Summary
The city rediscovered the long-lost Mansfield Cemetery on land bought with Clean Ohio funds and plans to use opioid-settlement money to pay a recovery workforce to build trails, restore the cemetery and possibly reactivate it as a conservation cemetery.
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Last discussed Jun 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Funded by the city's share of the One Ohio opioid settlement over 20 years.
✅Who benefits
People in recovery gaining job experience, plus families and history buffs interested in cemetery access.
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