June 3, 2025 • 13 mins
Mansfield mayor, Jodie Perry, gave her monthly update during WMAN's "Local Talk" on May 30th. Hear the mayor share the latest on the possibility of a new public pool in town, will speed bumps be back this summer on Park Ave West, rezoning of land near Lahm Airport and more.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, we're gonna push line one and head to
downtown Mansfield this morning. I say this every time she
joins us. I don't think anybody's busier and behind the
scenes trying to coordinate the mayor of Mansfield, who is
with us, Jody Perry, to be here this morning. We're
thankful she's able to give us time from her office,
but that schedule is oh so busy.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Jody, good morning. How are you today. I'm doing well.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I know for you we're warming up and the mayor's
office is getting busier and busier.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Right, Yes it is.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes, it is. Well, I haven't found any downtime yet. Yeah,
I know it's this busy no matter what the season.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Well, let's jump in a lot to cover over the
course of our conversation this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I want to begin with Jody.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
You heard it at the last city council meeting from
finance Director Kelly blanken Chip and she was telling counsel
she's got a cautious outlook about you know, income taxes
slightly below the estimated revenue for the year. I know
this has to do with something maybe statewide. What can
you share somebody that maybe heard that saw that headline.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
What that's all about.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah, So a couple of years ago, this state legislature
made a change in how businesses could carry forward losses,
and so that is impacting us in terms of net
profit taxes. So of course we do an income tax here,
so you know, personally we pay it on our salary
(01:27):
and then businesses also have to pay it at the
end of the year. We as a city used to
limit that a little bit of how much they could
carry forward, and then that had to be rolled back.
I believe that happened before either Director of Blankenship or
myself took office. So we're starting to see the impacts
of that, largely speaking, based on what she reported. You know,
(01:49):
the regular withholding individuals and that is coming in about
where we would expect it. But the net profit is
you know, having some impacts. So you know, we're not
exactly ringing the alarm bells yet, but we're certainly you know,
we're always cautious on spending and we're going to remain
that way for the rest of this year to see
how things play out.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
As you mentioned, I think that right now and you know,
not forecasting any budget changes, but might not she said,
might not be a bunch of a carryover, right if
things continue into next year.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Yes, potentially. Now you know we're only four months into
the year. I mean, of course we're now almost through five.
But from a financial standpoint, you know, lots can change,
and you know right now in the environment, from the
national level and the international level, there is a lot
changing with the economies. So you know, we're watching it
(02:41):
very closely and you know we'll make adjustments as needed.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
And we're getting an update this morning from the Mayor
of Mansfield, Jody Perry, with us from her office. All Right,
so I don't know how many times you've gotten the question,
but I'll ask you. Speed bumps on the Miracle Mile.
We saw them last year in the summer, and I know,
just looking at some of the numbers from the police department,
those were very effective. Is there any conversation, if need be,
(03:06):
about bringing those back this summer?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
So yes, I wish I had my crystal ball to
predict that, but yes, they're certainly still on the table.
You know, last year we did two things. One was
the speed bumps. Of course, I think they went up
towards the end of June through Labor Day. We also
passed an ordinance about kind of it was called an
anti cruising ordinance, So it limits the amount of times
(03:30):
you can just go back and forth only during certain
hours of the week, which we were generally just those
cruising hours, with exceptions of course for people that are
going to work and things like that. So what we
wanted to see was, you know, what is the impact
of just the ordinance itself. So that's what we're watching.
I will say, you know, we had nicer oddly this year,
(03:50):
we seem to have nicer weather in March than we
have in May. And you know, when the weather was nicer,
we did have some we did see some challenges out
there we'll call it, including an accident. But you know,
since the weather got cooler and it's been rainy, we
haven't seen it. So we're watching it, monitoring it, and
you know, we will do it again if we have to.
(04:13):
We're hoping that people will help us and just keep
things down so that we don't have to do that.
