News

The July brush pickup will begin on Monday, July 29. 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 that first day in the morning at 7 a.m. Brush will not […]

Lincoln Avenue will be closed Monday, July 29, from Main Street to 8th Street for milling and paving. Milling and paving on that stretch of the road may last longer than a week. Norfolk Southern will also close down the railroad crossing at Lincoln Avenue (east of 8th Street) for repairs on the crossing on […]

On Monday, July 29, the contractor will be moving to the north half of the 9th Street project between Purl and Jackson streets, and will be working on the west side of the road installing the new path. Access will be limited to northbound traffic only.

City of Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman ordered all flags at City offices to be lowered at half-staff Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26, in honor of Goshen Police Officer Kevin Koontz, who passed away Monday, following a courageous battle with cancer. Mayor Stutsman also invites all Goshen residents and businesses to lower their flags […]

The Goshen Community Relations Commission put out a request for proposals for a workshop for CRC members and elected officials to learn about the need for bystander training. Bystander training is based on social science principles that prepare individuals or groups to address a situation of verbal, physical or any type of harassment. A bystander […]

The City of Goshen, in partnership with the Salvation Army, Maple City Chapel and Goshen Public Library, is working to provide resources for residents during the upcoming days with extreme heat. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Elkhart County from Thursday, July 18, through Saturday evening, July 20. Temperatures will […]

In this month’s Newsletter read about how Indiana’s stormwater regulations have only changed once since August 2003 and yet they are a way to keep America the Beautiful, beautiful. Lean about the beautiful and beastly sides of fireworks. Lastly, read about the 11 times the Elkhart River has reached minor flood stage since October 2007, […]

Ordinance 5001, Repealing, Replacing and Modifying Portions of the Neighborhood Preservation Ordinance and Building Department Fee Ordinance, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on July 2, 2019.  Ordinance 5001 establishes registration and inspection requirements and the annual registration fees, inspection fees, reinspection fees, and late fees to be assessed under the City of Goshen’s […]

Governing Body: Goshen Redevelopment CommissionDate of Meeting: July 19, 2019Time of Meeting: 8:00 a.m.Place of Meeting: City Courtroom/Council Chambers, 111 East Jefferson, Goshen, IN Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen Redevelopment commission will hold a public meeting on Friday July 19, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. at […]

Plymouth Avenue (SR 119) will be closed on Saturday, July 13, from 7 a.m. to noon for the Kids’ and Teens’ Triathlon event. The closure will be from South 3rd Street to Indiana Avenue.