MANSFIELD — Greg Baron isn’t giving up on building an affordable senior housing development where the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center once stood. Baron told members of the Richland County Land Bank this week that his employer, Wisconsin-based developer Volker, is working on a revised application for state tax credits designed to spur the creation of […]
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Ocie Hill senior housing project ‘waitlisted’ for state funding
MANSFIELD — A proposed affordable housing development on Mansfield’s north end has hit a bump in the road. The Richland County Land Bank owns the properties at 445 and 455 Bowman Street, the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center. Earlier this year, the land bank board approved a purchase agreement with Wisconsin-based developer Volker, […]
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Richland County Land Bank approves sale of Ocie Hill for affordable senior housing
MANSFIELD — The Richland County Land Bank board voted Wednesday to sell the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center to an affordable housing developer for $300,000. The buyer, Wisconsin-based firm Volker, intends to construct affordable housing for seniors at 445 and 455 Bowman Street. The proposed facility would be an independent, senior housing complex […]
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Richland County Land Bank to sell Ocie Hill property to senior housing developer
MANSFIELD — A new affordable senior housing development could be on its way to the corner of Harker and Bowman streets. The Richland County Land Bank board voted unanimously Wednesday to pursue an agreement with Völker to sell two lots to the Wisconsin-based developer. The lots include 455 and 445 Bowman street, where the former Ocie […]
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Richland County Land Bank may decide future of former Ocie Hill site Wednesday
MANSFIELD — The future of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center may be decided Wednesday afternoon. The Richland County Land Bank board has called a special meeting at 2 p.m. to discuss a proposed affordable housing development for senior citizens at 455 Bowman St. on the city’s north side. The board will meet at the […]
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Land Bank hears proposal for affordable senior housing at former Ocie Hill site
MANSFIELD — A Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer has submitted an offer to purchase the site of the former Ocie Hill Neighborhood Center. Völker presented its proposal Monday afternoon to the board of the Richland County Land Bank, which owns the site. Völker also presented an offer to purchase the property contingent on receiving tax credits […]
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Beulah Turks celebrates 102nd birthday
MANSFIELD — Beulah Turks is still cracking jokes at 102, but you have to lean in and listen. Turks celebrated her 102nd birthday on Wednesday at Liberty Nursing Home. After a staff member told her family was on the way, she said it didn’t matter one way or another — as long as she got […]