MANSFIELD — It was a far quieter summer this year on the “Miracle Mile,” likely due to the installation of weekend speed bumps on the area along Park Avenue West between Home and Trimble roads. Safety Service Director Keith Porch told City Council on Tuesday evening accidents, reported incidents, calls for service, car stops and […]
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Mansfield to seek federal funds for $28 million dry dam project on north side
MANSFIELD — A proposed $28 million dry dam that could remove 106 acres of the city’s north side from the flood plain will likely never be built with just local funds. However, planning for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project, which began with discussions seven years ago, is finally ready for federal grant consideration, according […]
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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 City Council, which opened the door for recreational cannabis in June, on Tuesday evening repealed a ban on medical marijuana that previous lawmakers instituted in 2017.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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Zader announces resignation from Mansfield City Council on Sept. 30
MANSFIELD — Stephanie Zader said she has no plans to go anywhere. But she is leaving Mansfield City Council. The At-large councilwoman announced at the end of Tuesday night’s legislative session she is stepping down from office, effective Sept. 30. She will leave with more than a year left on her first four-year term. “I […]
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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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Mansfield Planning Commission to meet Friday to review cannabis zoning regulations
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield Planning Commission will meet in special session Friday at 11 a.m. to review zoning changes needed to allow recreational cannabis dispensaries. Under the city’s codified ordinances, that step is needed before Mansfield City Council can vote Tuesday on the proposal that would allow up to four such dispensaries. The […]
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Mansfield native seeks to transform former Westinghouse site into vibrant, connected development
MANSFIELD — Marquise Stillwell said he doesn’t see an isolated vacant property when he looks at the former Westinghouse site along East Fifth Street. The Mansfield native, now a national designer, developer and entrepreneur based in New York City, sees connectivity to the rest of the city, adding another economic cluster that can contribute to […]
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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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Mansfield lawmakers call special meeting Monday to discuss cannabis zoning regulations
MANSFIELD — A special Mansfield City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed zoning ordinances for recreational cannabis dispensaries. The meeting was called Wednesday morning by council members Cheryl Meier (2nd Ward), Laura Burns (1st Ward) and Stephanie Zader (At-large), who also requested discussion on repealing the current ban on […]
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Frustration emerges as Mansfield lawmakers postpone cannabis zoning vote
MANSFIELD — You can’t smoke ’em if you don’t got ’em. And Mansfield lawmakers can’t vote on zoning regulations for potential recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city if they don’t got ’em, either. Instead, a vote on such zoning rules and also a proposed repeal of a local ban on medical marijuana were pushed back […]