Glad you’ve joined us for the first in a series of travel blogs from the team with Mansfield Rising 2024. For the next several days, we’re going to take you on a trip to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas with us as best we can. Our goal is to highlight the ideas, people, and […]
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Economic development: Mansfield City Council OKs abatement, hears demolition plans
MANSFIELD — Economic development, current and future, were major topics Tuesday night for Mansfield City Council. Local lawmakers approved a current property tax abatement request for a new warehouse near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport to benefit Walcraft Cabinetry. Council also heard about the city administration’s plans to partner with the Richland County Land Bank on […]
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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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Richland County commissioners OK next step in $4 million sewer project in Bellville
MANSFIELD — Richland County commissioners took the next step Tuesday in what’s expected to become a $4 million upgrade to the sanitary sewer system in Bellville near the I-71/Ohio 97 interchange. Commissioners approved a $358,571 contract with Richland Engineering Ltd. to do the final engineering design for the project in a corridor that’s expected to […]
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Holden Property Group plans condominium complex on Mansfield’s north side
MANSFIELD — Jerry Holden said there is a need for housing in north central Ohio, a thought endorsed by a recent county-wide housing study. The leader of the Holden Property Group and Wigton Construction hopes new condominiums he has planned at the north end of Home Road will help fill that need. The Mansfield Planning […]
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Mansfield City Council to vote on $1 million in Richland County Foundation grants
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council on Tuesday will consider accepting $1 million in donations from the Richland County Foundation to help pay for three different community improvement projects. Grants scheduled to be voted on include: — $500,000 for the $5.4 million Sterkel Park for All project. The grant will be paid over three years (2023-2025). […]