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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Dry dam: Mansfield Board of Control OKs extra work needed for FEMA approval
MANSFIELD — The long and winding road to a $25 million proposed earthen dry dam — aimed at alleviating flooding on Mansfield’s north side — would likely need significant federal grants to complete. One significant such grant could come through the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the form of a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities […]
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Open Source: U.S. 30 looks great, but what about North Main Street?
Question: U.S. 30 looks great. Now when is the City of Mansfield going to do something about North Main Street between Longview Avenue and the westbound ramp onto U.S. 30? It’s a mess. MANSFIELD — This short section of North Main Street will be repaired this summer as part of the city’s $4.1 million planned […]
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Mansfield City Council OKs first project in solving north end flood plain issue
MANSFIELD — A rainstorm in late August should serve as a reminder to Mansfield City Council that the need for the Touby Run Flood Mitigation Project isn’t going away. That was the clear message Tuesday evening from city engineer Bob Bianchi, who gained council approval for a $1.7 million portion of the larger three-part project […]