MANSFIELD — A young girl ran, laughed and called out to her friend on the playground Thursday morning. “This place has everything!” she shouted on the bright, sunny day. Somewhere, Justine Sterkel smiled. The youngster and her friend were enjoying the new Sterkel Community Park for All — a 20-acre inclusive park and playground located […]
Sterkel Community Park for All
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UPDATE: Sterkel Community Park for All grand opening set for June 26
A grand opening/ribbon cutting ceremony for Sterkel Park — first set for May 23 — was postponed due to wet weather, which delayed progress.
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Grand opening planned this spring at Sterkel Community Park for All
MANSFIELD — A grand opening is planned this spring at the new Sterkel Community Park for All. “I think we are planning for early- to mid-spring for a larger grand opening in conjunction with Richland Newhope,” Mansfield Mayor Jodie Perry said Tuesday morning after a Board of Control meeting. The first two zones are largely […]
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Clock ticking for $3.5 million in ARPA-funded projects at Mansfield Municipal Building
MANSFIELD — The clock is ticking on about $3.5 million in planned improvements to the Mansfield Municipal Building. Literally. The work will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act funds, a request from former Mayor Tim Theaker that City Council approved more than two years ago. Money funded by ARPA must be appropriated by the […]
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Mansfield City Council to consider repealing medical marijuana ban
MANSFIELD — Mansfield City Council in June opened the way for potential recreational cannabis dispensaries. It’s expected Tuesday to consider repealing a ban against medical marijuana, as well. Local lawmakers are scheduled to vote on two pieces of legislation that would undo what City Council approved seven years ago — a ban on medical marijuana […]
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Sterkel Community Park for All: Dream moving closer to fruition in Mansfield
MANSFIELD — Michele Giess admitted Wednesday that her initial pitch about the Sterkel Community Park for All is a distant memory. But at least partial success is clearly in sight for the superintendent of Richland Newhope on the 20-acre, all-inclusive park and playground at the city park off Hillcrest Street. “That feels like a long […]
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Sterkel Community Park for All construction started; more funding needed
MANSFIELD — Construction has begun at the Sterkel Community Park for All, a 20-acre, all-inclusive park and playground at the city park off Hillcrest Street. But organizers said Monday additional funds for play equipment are needed in April in order for the site to open in the fall as planned. The park site off Hillcrest […]
