MANSFIELD — A new $392,539 armored rescue vehicle primarily to be used by the countywide Allied Special Operations Response Team will soon arrive for duty. That was the message Tuesday night from Mansfield Safety Service Director Keith Porch to City Council members, letting lawmakers know a nearly two-year wait is over. The four-door Lenco BearCat […]
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Mansfield lawmakers want more info before voting on airport pollution lawsuit settlement
MANSFIELD — Local lawmakers delayed a vote Tuesday on the city’s participation in a class action settlement against two of the companies whose products allegedly contaminated the soil near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The unanimous decision to delay the vote until Sept. 17 came after council members posed questions Law Director Rollie Harper was unable […]
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Mansfield lawmakers set limit at 3 for recreational cannabis dispensaries
MANSFIELD — Mansfield is open for business when it comes to recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries who want to locate here. City Council, which opened the door for recreational cannabis in June, on Tuesday evening repealed a ban on medical marijuana that previous lawmakers instituted in 2017. Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control, created after the […]
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Mansfield City Council schedules final vote on recreational cannabis dispensary zoning
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Aug. 20 on zoning regulations and rules of operation for recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city. That was the decision near the end of a special council meeting Monday night to review the proposal from the city administration on how — and where — up to […]
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Gallery: Mansfield firefighters turn tools into fun sprinklers for kids at John Todd Park
MANSFIELD — The Mansfield Parks & Recreation Department and the Mansfield Fire Department teamed up again Thursday to help local youngsters (and people of all ages) to cool off during a week of 90-degree temperatures. The event was at John Todd Park on Thursday, two days after a similar event was staged at Liberty Park, […]
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Mansfield City Council opens door for recreational cannabis dispensaries
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry wasn’t sure she wanted a recreational cannabis dispensary in Mansfield. That’s why the mayor asked City Council in April to impose a six-month moratorium on such marijuana retail stores, dispensaries made possible by the passage of State Issue 2 seven months ago. But after local lawmakers voted 5-3 on Tuesday night […]
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Operation Clean Sweep: Beautification effort day concludes with litter removal
MANSFIELD — The back of Kim Hildreth’s shirt late Tuesday afternoon explained her dedication to the City of Mansfield — along with that of all the volunteers she has motivated for nearly three decades. It’s a shirt she first wore in 1997 — the same year Hildreth helped launch “Operation Clean Sweep” in the city, […]
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Mansfield could see $250K in yearly tax revenue from cannabis dispensary
MANSFIELD — An adult-use marijuana dispensary could net the City of Mansfield as much as $250,000 in annual tax revenue, based on estimated sales offered Tuesday by a representative of a company that would like to have a store here. However, that’s if Mansfield City Council doesn’t impose a six-month moratorium on such local dispensaries […]
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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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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 […]