Of course, it impacts everyone when we do, but you know,
there's been enough serious accidents and other things taking place
out there that we know we have to monitor it.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Man's fell. Mayor Jody Perry is with us this morning.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Would that be a conversation yourself, Police, Chief, Safety Service Director,
Keith Ports, everybody talking about this, I would assume if
you guys make that decision then correct.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, as well as our public works director and the
complex because they're the folks that have to put the
speed bumps out. So yes, we just had a conversation
this morning, not about bringing them back yet, but just like,
don't worry, we'll we'll have a thorough discussion before we
make a change, and we're not just going to throw
it out overnight.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
So oh, we have you this morning.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
A few more things I want to get to as
we're now and you know, you know, June is arriving
and you know, looking at the forecast, things are starting
to warm up. Something you've talked about as taking over
as mayor A lot of people have had that local
conversation is about a pool in Mansfeather. There hasn't been
one since August of twenty twenty one. I know you've
had a lot of conversations. I was hearing you you
(05:23):
are or you have you're looking into a feasibility study.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What can you share there?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, so you know I've talked a lot about the pool,
both through the election and then as mayor that you know,
I'm very supportive of a public pool, but we got
to you know, build the right one for our community.
We got to make sure we can maintain it for
decades to come, and get it in the right location
because at this point, you know, once upon a time
(05:50):
there was neighborhood pools and there was I think five
city pools. Unfortunately, that is just not possible in this
day and age from a staffing standpoint and cost and
things like that. So likely we're going to build one,
a little bit larger pool in a central place. So
we were connected through another contractor that we work with
a lot to a company that that's basically what they
(06:12):
do for communities. They do studies, they help design pools,
and so we talked with them and said, hey, what
do you recommend we start, and you know, the feasibility
study was where we landed. The great part about that
is there'll be ample opportunity for public input. So that
is something that you know, when we're making this decision,
(06:34):
you're not going to you know, replace a pool every
ten years. Right. The one at Liberty has been there
for decades and decades. So we're making an important decision
and it's going to be expensive, so we really want
to hear back from the community. So I think you'll
see that start to happen towards the end of the
summer early fall. There'll be lots of opportunity for input, location,
(06:54):
what features do we want, things like that, and then
coming out of that, we'll have an idea of what
we want to see happen, a rough idea on budget,
and then I can start to go into figuring out
paying for it, probably doing some form of fundraising for it,
writing grants, things like that.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
All right, Jody Perry, Mansfield Mayor. Again, it is with
us from our office this morning. So as you mentioned,
maybe later toward the end of summer toward fall, you'll
you'll have announcements on those meetings for people so they
can attend then.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Correct, absolutely, yep. I really want people's input, and I
think that we'll get it. You know, anytime we've talked
about it, there's been a lot of feedback, and I
like that. I think that that's you know who we
always make every decision that makes everybody happy, but you know,
we really want to make sure that we're you know,
listening to the input from the community.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
All right, good Mansfield update this morning. Again you're hearing
from the mayor Jody Perry. She joins us every month
for what's happening in town.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Jody.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
City Council is going to meet here coming up in
the next few days, and I saw something I believe
leave it's going to be on the agenda. It's about
rezoning some acres out near the airport. What all can
you tell us what's all that about?
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Yeah, so we have this would be acreage out where
old Dominion is we call Airport West Parkway kind of
crawl road area, and some of it is actually land
that's on the airport itself property as well as some
of it is private property. We're going to rezone it
from industrial or I one to Industrial I two, which
(08:32):
means it's allowed a little bit more heavy industry and
some other types of uses on it. One of the
things that we know now a couple of things. This
has already gone through Planning Commission and we're not doing
it because we have a project at this point. But
one of the feedback things that we have gotten is
(08:52):
the zoning there now doesn't allow for some types of
manufacturing that we see are looking for space. It's always
easier for someone if it's zoned correctly at the beginning.
So you know, we reached out to the existing owners
there and said, hey, you know, would you be okay
if we work towards rezoning it. They were all very supportive,
(09:13):
and of course, you know local neighboring residents are also
notified at that point. So this is the next step
past planning commission to have the public hearing and then
counsel we'll have a chance to vote on it. We
just think it puts us in a better position so
when companies come calling, and you know, we do get
calls on a regular basis from companies looking to locate
a new facility, that we can say, yep, we're ready,
(09:35):
shovel ready for you.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And the mayor is up early this morning, Jody Perry,
Mansfield's mayor, visiting with us. I got two more questions
and her schedule, I know it's busy, so we got
to let her go, but I wanted to bring this up.
