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The City and utilities have adopted further measures to help mitigate the public’s exposure to COVID-19. Beginning March 23 and through the end of April, all City buildings will be closed to the public. All offices are conducting business and are available through phone and email during regular business hours. These measures will be reviewed […]

The following is a message from the Goshen City Court staff: Goshen City Court has suspended all non-essential hearings until May 4, 2020. Any essential hearings being held will be posted on the front door of the Police and Courts building. Do not bring anybody with you to court—they will not be allowed inside the […]

Mayor Jeremy Stutsman signed Executive Order 2020-02 Tuesday, March 17, which lists restrictions for City buildings and facilities in an attempt to reduce the risk of exposure of COVID-19 to the public and employees. According to the executive order, access to City of Goshen buildings and facilities is to be restricted through the end of […]

The Goshen Parks & Recreation Department has made the following operational changes to their offices and facilities in an effort to protect the public and staff from the spread of COVID-19: The Parks & Recreation office at 524 E. Jackson St. will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to noon. The office will […]

The following is a message from the Goshen Police Department: In support of Governor Holcomb’s restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Goshen City Police Department will be making minor changes to our response for non-emergency service calls. Our goal is to reduce the risk of spreading this virus by limiting any non-essential contact […]

In taking reasonable steps to ensure public services are not interrupted, as well as protecting the health of City employees, effective March 19, 2020, the Goshen Utility Business Office, 203 S. 5th St., will be closing their walk-up counter to the public until further notice. During this time, their phone lines will be answered from […]

Until further notice, all applications for Building permits must be made through the City of Goshen’s online portal. You can log into the website at https://cityportal.goshencity.com and register for a new account. The online tool is user friendly and will walk you through the steps to apply for permits. You can make payments through the […]

GOSHEN CITY COURT is postponing Traffic Court scheduled for Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. to Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.  If you do NOT want to dispute or contest your traffic ticket, you do not have to wait to take care of it.  Please call the Goshen City Court Clerk’s office […]

Water and sewer utilities are essential components in managing hygiene to combat a potential COVID-19 infection. Beginning the week of March 16, Goshen Utilities is suspending water and sewer shutoffs for account delinquency until the end of April 2020. During this grace period, late fees will be suspended. For utility customers that are on or […]

NOTE: A previous version of this message announced a tornado siren test scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 from 10 to 10:30 a.m. That test has been canceled statewide. Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana this year is from March 15 to 21. Please keep this information in mind in case of an emergency. During an […]