MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield Planning Commission will meet in special session Friday at 11 a.m. to review zoning changes needed to allow recreational cannabis dispensaries. Under the city’s codified ordinances, that step is needed before Mansfield City Council can vote Tuesday on the proposal that would allow up to four such dispensaries. The […]
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News Man Weekly: ‘Shawshank’ wrap-up, cannabis legislation and an Ashland author
MANSFIELD — The eighth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In this week’s edition, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Ashland author and journalist Steve Goble. The novelist is up for a national award for his latest novel, “Go Find Daddy,” the third novel in the Ed Runyon Mystery Series. […]
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Mansfield City Council schedules final vote on recreational cannabis dispensary zoning
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council is scheduled to vote Aug. 20 on zoning regulations and rules of operation for recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city. That was the decision near the end of a special council meeting Monday night to review the proposal from the city administration on how — and where — up to […]
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Proposed cannabis dispensary rules would allow max of 4 in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield would allow up to four recreational cannabis dispensaries, according to legislation local lawmakers will begin discussing Monday. And those dispensaries would only be permitted in locations zoned B-2 (general business) in the city’s current zoning code. That proposed legislation was made public Thursday morning, two days after City Council […]
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Developer withdraws plans for Brass Office Center redevelopment project
MANSFIELD — A long-time developer has dropped his plans to convert the former Ohio Brass office building into apartments. Attorney Bob Meyers explained his plan Tuesday evening to City Council during a public hearing to obtain historic status for the century-old building at 380 N. Main St., a move that would make the building eligible […]
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Mansfield lawmakers call special meeting Monday to discuss cannabis zoning regulations
MANSFIELD — A special Mansfield City Council meeting is scheduled for Monday at 6:30 p.m. to discuss proposed zoning ordinances for recreational cannabis dispensaries. The meeting was called Wednesday morning by council members Cheryl Meier (2nd Ward), Laura Burns (1st Ward) and Stephanie Zader (At-large), who also requested discussion on repealing the current ban on […]
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Frustration emerges as Mansfield lawmakers postpone cannabis zoning vote
MANSFIELD — You can’t smoke ’em if you don’t got ’em. And Mansfield lawmakers can’t vote on zoning regulations for potential recreational cannabis dispensaries in the city if they don’t got ’em, either. Instead, a vote on such zoning rules and also a proposed repeal of a local ban on medical marijuana were pushed back […]
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Long-time developer wants to convert Brass Office Center into apartment complex
MANSFIELD — Bob Meyers said Tuesday night his plan to convert the Brass Office Center into an apartment complex is personal. The longtime local attorney and developer, who now lives in Columbus, said his Lawyers Development Corp. owns properties around the country. But he still considers Mansfield to be his hometown. It’s where he launched […]
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Mansfield mayor plans zoning proposal for recreational cannabis on Aug. 6
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry expects to have a zoning proposal on Aug. 6 for City Council regarding a possible recreational cannabis dispensary in the city. Armed with that information, local lawmakers held off Tuesday on scheduled votes that would eliminate a ban on medical marijuana facilities a previous council enacted seven years ago. […]
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News Man Weekly: Roundabouts, ‘Beauty & the Beast’ and medical marijuana
MANSFIELD — The fourth edition of the News Man Weekly Podcast has dropped. In Tuesday’s edition of The News Man Weekly podcast, Richland Source City Editor Carl Hunnell is joined by Richland County Engineer Adam Gove. The engineer talks about his duties with county roads and bridges — and there is an in-depth conversation about […]