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Kercher Road (CR 38) will have a moving lane restriction between the Norfolk Southern Marion railroad line and the Kercher bridge over the Elkhart River. The lane restriction is required for the placement of topsoil behind the new curb. The lane restriction begins today Monday, March 19 and will continue through Friday, March 30, 2018.

Goshen City Cemeteries announces that its annual spring cleanup will occur Monday to Friday, April 2-6, 2018. This will include Violett, Oakridge and West Goshen cemeteries. Items likely to be removed during spring clean-up include silk flowers, broken items, old flags, old frames & wires, glass items, and seasonal items. Please note that glass decorations […]

Borden Waste-Away is collecting lost and found dumpsters that were carried away by floodwaters in late February. They retrieved four containers from Shanklin Park, and suspect more are out there. They could be in a ditch or on a tree, or event floating (or sunk) in the Elkhart River, Millrace Canal or behind Linway Plaza. […]

The City of Goshen is now accepting applications for its 2018 Flood Restoration Grant Program. The grant program was created to assist Goshen homeowners recovering from the Feb. 21, 2018 flood. Homeowners whose property was damaged can apply for one of two types of grants: repair grants or reimbursement grants. Funding for both grants will […]

This month, there will be an additional Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday, March 17. Household hazardous waste may be dropped off at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility, free of charge, and sponsored by Elkhart County Waste Management. When: Saturday March 17th – 8am to 3pm Where: Elkhart County Correctional Facility near intersection of CR26 […]

Residents affected by severe weather and flooding in Indiana will have convenient access to assistance, as the State of Indiana opens state assistance centers in Northern Indiana. A one-stop disaster center will open the week of Monday, March 5. Elkhart County: 608 Oakland Drive, Elkhart Indiana 46516 Open Monday and Friday, noon to 8 p.m. […]

The Goshen Parks and Recreation Department Office has relocated from City Hall to Rieth Interpretive Center, 410 W. Plymouth Ave. (across Plymouth Ave. from Shanklin Park). Beginning Thursday, March 8 please visit the Parks staff at the Rieth Interpretive Center for you customer service needs. The Parks and Recreation office is open Monday – Friday, […]

Both Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc. and the City of Goshen have been asked by residents in recent weeks what the status is on the delivery of the 96-gallon trash carts to those who have requested them. Since the announcement was made that Borden would take over Goshen’s trash collection service, more than 3,000 carts have […]

Due to the historic flooding that occurred here in Goshen and around our regional community, the release of the Stormwater Survey discussed in the previous edition of the Newsletter has been postponed. Thus, the focus of this month’s Newsletter is simply on what is found in stormwater runoff and to remind readers that storm drains […]

The City of Goshen will be lowering the Millrace Canal in order to perform bridge inspections. The bridge inspections are a part of routine inspections but have also been expanded to include any flood related damages to City maintained bridges. The City maintains all pedestrian bridges and vehicular bridges that do not span more than […]