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Due to a new water main connection, a boil water advisory has been issued for when the water comes back on at East Lincoln, between S. 24th and S. 27th streets beginning Monday morning, Nov. 2. It is recommended that all cooking and drinking water be brought to a complete boil for five (5) minutes […]

NOTE: This boil order was issued on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. On Tuesday October 27, 2020, the water main was shut off to repair along S. 24th Street, between Lincoln Avenue and Dykstra Street; a boil order is being issued when water comes back on. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management requires the Water Utility […]

The Goshen Parks and Recreation Department has closed a portion of the City Parks’ restrooms that are not heated for the fall/winter season. The following is a list of facilities that will remain open throughout the season: Heated Restroom facilities: Abshire Cabin, 1302 E. Lincoln Ave. Shanklin Park Warming Building, (near pond), 411 W. Plymouth […]

The following message is from the Elkhart County Health Department: Elkhart County is in the middle of a large, troubling spike in the number of Covid-19 cases. We have seen a steady increase in new cases since the middle of September, and there is no sign of a leveling off or a decrease in these […]

East Lincoln Avenue is closed at Blackport Drive today Thursday, October 8, 2020, to allow NIPSCO crews to work on a broken gas line. The line was broken during construction for the new water line along Lincoln Avenue. After review of the broken gas line by NIPSCO, it was determined no evacuations are needed at […]

Goshen Utilities will start the fall hydrant flushing program beginning Monday October 5th, 2020, through Friday October 9th, weather permitting. Click here for a larger image of the map. From Monday, October 5th through Friday October 9th, we will be flushing during daylight hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the upper pressure zone, […]

East Lincoln Avenue is closed between S. 23rd Street and Blackport Drive to allow NIPSCO crews to work on a broken service gas line. The line was broken during construction for the new water line along Lincoln Avenue. After review of the broken gas line by the Goshen Fire Department and NIPSCO, it was determined […]

The last brush pickup of the year will begin September 28, 2020. During scheduled brush collections, the Street Department will make only one pass through the city to pick up brush. Please have your brush by the front curb, but not in the street, by that first day in the morning at 7 a.m. Brush […]

Norfolk Southern will be closing the railroad crossings at N. Cottage Avenue and E. Monroe Street from Monday, Sept. 28 to Wednesday, Oct. 7. Both crossings might not be closed at the same time, but Norfolk Southern has not specified exact dates or timeframes for when each crossing will be worked on.

Blackport Drive will be closed for one day only Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, due to water main construction crossing the intersection of Blackport and Lincoln Avenue. Construction crews will keep the closure as short as possible. While Blackport is closed, through-traffic from Monroe Street needing to get to Lincoln Avenue may use CR 29. Blackport […]