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REVISED DATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LUNCHEONS

All details from our previous post on our upcoming environmental luncheons are correct except that we have switched the presenters for each date. Matt Meersman, Director of the Saint Joseph River Basin Commission, will be presenting on Tuesday, February 25th, and Carrie Tauscher, State Community and Urban Forest Coordinator, will be speaking on Tuesday, March […]

COMMUNITY LUNCHEONS TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENT

Bring your own lunch and join the Department of Environmental Resilience to a series of community presentations and meetings as a lead up to some of the Climate Action Planning. The first meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 25 from noon to 1 p.m. The speaker for the first meeting will be Carrie Tauscher, State Community […]

APPLY NOW FOR THE 30TH ANNUAL HELP-A-HOUSE PROGRAM IN GOSHEN

The following message is from Lacasa, Inc.: Applications are now available for the 30th annual Help-a-House home repair program in Goshen. In partnership with the City of Goshen, Lacasa’s Help-a-House program for households with limited income addresses issues that affect the safety and accessibility of the occupants or may affect the efficiency of the house. […]

Notice of Adoption of a Resolution Designating the “Benteler III Economic Revitalization Area” and Notice of Public Hearing

The Goshen Common Council passed Resolution 2020-01 on January 7, 2020 declaring the designation of the Benteler III Economic Revitalization Area at 910 Eisenhower Drive South, Goshen, Indiana for the purpose of phasing-in certain personal property taxes in connection with the installation of new manufacturing equipment by Benteler Automotive Corporation (“Benteler”). A description and map […]

DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY

All City of Goshen offices will be closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trash collection services WILL CONTINUE AS REGULARLY SCHEDULED on Monday and the rest of the week. The Board of Works meeting scheduled for Monday, January 20, has been canceled due to the holiday and a […]

CITY STAFF MONITORING RAIN, POTENTIAL FLOODING THIS WEEKEND

With the weather forecast calling for extended and intense periods of rain this weekend and Monday, the City of Goshen is monitoring areas that may be affected by flooding. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for areas in Elkhart County, including some within Goshen’s city limits. Heavy rain is expected to cause […]

HEAVY RAIN IN THE FORECAST: HELP KEEP OUR STORMDRAINS CLEAR

Local and national weather forecasts are calling for extended—and at times heavy—rain to occur late Thursday through late Saturday, with somewhere between 3 – 4 inches of rain falling on our area. If you live in a low-lying area that typically floods, please continue to monitor the weather forecast. City Departments have worked hard to […]

2020 GOSHEN WATER AND SEWER RATES IMPLEMENTED

On March 20, 2018 the Goshen City Council approved changes to the water and sewer rates and charges (per ordinances 4939 and 4940). This year, the monthly usage charge has been increased as follows: Cubic feet of water supplied Rate per 100 cubic feet First 3,000 cubic feet $2.53 Next 97,000 cubic feet $2.17 Over […]

CHRISTMAS TREE DISPOSAL

The annual Christmas tree collection will run between January 6 and January 31, 2020. Have your bare trees — no lights, decorations, tinsel or strands— by the curb for a Street Department crew to pick up. Do not place artificial trees or other decorations at the curb. For more information, contact the Street Department at […]

ROAD CLOSURE: ALLEY BEHIND 110 N. MAIN ST.

NIPSCO will be replacing a pole on the alley behind 110 N. Main Street, just north of Lincoln Avenue. The closure is expected to be Thursday Jan. 2, and outages may occur on Saturday, Jan. 4. However, the weather may cause for the work to be delayed.