MANSFIELD — Dan Hardwick stood on the City of Mansfield plaza on Wednesday afternoon and looked at a couple of time capsules just a few yards away. He referenced those capsules during a press conference arranged to support a four-year, 1/4 percent income tax increase on the Nov. 7 ballot, a proposal aimed at beginning […]
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Mansfield Control Board opts to re-bid 13 demolition projects
MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday morning rejected both bids for the demolition of 13 local structures, choosing instead to rebid the projects. Demolition of the13 structures, grouped into four bid packages, were bid on by C. Eshelman Concrete of Mansfield and Raze International Inc. from Shadyside in eastern Ohio.
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Sections of Hanna, Glessner roads closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Due to culvert work, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. Hanna Road from Dillon Road to Mill Road.
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Mansfield City Council OKs first project in solving north end flood plain issue
MANSFIELD — A rainstorm in late August should serve as a reminder to Mansfield City Council that the need for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project isn’t going away. That was the clear message Tuesday evening from city engineer Bob Bianchi, who gained council approval for a $1.7 million portion of the larger three-part project […]
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ODOT plans $31.9 million rehab project of Ohio 13 on Mansfield’s south side
MANSFIELD — The Ohio Dept. of Transportation is planning a $31.9 million project to completely reconstruct Ohio 13 on the city’s south side. The project will be bid in April of 2024, according to Crystal Neelon, public information officer for the eight-county ODOT District 3 based in Ashland.
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City of Mansfield sets Trick or Treat on Oct. 28 from 4 to 6 p.m.
MANSFIELD — Attention to all of Mansfield’s ghost, goblins, witches and ghouls. Mayor Tim Theaker announced Tuesday morning that the annual city-wide Trick or Treat has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 6 p.m. for those residents who wish to participate.
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Mansfield voters to decide income tax increase to replace aging, small water main lines
MANSFIELD — Water rates. Water meters. Water seepage at the Clearfork Reservoir dam. And on Nov. 7, it’s aging water mains.
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Mansfield inspects last part of West Park Shopping Center not under demo order
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Building & Codes officials and members of the city’s fire department on Tuesday morning inspected the only remaining portion of the West Park Shopping Center not already under a demolition order. “It made sense for all us to be here at the same time in case there were other violations,” Community Development […]
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Section of W. 5th St. from Bowman closed in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Due to water main repairs, the City of Mansfield has announced it will be necessary to close sections of the following roads while work is being completed. West Fifth Street from Bowman Street to Mulberry Street.
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Closed-door session: Mansfield commission talks ‘imminent’ West Park litigation
MANSFIELD — The West Park Shopping Center was not on the city’s Planning Commission agenda Tuesday. But the condemned strip mall at 1157 Park Ave. West — which the commissioned voted last month to demolish on its own terms— remained a key topic for conversation, as it has for more than a year.
