MANSFIELD — 2nd Ward Councilwoman Cheryl Meier’s words echoed around Mansfield City Council chambers on Wednesday evening, likely representing the feelings of her lawmaking peers. It was as if council members were standing around and looking down into the huge hole at the former YMCA site at 455 Park Ave. West, watching $600,000 sink into […]
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Legislation returns aimed at reducing ‘cruising’ on Mansfield’s ‘Miracle Mile’
MANSFIELD — Legislation aimed at reducing weekend “cruising” on the so-called “Miracle Mile” is scheduled to be discussed Wednesday night by Mansfield City Council. Local lawmakers, meeting one day later than normal due to Tuesday’s primary election, will take up an issue it talked about six months ago before shelving it for the winter. The […]
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Price keeps climbing for re-excavation and clean up at former Mansfield YMCA
MANSFIELD — Land Bank manager Amy Hamrick shook her head Wednesday as she described the situation on (and in) the ground at the former YCMA in Mansfield. “To be honest, in my worst dreams, it was never this bad. I don’t know what else to say. It’s unbelievable,” she told Land Bank board members on […]
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Open Source: What is the PRIDE fund Mansfield’s mayor referenced March 5?
OPEN SOURCE — We published this story in response to a reader question submitted through our Open Source platform. Do you have a question you want our reporters to answer? Click here to submit it. Question: What is the PRIDE fund the mayor referred to a City Council meeting? MANSFIELD — The origins of the PRIDE […]
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Lexington-Springmill Road work scheduled for 8 p.m. Monday & Tuesday
ONTARIO — The City of Ontario is continuing the South Lexington-Springmill water line project. Monday and Tuesday March 11 and 12 work will take place directly in the intersection of Park Avenue West and Lexington-Springmill Road. Work will start at 8 p.m. and will go through the night. Please expect traffic delays during this time.
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Mansfield City Council may pay another $282,047 to clean up former YMCA site
MANSFIELD — The former YMCA property is returning to Mansfield City Council. Local lawmakers are expected to discuss a request from Mayor Jodie Perry to appropriate $282,047 from the city’s PRIDE fund to help the Richland County Land Bank cover costs associated with a building demolition initially completed five years ago. The legislation is not […]
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Gallery: Work underway to remove debris buried when former YMCA torn down
Photos taken this week as workers from Advanced Demolition in McComb, Ohio, began the work of removing “hard fill” that was buried when the former YMCA along Park Avenue West was razed five years ago.
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Miracle Mile: ‘I think we’re dealing with a different scenario,’ says chief
MANSFIELD — Today’s Park Avenue West between Trimble and Home roads is not your father’s “Miracle Mile.” It may not even be your grandfather’s. The current Friday and Saturday night dangers on the popular stretch of four-lane road was the sole topic of a Mansfield City Council safety committee Tuesday evening, a session that included […]