MANSFIELD — The city’s Board of Control on Tuesday unanimously awarded more than $20 million in 2025 infrastructure improvement contracts, with most of the funds coming from outside the community through grants. All of the projects have previously been approved by City Council and the contracts awarded by the Board of Control followed a bidding […]
Johns Park
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Mansfield’s King Street and Johns parks to get concrete walkways
The project is estimated to cost $570,000 and will be funded by American Rescue Plan Act funds, said City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi.
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Flag football league kicks off for kids at Johns Park
MANSFIELD — Mann Wilson said it’s been a dream of his for years to bring flag football back to the park where he and his friends once played pick-up games. “I used to live down the street. This park is my home,” Wilson said, standing on the sidelines of a makeshift football field at Johns […]
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Mansfield moves ahead with $2.3 million in ARPA for parks & infrastructure
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry offered Mansfield City Council a couple of meetings to consider her plans to spend $2,295,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars — most of it related to improvements in and around parks. But with the clock ticking on the end-of-year ARPA deadlines, lawmakers chose not to wait Tuesday night, opting […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider $2.2 million investment in parks, infrastructure
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry on Tuesday will lay out plans how she believes the city should spend $2.2 million of the city’s remaining American Rescue Plan Act funds. The projects cross a wide range, including $1.2 million sought for improvements related to the city’s parks, according to proposed legislation. The projects outlined are: — […]
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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, […]