MANSFIELD — The 37th episode of the News Man Weekly podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source Deputy Managing Editor Carl Hunnell sits down with Jennifer Kime, CEO of Downtown Mansfield, Inc., and City of Mansfield engineer Bob Bianchi. The chat is all about the $20 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project now […]
Main Street Corridor Improvement Project
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‘Shovels in the ground:’ Main Street Corridor Project work to begin in March
City engineer Bob Bianchi said work on the Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is set to begin at the beginning of March.
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Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry: ‘I remain bullish on the future of this community’
MANSFIELD — Mayor Jodie Perry marks the end of her first year in office at midnight on Tuesday as 2024 comes to an end. Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell recently sat down for a conversation with the mayor in her office to talk about her first year as an elected official — the wins, […]
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Downtown Improvement Advisory Board OKs $500K for Main Street Corridor project
MANSFIELD — The Downtown Improvement Advisory Board made it official on Thursday, voting to allocate $500,000 to the Main Street Corridor Improvement project set to begin in early 2025. The board had been expected to contribute to the $19.7 million project, utilizing revenue it receives through a $5 annual vehicle license tax increase for all vehicles […]
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Pothole Haters: Mansfield will repave 24 miles of streets in 2025 for $5.9 million
MANSFIELD — Nearly 24 miles of Mansfield streets will be resurfaced in 2025 at an estimated cost of $5.9 million, thanks to the city’s “Pothole Haters Tax.” Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening approved the city seeking bids for the work, which is funded by the 0.25-percent city income tax that generates about $4.8 million […]
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Richland County OKs $450K fee waiver to support elevated Main Street improvement costs
MANSFIELD — The lowest of three construction bids for the Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan came in $2.1 million higher than estimated, driving the total cost of the project to around $19.3 million. With the cost of the project rising, the Richland County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to assist with the project by […]
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Lights, camera, action: Mansfield streets close Wednesday for TV commercial
MANSFIELD — The filming of a new television commercial will require the temporary closure of some downtown Mansfield streets on Wednesday. The closures were announced Tuesday by the City of Mansfield and Downtown Mansfield Inc. Closures will take place between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on North Main Street from Fifth Street to Fourth Street […]
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Bids for Mansfield’s $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement to be sought Monday
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is ready to seek bids for its planned $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan. City engineer Bob Bianchi said Thursday afternoon the federal government had reviewed all of the plans related to the project, now a few years in the making. On Wednesday, it gave the city authority […]
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Mansfield advances wayfinding signage program to enhance city navigation
MANSFIELD — Jodie Perry helped create the Mansfield Rising plan in 2019 as the leader of the Richland Area Chamber & Economic Development. Fast forward five years and now Mansfield Mayor Perry is a step closer to implementing another action item from that plan: creation of a “wayfinding” signage program in the city. Two design […]
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Main Street transformation: Mansfield City Council OKs final parts of $17 million improvement project
MANSFIELD — A Main Street road to improvement that began six years ago in Austin, Texas, cleared its last legislative hurdle at Mansfield City Council on Tuesday night. The conception of a $17 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan began in 2018 during the annual South by Southwest conference, attended by a group of 15 […]