There was scheduled to be earlier in May a ribbon
cutting for the Storicle Park, a storical park for all
I know, A lot of excitement. What can you share?
I'm assuming the weather, the rain, the cool temperatures. Did
(09:58):
that play a role in that, Yes.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
It did. So, you know, a lot of people, even
though we haven't done the grand opening, lots of people
have been in and through Circle already, which is awesome.
I knew, you know, when we saw it being built,
people were going to just be crazy when they saw
it in a good way. You know. We've had lots
of great feedback from parents and people of all ages,
you know, whether they love the pickleball courts or the
(10:23):
playground equipment and things like that. So unfortunately, though mother
nature didn't like it so much and it's been so rainy,
we have not been able to get the parking lot paved.
We're expanding the parking lot, which again, if you've been
in and through it, you can already see the need.
You know. I've been in there several times where you
cannot find space to park. So we didn't want to
(10:43):
do the grand opening without it all kind of being
buttoned up, so we're taking a few extra weeks. We'll
publicly announce the date as soon as we know for
sure that it's going to be paved and again, you
just need it to be dry for some days to
do that. There's also some final touches that they're doing
on other parts park, but I would expect it'll be
before the fourth of July. We'll get that back scheduled.
(11:04):
And you know, one of the questions I've had is
is it okay to go in and use the park
right now? And the answer is yes, go do obey
any construction workers, So if they have it blocked off
because they're paving, please don't drive in there. Obviously, there
is a walkway though off of Circle Boulevard by Children's Services,
so you can walk into the parks that way if
(11:26):
you'd like.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
All right, final thing, Jody Perry, mayor of Mansfield, I
saw a story with richlandsource dot com that one member
of city council, I think it was on Sundays. She
likes to drive around town, you know her part, it's
on her ward, and she loved the activity all the
people she saw out and about in the parks.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
I know, for you running for mayor, your focus on
the parks.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
We're just talking about the parks a pool that has
to bring a smile to your face to see people
using the local parks.
Speaker 3 (11:53):
It really does. Yeah, I appreciated that with comes a
woman burns in the first ward, and you know, I
didn't even know that she did that on a regular basis.
I thought that was great and I appreciated that she
said it publicly to I can tell you, you know,
probably the most common positive feedback we have gotten is
really about the parks. People again, of all ages, all
(12:15):
sides of the political aisle. People are just happy to
see the parks taking steps forward, and you know, we're
able to make additional investments, and I think that's also
been helpful to us in attracting other money into it.
You know, we've partnered with different organizations like Rotary and
others to do things that we couldn't afford to do
(12:36):
on our own, and so that's been a when you know, really,
I know that that was a piece that I heard
a lot from residents about when I was running, But
you know, just personally, I know, you know, those public
spaces are really important because everyone doesn't have a big
yard to play in, or everyone doesn't have playground equipment
in their own yard. So it's really important that we
(12:56):
keep those public spaces in good shape. How we get
to know our neighbors and kind of build that feeling
of community. So I can't do it all at once,
you know. I know people have reached out, Hey, how
come this park isn't getting attention? And the answer isn't
that we're never going to get to it. It's just
we gotta go a little at a time. But it
is fun to me too when I drive by and icye,
(13:17):
you know, especially Liberty Park, because there was such an
emphasis there where people felt like it was being abandoned
and to see it just come back to life makes
me smile every time I drive by.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
Terrific news this morning. We will let her go. We're
thankful for her time this morning. Our monthly visit from
the Mayor of Mansfield, Jody Perry, joining us from her
office this morning in downtown Mansfield. Jody, again, thank you
so much for the time. We appreciate you being here
this morning.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Yes, you too. Erin
All right, we're gonna push line one and head to
downtown Mansfield this morning. I say this every time she
joins us. I don't think anybody's busier and behind the
scenes trying to coordinate the mayor of Mansfield, who is
with us, Jody Perry, to be here this morning. We're
thankful she's able to give us time from her office,
but that schedule is oh so busy.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Jody, good morning. How are you today. I'm doing well.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
I know for you we're warming up and the mayor's
office is getting busier and busier.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
Right, Yes it is.
