City to replace nearly three miles of century-old
Mansfield Water Main Initiative
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When seconds count: Does the fire hydrant work near your Mansfield home?
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Fire Chief Dan Crow said the first five to 10 minutes are critical in battling a structure fire. Based on the fact there are about 385 fire hydrants in the city that don’t function properly due to aging, small water lines — that means some of those initial minutes may be spent […]
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Mansfield fire chief to answer questions about water mains and fire safety
MANSFIELD — Eric Miller has made it clear the impact of 385 fire hydrants in Mansfield that cannot function properly due to small, aging water lines, some of which are a century old. “If I tried to pass a law that said firefighters responding to an alarm must sit in their vehicles for three minutes […]
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Mansfield Water Main Initiative group plans to ask City Council to reconsider
MANSFIELD — Eric Miller and supporters of the Mansfield Water Main Initiative don’t plan to take no for an answer. “We are going to ask City Council to reverse their decision not to put this issue back before the voters in March,” said Miller, who noted organizers do not have time and sufficient manpower to […]
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Council rejects putting water main initiative on March ballot
MANSFIELD — City Council members largely opposed a request to put the water main initiative on the next ballot at their meeting Tuesday.
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Mansfield voters reject water main issue
MANSFIELD — Mansfield voters on Tuesday rejected a proposed income tax increase aimed at beginning the process of replacing 53 miles of aging, four-inch water lines in the community. According to final, unofficial vote totals from the Richland County Board of Elections, 52.73 percent of city voters on Tuesday opposed a four-year, 1/4 percent income […]