MANSFIELD — The 143-year-old Vasbinder Fountain is again flowing in Central Park. And the city has big plans for the cast-iron structure originally donated to the city on July 4, 1881, by David and Jane Vasbinder. Public Works Director Louie Andres said this fall or winter the fountain will be taken part and shipped to […]
Main Street Corridor Improvement project
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Mansfield reinventing its heart: $16.5 million Main Street project just the start, says mayor
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday night a planned $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is just the start for Mansfield. “I think this project has opened certainly my eyes, but a lot of other people’s eyes, too, about what Mansfield can do when we get outside of the box where we think […]
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Mansfield mayor to unveil Main Street Corridor Improvement Project videos
MANSFIELD — The biggest news at Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night is likely not even on the official agenda. During her report at council’s caucus, Mayor Jodie Perry plans to unveil two new videos produced by EMH&T that will provide a visual preview of the $16.5 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Project expected to […]
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How can Ohio 13 on Mansfield’s north side be improved? New study is planned
MANSFIELD — Construction on the nearly $15 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project in Mansfield won’t begin until 2025. But planning for that project — including obtaining $12.7 million in outside grant funding — began seven years ago. That’s why city engineer Bob Bianchi obtained City Council approval Tuesday night to launch a year-long study […]
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Jodie Perry on Mansfield: ‘This city — our city — is on the rise’
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry focused on growth, infrastructure and public safety when she campaigned to become Mansfield’s new mayor in 2023. So it came as no shock the city’s new CEO focused her first “State of the City” thoughts on those three topics. It may have come as more of a surprise that Perry, who […]
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Advance work continues for $14 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Actual work on the $14 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project in Mansfield isn’t scheduled to begin until 2025. But even as engineers and landscape architects continue the design phase, city efforts behind the scenes continue to prepare for the work that will improve the main thoroughfare from First Street to Sixth Street. […]