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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Destination Mansfield-Richland County work is force multiplier, says Tasseff
MANSFIELD — The work done at Destination Mansfield-Richland County is a force multiplier, according to Lee Tasseff, the organization’s long-time president. “Tourism is a shared, public good. What we do affects not just us and restaurants and hotels and attractions — that’s just the conduit for the money to come in that makes its way […]
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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. […]
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Richland County Foundation funds Main Street and emerging needs
MANSFIELD – The Richland County Foundation Board of Trustees approved $2,141,670 in grants to nonprofit organizations during its June meeting. Projects at area nonprofit organizations and government agencies that received grants from a combination of unrestricted, and field of interest funds include: Mansfield Rising Projects ~ Main Street Improvement Plan: The City of Mansfield was […]
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Downtown Improvement Advisory Board boosts Main Street Corridor Improvement project
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is in the “final design and property acquisition phase” for a planned $13.6 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project. City engineer Bob Bianchi met on Tuesday afternoon with the Downtown Improvement Advisory Board, members of which agreed to spend up to $17,200 to review appraisals for several parcels. Bianchi […]
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Mansfield lands $1.7 million grant for Main Street Corridor Improvement project
MANSFIELD — A planned $12.7 million Main Street Corridor Improvement project in Mansfield has received a $1.7 million kickstart in the former of a state safety grant. City engineer Bob Bianchi said Thursday the Ohio Department of Transportation notified the city Wednesday its application for the funds was approved. “We are moving in the right direction. This […]
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Mansfield to receive $7 million federal grant for Main Street Corridor Improvement project
MANSFIELD — The seeds of an $11.4 million Main Street Corridor Improvement Plan in Mansfield were planted by local residents inside meeting rooms in Austin, Texas. That’s where Mansfield Rising was born in 2018. The downtown reinvestment plan — developed by local residents after attending the annual South by Southwest Conference — continued to reap […]