MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank is taking the next step towards development at the former YMCA. The land bank board voted Wednesday to approve a request for proposals (RFP) for the site. The RFP will be finalized and shared with developers by May 16. Submissions will be due June 20. The board aims to […]
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Mansfield voters approve renewals of Pothole Haters and PRIDE income taxes
MANSFIELD — Two popular municipal income taxes will continue to be collected in Mansfield. City voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the renewal of the PRIDE Tax and the Pothole Haters Tax, a pair of four-year, quarter-percent income taxes that each generate about $4.8 million annually. “I felt like people have seen the value of both […]
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Mansfield voters asked to renew Pothole Haters, PRIDE taxes on primary ballot
MANSFIELD — Mansfield residents will see a couple of familiar tax issues on the May 6 primary ballot. The City of Mansfield is seeking the renewal of a pair of four-year, quarter-percent municipal income tax issues — the Pothole Haters Tax and the PRIDE tax. As renewals, neither tax represents an increase. Both issues, each of […]
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West Park Shopping Center: Hope is local sales effort could lead to local owners
MANSFIELD — The key to solving the decaying West Park Shopping Center is getting it into local hands, according to Mayor Jodie Perry. The recent decision by the current New York-based ownership to try to sell the 17-acre site through a local real estate company may help move that process forward — along with the […]
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Taking it to the streets: Mansfield officials talk Main Street project with public
MANSFIELD — The first 90 days may be the toughest of the $19.3 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project underway in downtown Mansfield, a 20-month project scheduled for completion in October 2026. While the bulk of the work will be done in sections, the first section that began Feb. 24 is replacing century-old water mains […]
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‘The state of our city is strengthening every day,’ Mansfield mayor says in annual address
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry knew she would be stepping into symbolically brighter lights when she was elected Mansfield’s mayor. But 15 months into her first term as the city’s top administrator, those bright lights became real on Thursday night as she delivered her 2025 “State of the City” address. Perry offered her thoughts on the […]
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Mansfield mayor plans ‘State of the City’ address Thursday via Facebook livestream
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry will provide her annual “State of the City” address Thursday evening during a Facebook livestream that will later be placed on the city’s website. Perry, now in her second year in office, made the announcement Tuesday during a City Council meeting. She told local lawmakers she will “broadcast” the […]
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Water main break closes Mansfield Municipal Building on Wednesday
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield Municipal Building is closed Wednesday, Feb. 26, due to a water main break. In an email at 9:05 a.m., Mayor Jodie Perry said water service has been shut down on East Third Street from North Diamond Street to North Adams Street due to the water main break. Emergency repairs […]
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Mansfield lawmakers approve $272K to assist two brownfield remediation projects
City Council on Tuesday approved spending around $272,000 in PRIDE taxes to help fund remediation efforts on Bowman and North Main streets.
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Land bank to apply for brownfield funding to tear down VOA-owned building
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank voted Tuesday to seek more than $500,000 to purchase, abate and demolish a building on Mansfield’s Main Street. Land bank members voted Tuesday afternoon to apply for $549,500 in funding from the Ohio Department of Development’s Brownfield Remediation Program for 290 North Main Street. The property is owned […]