Speaker 3 (00:31):
Yes, it is. Well, I haven't found any downtime yet. Yeah,
I know it's this busy no matter what the season.
Speaker 1 (00:38):
Well, let's jump in a lot to cover over the
course of our conversation this morning.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I want to begin with Jody.
Speaker 1 (00:46):
You heard it at the last city council meeting from
finance Director Kelly blanken Chip and she was telling counsel
she's got a cautious outlook about you know, income taxes
slightly below the estimated revenue for the year. I know
this has to do with something maybe statewide. What can
you share somebody that maybe heard that saw that headline.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
What that's all about.
Speaker 3 (01:07):
Yeah, So a couple of years ago, this state legislature
made a change in how businesses could carry forward losses,
and so that is impacting us in terms of net
profit taxes. So of course we do an income tax here,
so you know, personally we pay it on our salary
(01:27):
and then businesses also have to pay it at the
end of the year. We as a city used to
limit that a little bit of how much they could
carry forward, and then that had to be rolled back.
I believe that happened before either Director of Blankenship or
myself took office. So we're starting to see the impacts
of that, largely speaking, based on what she reported. You know,
(01:49):
the regular withholding individuals and that is coming in about
where we would expect it. But the net profit is
you know, having some impacts. So you know, we're not
exactly ringing the alarm bells yet, but we're certainly you know,
we're always cautious on spending and we're going to remain
that way for the rest of this year to see
how things play out.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
As you mentioned, I think that right now and you know,
not forecasting any budget changes, but might not she said,
might not be a bunch of a carryover, right if
things continue into next year.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Yes, potentially. Now you know we're only four months into
the year. I mean, of course we're now almost through five.
But from a financial standpoint, you know, lots can change,
and you know right now in the environment, from the
national level and the international level, there is a lot
changing with the economies. So you know, we're watching it
(02:41):
very closely and you know we'll make adjustments as needed.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
And we're getting an update this morning from the Mayor
of Mansfield, Jody Perry, with us from her office. All Right,
so I don't know how many times you've gotten the question,
but I'll ask you. Speed bumps on the Miracle Mile.
We saw them last year in the summer, and I know,
just looking at some of the numbers from the police department,
those were very effective. Is there any conversation, if need be,
(03:06):
about bringing those back this summer?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
So yes, I wish I had my crystal ball to
predict that, but yes, they're certainly still on the table.
You know, last year we did two things. One was
the speed bumps. Of course, I think they went up
towards the end of June through Labor Day. We also
passed an ordinance about kind of it was called an
anti cruising ordinance, So it limits the amount of times
(03:30):
you can just go back and forth only during certain
hours of the week, which we were generally just those
cruising hours, with exceptions of course for people that are
going to work and things like that. So what we
wanted to see was, you know, what is the impact
of just the ordinance itself. So that's what we're watching.
I will say, you know, we had nicer oddly this year,
(03:50):
we seem to have nicer weather in March than we
have in May. And you know, when the weather was nicer,
we did have some we did see some challenges out
there we'll call it, including an accident. But you know,
since the weather got cooler and it's been rainy, we
haven't seen it. So we're watching it, monitoring it, and
you know, we will do it again if we have to.
(04:13):
We're hoping that people will help us and just keep
things down so that we don't have to do that.
Of course, it impacts everyone when we do, but you know,
there's been enough serious accidents and other things taking place
out there that we know we have to monitor it.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Man's fell. Mayor Jody Perry is with us this morning.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Would that be a conversation yourself, Police, Chief, Safety Service Director,
Keith Ports, everybody talking about this, I would assume if
you guys make that decision then correct.
