MANSFIELD — The key to solving the decaying West Park Shopping Center is getting it into local hands, according to Mayor Jodie Perry. The recent decision by the current New York-based ownership to try to sell the 17-acre site through a local real estate company may help move that process forward — along with the […]
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New demolition order expected for West Park Shopping Center
MANSFIELD — Mansfield Law Director Rollie Harper told lawmakers his office is working with the city’s Permitting and Development Office on a new demolition order for the West Park Shopping Center on Park Avenue West. Harper made the announcement at Tuesday night’s Mansfield City Council meeting. He said that new order should be filed in […]
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Temps dip below zero: Perfect time to talk about improved Mansfield parks
MANSFIELD — Temperatures outside Tuesday evening dipping below zero offered a perfect time to contemplate a sunny, summer afternoon in the park. That was seemingly the case during a Mansfield City Council meeting which included a presentation from Parks & Recreation Supt. Mark Abrams. Public Works Director Louis Andres uses council meetings to have his […]
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Mansfield lawsuit over YMCA demo narrowed to breach of contract issue
MANSFIELD — A multi-pronged City of Mansfield lawsuit against the Lucas company that demolished the former YMCA has been reduced to a breach of contract dispute. Visiting Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Collier on Tuesday dismissed several causes of action against Page Excavation, including the city’s attempt to claim fraud/misrepresentation by the company and also […]
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Legal proceedings begin over Mansfield’s YMCA demolition dispute
MANSFIELD — The legal battle over the original demolition of the former YMCA along Park Avenue West began in Richland County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning — and will likely continue. Retired Medina County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Collier conducted a 20-minute oral hearing on a motion by attorneys for Page Excavating to […]
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Open Source: What is (still) going on at the West Park Shopping Center?
Question: “What is going on at the West Park Shopping Center? It is still just sitting their deteriorating? Why isn’t something being done?” MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield is starting over in its legal attempt to resolve problems at the former West Park Shopping Center on Park Avenue West. The city initially ordered the […]
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Page Excavating seeks to dismiss Mansfield’s lawsuit over YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — Attorneys for a Lucas contractor have filed a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the City of Mansfield that seeks to recoup money and damages from an alleged improper demolition of the former YMCA on Park Avenue West. The 28-page motion filed Wednesday in Richland County Common Pleas Court by a […]
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Mansfield lawmakers OK airport pollution settlement deal after closed-door session
MANSFIELD — Answers offered behind closed doors Tuesday night were enough to satisfy Mansfield City Council members. Local lawmakers approved the city’s participation in a class-action settlement against two of the companies whose products allegedly contaminated the soil near Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The class action lawsuit settlement is part of a proposed agreement in the […]
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Mansfield City Council to enjoy ‘leftovers’ Tuesday before new legislation comes up
MANSFIELD — Local lawmakers will have the chance to enjoy some leftovers Tuesday night before moving on to new legislation. Two bills scheduled for vote were delayed from council’s last meeting on Sept. 3. In one, City Council members chose to delay a vote on the city’s participation in a class action settlement against two […]
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Mansfield seeks legal recourse against Page Excavating over YMCA demolition
MANSFIELD — The City of Mansfield seeks to recoup money and damages incurred as the result of an improper demolition of the former YMCA on Park Avenue West. The city retained the Canton law firm of Baker, Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews to file and pursue a complaint in Richland County Common Pleas Court against […]