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Expect Closures at Crossings

Monday, May 6, 2024

Norfolk Southern has begun rail replacement ahead of schedule in Goshen. Closures will continue working West to East and North to South. Norfolk-Southern’s crews anticipate re-opening each crossing the same day it is closed. See the table below for an estimated schedule of closures for this week. Railroad... more

City Offices closed for Indiana Primary Election

Sunday, May 5, 2024

All Goshen City offices will be closed on Tuesday, May 7, for the Indiana Primary Election. The city holiday will NOT affect trash collection. more

Plymouth Avenue and 10th Street closure begins May 6

Friday, May 3, 2024

The intersection of Plymouth Avenue and 10th Street will be closed starting Monday, May 6, and continue until Friday, May 10th. Niblock Excavating will be reconstructing sanitary structures in the intersection of Plymouth Avenue and 10th Street during this time as part of the 10th Street Reconstruction... more

Upcoming Events All »

Board of Works

Thursday, May 9, 2024, 4:00pm

To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469251269

City Council

Monday, May 13, 2024, 6:00pm

To view a live stream of this meeting, go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81652777559 or call +1 305 224 1968, Webinar ID: 816 5277 7559. Comments are no longer taken online. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81652777559

Redevelopment Commission Meeting

Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 3:00pm

CRC Essays

2024 Essay Competition

The Community Relations Commission is once again organizing an essay contest for all Goshen students in grades 7-12. The full prompt and instructions can be found here. You can read the prompt and instructions in Spanish here. Please note all submissions must be written in English. 

Winners will be announced during the March 25th City Council meeting, and the first-place winners from each grade group will present their winning essays at the Goshen Chamber of Commerce's Founder's Day Celebration on March 28th. 

Awards will split into two categories: grades 7-8 and grades 9-12. 

Submit your essay by filling out this Google Form.

Download and fill out a W-9 form to submit with your essay. 

2023 Second Annual Essay Competition

The Community Relations Commission is organizing an essay contest for all Goshen students in junior high through high. Students will discuss one of the eight CRC principles. 

The Award ceremony will be held at Schrock Pavilion in Shanklin Park on April 18 at 6 p.m.

Awards will be split into two categories: grades 7–8 and grades 9–12.

Read the contestants' essays: 

Grades 7–8:

Grades 9–12:

Read the full essay prompt here.

Click here to submit your essay.

 

2022 Essay Competition

The Community Relations Commission organized an essay contest for all Goshen students in junior high through high school in which they were asked to discuss one of the eight CRC principles. 

Participants were entered into one of two categories: grades 7–8 and grades 9–12.
The CRC principles are: 

  • Honor the dignity of each person and each person’s rights
  • Listen to the diverse voices of the community
  • Cultivate constructive communication and engagement
  • Value honesty, truthfulness, and integrity
  • Promote a community that is safe for all
  • Acknowledge and accept the challenge of change—that it may have both positive and negative consequences
  • Promote the acceptance of differences
  • Promote equality and freedom from discrimination

(Read the full prompt here).

The winners of the 2022 CRC Essay Competition are: 

Grades 7–8

Grades 9–12

Runner ups: