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The Board of Works voted for the City to install a right turn-only sign on the corner of N. Fifth and Clinton streets for northbound traffic. The sign will alert drivers in advance of Pike Street so they can turn on Clinton if they need to. The Indiana Department of Transportation will be placing no […]

The Goshen Board of Works approved the recommendations from the Traffic Commission to make the following changes to 15th Street: Changing the striping from the typical two parallel white lines to the “Continental” striping to make the crossing more visible to motorists. Replacing the pedestrian warning signs with bike/pedestrian warning signs. Adding additional advanced bike/pedestrian […]

Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Place of Meeting: Rieth Interpretive Center, 410 West Plymouth Avenue, Goshen, Indiana The Goshen Parks & Recreation Department is hosting a public meeting to discuss and gather feedback from residents in preparation to update the Parks Master Plan. This plan will serve to […]

The Goshen City Council normally meets the first and third Tuesday of the month. This month, however, the council will not meet tomorrow Tuesday, Oct. 2, and instead will meet Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. A meeting is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 16 but may be canceled.

In 2016, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) performed a groundwater source investigation to determine the path of flow for cis-1,2- dichloroethene identified in the North Wellfield’s finished water. Routine testing indicated a slight increase in the contamination from 1.3 parts per billion (ppb) in 2013 to 4.8 ppb in 2016. As a general […]

From Friday evening, Sept. 28, through early Saturday evening, Sept. 29, a portion of the City Parking Lot north to Goshen Brewing Company will be closed to the public. Only the portion within the red square will be closed off to the public, to allow a private event.

The Winona Trail pedestrian path will be closed at Kercher Road at times between October 1 and November 2, 2018. The closure is necessary for the construction of the roadway and the median island on Kercher Road at the trail crossing. Please follow the City on Facebook at The City of Goshen, Indiana, or on […]

Elkhart County will be closing the Indiana Avenue bridge that goes over the Elkhart River on Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. to perform an inspection of the bridge.

Congratulations to Private First Class Winston Lechlitner, who completed his probationary year at the Goshen Fire Department. His promotion ceremony was today at the Board of Work meeting.

Brush pickup for the month of September ( and the last brush pickup of the year) will begin Monday, September 24, 2018. 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 […]