bicyclists and pedestrians to safely cross beneath the busy, street when an […]
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]