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AUGUST BRUSH COLLECTION

The August brush pickup will begin on Monday, August 26. During scheduled brush collections, the Street Department will make only one pass through the city to pick up brush. Residents are asked to have their brush by the front curb, but not in the street, by that first day in the morning at 7 a.m. […]

GROWING GOSHEN TOGETHER FALL SERIES ANNOUNCED

Following a successful pilot community conversation in the spring, the Goshen Community Relations Commission (CRC) and Goshen Community Schools (GCS) will embark on a series of events in the next several months that will encourage discourse around topics that uniquely affect Goshen’s residents. A series of three community conversations—all open to the public—will be held […]

ROAD CLOSURE: WEST JEFFERSON STREET

Jefferson Street is closed this week between 3rd Street and River Race Drive for the safety of the public—HRP Construction will stage construction equipment and materials north of Jefferson Street, requiring equipment to travel north and south across Jefferson Street as a new parking lot is constructed to the south. The west southbound lane of […]

ROAD CLOSURE: WILDEN AVENUE

The intersection of Wilden Avenue and 1st Street will be closed Tuesday, Aug. 13, and will reopen Saturday, Aug. 17. The detour will be Wilden to Michigan Avenue to Johnson Street to Main Street (SR 15).

SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION: MAIN STREET

Work on Main Street will begin Monday, August 12, beginning with sidewalk work on the south end of the project corridor (Madison Street). Sidewalks and some parking spaces will be under a rolling closure as work will continuously move north until completion in September. The closure may include a restriction of the outside travel lanes, […]

ROAD UPDATE: LINCOLN AVENUE

Lincoln Avenue, which has been closed between Main and 8th Street for milling and paving, is expected to reopen today around 5 p.m.

TRICK-OR-TREAT HOURS SET

Mark your calendars! Goshen’s 2019 trick-or-treat hours will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. These are the same hours as the last three years.

Elkhart County Waters Calendar 2020-21 Call for Photos

It is that time again! If you would enjoy seeing your favorite photo on the Greater Elkhart County Stormwater Partnership’s bi-annual calendar, please send us a copy by August 15th. Limit 10 photos per photographer and each photograph must be in a 300 dpi JPEG digital format and 11” x 8 ½”. We are looking […]

BEGINNING AUGUST: MAIN STREET RECONSTRUCTION

It’s been about a year since the City sought public input on what Main Street should look like. Thanks to everyone’s comments, the City has developed plans and is ready to move forward with the project. On Friday, July 19, the Goshen Redevelopment Commission approved a contract to rebuild Main Street. A bid for $989,657.60 […]

NOTICE FOR REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

TO PURCHASE 401, 405, 409, and 411 SOUTH THIRD STREET and 204 WEST MADISON, REAL ESTATE The Goshen Redevelopment Commission is soliciting proposals to purchase 401, 405, 409, and 411 South Third Street and 204 West Madison Street, Goshen, Indiana.  Informational packages describing the requirements for the proposals may be obtained from Mark Brinson, Community […]