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Mansfield staff seeks council backing to pursue state cultural-district designation
Summary
City staff presented a multi-year plan to create a designated cultural district centered on Geyer Commons and historic downtown, proposing reuse of the old high school and rock gym as anchors and asking council to adopt a resolution to formalize the district and metrics for a state application.
Theresa Cohagan, the city's executive director for community engagement, asked Mansfield City Council on Oct. 13 to endorse a draft cultural district plan and let staff develop the metrics needed to apply to the Texas Commission for the Arts. Cohagan described the initiative as a multi-year effort that began in 2017 and has grown to include multiple historic facilities and a nationally recognized cultural incubator program.
Cohagan said the plan would use Geyer Commons as a centerpiece and the historic high school and the Rock Gym as anchor institutions. "The big one is it enhances property value," she told the council, arguing that cultural…
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