Mansfield applying for street work assistance

MANSFIELD – Mayor Steve Gaines has applied for road repair assistance money after receiving a call from the office of state Rep. Chapin Rose, notifying him of the emergency road program.

Gaines said the money is for projects that will cost over $300,000, and he hopes the money will pay for the grinding and resurfacing of several Mansfield streets.

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