Speaker 3 (04:39):
Yeah, as well as our public works director and the
complex because they're the folks that have to put the
speed bumps out. So yes, we just had a conversation
this morning, not about bringing them back yet, but just like,
don't worry, we'll we'll have a thorough discussion before we
make a change, and we're not just going to throw
it out overnight.
Speaker 2 (04:58):
So oh, we have you this morning.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
A few more things I want to get to as
we're now and you know, you know, June is arriving
and you know, looking at the forecast, things are starting
to warm up. Something you've talked about as taking over
as mayor A lot of people have had that local
conversation is about a pool in Mansfeather. There hasn't been
one since August of twenty twenty one. I know you've
had a lot of conversations. I was hearing you you
(05:23):
are or you have you're looking into a feasibility study.
Speaker 2 (05:27):
What can you share there?
Speaker 3 (05:29):
Yeah, so you know I've talked a lot about the pool,
both through the election and then as mayor that you know,
I'm very supportive of a public pool, but we got
to you know, build the right one for our community.
We got to make sure we can maintain it for
decades to come, and get it in the right location
because at this point, you know, once upon a time
(05:50):
there was neighborhood pools and there was I think five
city pools. Unfortunately, that is just not possible in this
day and age from a staffing standpoint and cost and
things like that. So likely we're going to build one,
a little bit larger pool in a central place. So
we were connected through another contractor that we work with
a lot to a company that that's basically what they
(06:12):
do for communities. They do studies, they help design pools,
and so we talked with them and said, hey, what
do you recommend we start, and you know, the feasibility
study was where we landed. The great part about that
is there'll be ample opportunity for public input. So that
is something that you know, when we're making this decision,
(06:34):
you're not going to you know, replace a pool every
ten years. Right. The one at Liberty has been there
for decades and decades. So we're making an important decision
and it's going to be expensive, so we really want
to hear back from the community. So I think you'll
see that start to happen towards the end of the
summer early fall. There'll be lots of opportunity for input, location,
(06:54):
what features do we want, things like that, and then
coming out of that, we'll have an idea of what
we want to see happen, a rough idea on budget,
and then I can start to go into figuring out
paying for it, probably doing some form of fundraising for it,
writing grants, things like that.
Speaker 1 (07:14):
All right, Jody Perry, Mansfield Mayor. Again, it is with
us from our office this morning. So as you mentioned,
maybe later toward the end of summer toward fall, you'll
you'll have announcements on those meetings for people so they
can attend then.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Correct, absolutely, yep. I really want people's input, and I
think that we'll get it. You know, anytime we've talked
about it, there's been a lot of feedback, and I
like that. I think that that's you know who we
always make every decision that makes everybody happy, but you know,
we really want to make sure that we're you know,
listening to the input from the community.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
All right, good Mansfield update this morning. Again you're hearing
from the mayor Jody Perry. She joins us every month
for what's happening in town.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Jody.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
City Council is going to meet here coming up in
the next few days, and I saw something I believe
leave it's going to be on the agenda. It's about
rezoning some acres out near the airport. What all can
you tell us what's all that about?
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Yeah, so we have this would be acreage out where
old Dominion is we call Airport West Parkway kind of
crawl road area, and some of it is actually land
that's on the airport itself property as well as some
of it is private property. We're going to rezone it
from industrial or I one to Industrial I two, which
(08:32):
means it's allowed a little bit more heavy industry and
some other types of uses on it. One of the
things that we know now a couple of things. This
has already gone through Planning Commission and we're not doing
it because we have a project at this point. But
one of the feedback things that we have gotten is
(08:52):
the zoning there now doesn't allow for some types of
manufacturing that we see are looking for space. It's always
easier for someone if it's zoned correctly at the beginning.
So you know, we reached out to the existing owners
there and said, hey, you know, would you be okay
if we work towards rezoning it. They were all very supportive,
(09:13):
and of course, you know local neighboring residents are also
notified at that point. So this is the next step
past planning commission to have the public hearing and then
counsel we'll have a chance to vote on it. We
just think it puts us in a better position so
when companies come calling, and you know, we do get
calls on a regular basis from companies looking to locate
a new facility, that we can say, yep, we're ready,
(09:35):
shovel ready for you.
