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GOSHEN UTILITY BUSINESS OFFICE NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC

The Goshen Utility Business Office walk-up counter (203 S. 5th St.) is now open to the public during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. By order of the Elkhart County Health Department, face coverings are required in public. Please wear a mask when entering the utility business office. Customers […]

OFFICES CLOSED: INDEPENDENCE DAY

All City of Goshen offices will be closed Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. Trash collection remains on a regular schedule. Residents are asked to put their trash out on their usual day and time.

JUNE BRUSH PICKUP

Due to the special brush pickup June 15, following the storm that brought down tree limbs through parts of the City, the Goshen Street Department’s regular end-of month brush pickup for June was pushed back to begin the week of July 6, 2020. During scheduled brush collections, the Street Department will make only one pass […]

FOURTH OF JULY AND THE CITY’S FIREWORKS ORDINANCE

As the Fourth of July approaches, it is important that Goshen residents be aware of fireworks regulations. A local city ordinance was adopted in 2007 at the urging of residents concerned about neighborhood safety and noise. Regulation is controlled by parameters imposed in state regulation. Consumer fireworks are allowed by state legislation and local ordinance […]

LETTER TO BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF ELKHART COUNTY

The following is a letter signed by Elkhart County Mayors Jeremy Stutsman, Rod Roberson and Phil Jenkins, Commissioners Frank Lucchese, Suzie Weirick and Mike Yoder, as well as Elkhart County’s chambers of commerce and Economic Development Corporation Presidents Nick Kieffer, Levon Johnson, Jeff Kitson and Chris Stager: June 1, 2020 To the Business Community of […]

FREE MASKS TO BE HANDED OUT

The City of Goshen has acquired 2,500 sewn masks to distribute to the public, thanks to a generous donation from Sew Loved, Inc. On Monday, June 1, from 2 to 6 p.m., the City will set up a tent outside City Hall at 202 S. 5th Street (corner of S. 5th and E. Washington streets), […]

REMINDER: CITY OFFICES CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY

All City of Goshen offices will be closed Monday, May 25, due to the Memorial Day holiday. As a reminder, City buildings remain closed to the public as a safety measure to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Garbage pickup will be delayed by one day the week of May 25. Trash will be collected […]

MAY BRUSH COLLECTION

The May brush pickup will begin on Tuesday, May 26. 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 on the street, by that first day in the morning at 7 a.m. Brush will not […]

NO INTERURBAN TROLLEY SERVICE ON MAY 25, 2020-MEMORIAL DAY

The following message is from the Michiana Area Council of Governments: The Interurban trolley fixed route and the Interurban Trolley ADA Access service will not operate in Elkhart or Goshen on Monday, May 25, 2020 in observance of Memorial Day. Regular Service will resume on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. ADA Access riders must schedule transportation […]

OFFICES CLOSED: MEMORIAL DAY

All City of Goshen offices will be closed Monday, May 25, due to the Memorial Day holiday. As a reminder, City buildings remain closed to the public as a safety measure to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Garbage pickup will be delayed by one day the week of May 25. Trash will be collected […]