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CEMETERY SPRING CLEANUP

The Goshen Cemetery Department’s spring clean-up will be Monday to Friday, April 1–5.  Items likely to be removed by staff during spring clean-up include old silk flowers (especially if they are in the way of trimmers), broken items, old flags, plush items, old frames & wires, glass items and out-of-date seasonal items.  If you have […]

Road restrictions: Kercher Road from railroad to Dierdorff

Kercher Road (CR 38) will be restricted between the railroad tracks and Weymouth Boulevard starting the week of Monday, March 25, for a month. The restrictions are so that the contractor can complete the first half of the Kercher Phase 1 project. They will keep traffic in both directions open with cones and barricades and […]

CITY OF GOSHEN ESTABLISHES BROWNFIELD REVOLVING LOAN FUND PROGRAM

Mayor Jeremy Stutsman is pleased to announce the creation of a new Brownfield Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program, which will help with the assessment, remediation and redevelopment of potential brownfield properties. Grant and loan money (maximum of $500,000 per grant or loan), is now available for developers in both the private and public sector who […]

SPECIAL BRUSH PICKUP STARTS MARCH 25

Due to high winds bringing some tree limbs down and popular demand, the Goshen Street Department will be doing a round of brush pickup the week of March 25. Have your brush by the front curb, but not in the street, by that Monday morning at 7 a.m. Brush will not be picked up in […]

OPEN HOUSE: NEW PARKS & RECREATION OFFICES

The Goshen Parks & Recreation Department is having an open House Friday, March 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to celebrate their new office building at 524 East Jackson St. Please join the staff for a tour of the new building and light refreshments!

Tornado siren to be tested Tuesday, March 19 for Severe Weather Preparedness Week

The Goshen Fire Department will conduct an outdoor warning siren test Tuesday, March 19, at 10:15 a.m. as part of a statewide communication systems test during Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana, which goes from March 17 to 23. The test will be postponed to Wednesday, March 20, if weather conditions warrant. During an actual […]

ROAD CLOSURE: FIRST STREET FROM ROCK RUN CREEK TO OAKRIDGE AVE.

Contractor Walsh & Kelly is scheduled to begin construction on the First Street Reconstruction Project that week of March 12. The new Road closure is for the first phase of construction from Rock Run Creek to the north side of the intersection of the First Street and Oakridge Avenue. This This segment of the road […]

PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT FOR THE NAMING AND BRANDING OF OUR REGIONAL TRAILS

The following is a news release from the Michiana Area Council of Governments Did you know that our region boosts over 937 miles of bicycle and pedestrian facilities? By this summer, some of these trails will even be able to take you from Mishawaka to Niles, Michigan. Elkhart County is already home to three trails […]

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Board of Directors of the Goshen Redevelopment Authority will hold a public meeting on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 2:15 p.m. (or immediately following the Board of Public Works and Safety and Stormwater Board meeting). The meeting will be held in […]

Notice of Change to Regularly Scheduled Public Meeting

The meeting of the Goshen City Plan Commission scheduled for Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 4:00 p.m., has been canceled. The regular meeting schedule will resume on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at 4:00 pm, in the Council Chambers, Goshen Police and Courts Building, 111 E Jefferson Street, Goshen.