Airport Construction Begins, Traffic Advisory Issued for Mansfield

MANSFIELD — A major construction project at Mansfield Municipal Airport got underway this week, prompting a town traffic advisory, while the Town Manager separately announced a new push to gather resident feedback on the town's budget.

TOWN HALL

The Mansfield Municipal Airport, at 265 Fruit Street, began a major site improvement project on Monday, July 13, involving renovations and upgrades to the airport's runway and taxiway areas, according to a Town Hall traffic advisory. The town did not specify a completion date or detour routes in the advisory.

Separately, the Department of Public Works' Highway Division has several road construction projects scheduled for the summer, the town said in a News & Announcements post, without detailing specific streets or timelines.

The Town Manager announced a new series of community focus groups to gather resident "ideas, feedback, and perspectives" on topics affecting the community, including the town's budget plan, according to a Town Hall notice. No dates for the sessions were listed. The town's Information Technologies office also issued its regular weekly cybersecurity communication, this edition walking through a cyber-scam scenario and how to resolve it, and released its July town newsletter covering department, board and committee updates.

COMING UP

The Light Commission meets Monday, July 20. The Zoning Board of Appeals holds an amended-agenda session Tuesday, July 21, the same day the Historical Commission meets.