MANSFIELD — City Council is coming home Tuesday night. Mansfield lawmakers will meet in newly remodeled council chambers for the first time since October. The work on the third floor facility was done by Adena Corp., part of a larger $3.5 million project to improve the Mansfield Municipal Building. The project is being paid for […]
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Mansfield finance director cautions local lawmakers about revenue concerns
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Finance Director Kelly Converse, for a second straight month, has illuminated revenue caution lights for City Council. In May, Converse told local lawmakers income tax revenues were lagging 1-percent below estimates for 2025 through April. She said this largely stems from changes at the state level in business net profit tax collections […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs tax deals to aid home-grown business expansions
MANSFIELD — Charlie Powell was positively blunt Tuesday night when talking to Mansfield City Council about business expansion plans for Baker’s Collision. “It’s quite a large investment for a family-owned business. But we feel like the time is now and there is no better place to do it than Mansfield,” Powell told lawmakers. “We have […]
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Retired Mansfield firefighter Phil Dollish honored by city for 33 years of service
MANSFIELD — Phil Dollish had the backs of his fellow Mansfield firefighters for 33 years. On Tuesday night, they had his. City Council chambers were almost filled by firefighters who came in to support and honor the 57-year-old Dollish, who officially retired May 3. Local lawmakers unanimously approved a proclamation honoring Dollish, who joined the […]
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Homegrown success: 2 Mansfield companies to expand with city help
MANSFIELD — Expansion of two local and family-owned businesses is on the agenda for Mansfield City Council on Tuesday. Local lawmakers are scheduled to vote on community reinvestment area agreements with Powell Enterprises of North Central Ohio, LLC, and the Fanello Development Co., LLC, that will help construction of new facilities and add new jobs […]
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Mansfield lawmakers welcome industrial growth, approve 321-acre rezone
Mansfield lawmakers approved a 321-acre rezone to help open doors to future high-quality, heavy manufacturing jobs in the city’s north side.
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Opening development door? Mansfield lawmakers to vote on 321-acre rezone
MANSFIELD — The future — and type — of economic development around Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport is on the agenda for Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening. Local lawmakers are expected to vote on a request to rezone 321 acres in a move officials have said will help open doors to future high-quality, heavy manufacturing […]
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Mansfield lawmaker lauds park improvements throughout the city
MANSFIELD — First Ward Councilwoman Laura Burns saw things Sunday in Mansfield’s public parks that she wanted to call to the city administration’s attention. Good things, that is. “I’ve been on city council since January of 2020. For the last 5.5 years on Sundays, typically I drive around my ward and I just take a […]
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Mansfield secures $141K grant for automated license plate reader cameras
MANSFIELD — The city streets will be quietly “patrolled” by two dozen automated license-plate reader cameras for another year. Safety Service Director Keith Porch told City Council on Tuesday evening Mansfield has been awarded a $141,000 grant through the Ohio Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program. He said funds will be used for investigative overtime costs […]
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Mansfield City Council to accept $27.5K in ‘unanticipated forfeiture revenue’
MANSFIELD — No need to bring snacks and drinks to Mansfield City Council on Tuesday evening. Unless something changes, local lawmakers may be done in time to get back home and settle in comfortably for televised conference finals in the NBA and NHL, as well as the Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins baseball game. There […]