Speaker 1 (09:37):
And the mayor is up early this morning, Jody Perry,
Mansfield's mayor, visiting with us. I got two more questions
and her schedule, I know it's busy, so we got
to let her go, but I wanted to bring this up.
There was scheduled to be earlier in May a ribbon
cutting for the Storicle Park, a storical park for all
I know, A lot of excitement. What can you share?
I'm assuming the weather, the rain, the cool temperatures. Did
(09:58):
that play a role in that, Yes.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
It did. So, you know, a lot of people, even
though we haven't done the grand opening, lots of people
have been in and through Circle already, which is awesome.
I knew, you know, when we saw it being built,
people were going to just be crazy when they saw
it in a good way. You know. We've had lots
of great feedback from parents and people of all ages,
you know, whether they love the pickleball courts or the
(10:23):
playground equipment and things like that. So unfortunately, though mother
nature didn't like it so much and it's been so rainy,
we have not been able to get the parking lot paved.
We're expanding the parking lot, which again, if you've been
in and through it, you can already see the need.
You know. I've been in there several times where you
cannot find space to park. So we didn't want to
(10:43):
do the grand opening without it all kind of being
buttoned up, so we're taking a few extra weeks. We'll
publicly announce the date as soon as we know for
sure that it's going to be paved and again, you
just need it to be dry for some days to
do that. There's also some final touches that they're doing
on other parts park, but I would expect it'll be
before the fourth of July. We'll get that back scheduled.
(11:04):
And you know, one of the questions I've had is
is it okay to go in and use the park
right now? And the answer is yes, go do obey
any construction workers, So if they have it blocked off
because they're paving, please don't drive in there. Obviously, there
is a walkway though off of Circle Boulevard by Children's Services,
so you can walk into the parks that way if
(11:26):
you'd like.
Speaker 1 (11:27):
All right, final thing, Jody Perry, mayor of Mansfield, I
saw a story with richlandsource dot com that one member
of city council, I think it was on Sundays. She
likes to drive around town, you know her part, it's
on her ward, and she loved the activity all the
people she saw out and about in the parks.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
I know, for you running for mayor, your focus on
the parks.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
We're just talking about the parks a pool that has
to bring a smile to your face to see people
using the local parks.
Speaker 3 (11:53):
It really does. Yeah, I appreciated that with comes a
woman burns in the first ward, and you know, I
didn't even know that she did that on a regular basis.
I thought that was great and I appreciated that she
said it publicly to I can tell you, you know,
probably the most common positive feedback we have gotten is
really about the parks. People again, of all ages, all
(12:15):
sides of the political aisle. People are just happy to
see the parks taking steps forward, and you know, we're
able to make additional investments, and I think that's also
been helpful to us in attracting other money into it.
You know, we've partnered with different organizations like Rotary and
others to do things that we couldn't afford to do
(12:36):
on our own, and so that's been a when you know, really,
I know that that was a piece that I heard
a lot from residents about when I was running, But
you know, just personally, I know, you know, those public
spaces are really important because everyone doesn't have a big
yard to play in, or everyone doesn't have playground equipment
in their own yard. So it's really important that we
(12:56):
keep those public spaces in good shape. How we get
to know our neighbors and kind of build that feeling
of community. So I can't do it all at once,
you know. I know people have reached out, Hey, how
come this park isn't getting attention? And the answer isn't
that we're never going to get to it. It's just
we gotta go a little at a time. But it
is fun to me too when I drive by and icye,
(13:17):
you know, especially Liberty Park, because there was such an
emphasis there where people felt like it was being abandoned
and to see it just come back to life makes
me smile every time I drive by.
Speaker 1 (13:28):
Terrific news this morning. We will let her go. We're
thankful for her time this morning. Our monthly visit from
the Mayor of Mansfield, Jody Perry, joining us from her
office this morning in downtown Mansfield. Jody, again, thank you
so much for the time. We appreciate you being here
this morning.
Speaker 3 (13:43):
Yes, you too. Erin
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