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2023 MAY BRUSH COLLECTION

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of May 29, 2023. 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.... more

BOIL WATER ORDER CANCELED - S. MAIN STREET & CARTER ROAD

Monday, May 22, 2023

The Boil Order for South Main Street and Carter Road was canceled on Friday, May 19th. The samples have been taken, test results are satisfactory, and boiling your water is no longer necessary. Thank you for your patience and for the water conservation measures you followed. If you have any questions,... more

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF CITY OF GOSHEN ORDINANCE 5159

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Notice is given that Ordinance 5159, Amending Ordinance Violations Bureau, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2023, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman.  Ordinance 5159 describes and continues the operation of previously established City of Goshen Ordinance Violations Bureau;... more

Upcoming Events All »

Downtown Goshen EID

Thursday, June 1, 2023, 7:30am

Downtown Goshen Economic Improvement District

Cemetery Board

Thursday, June 1, 2023, 2:00pm

Board of Works

Monday, June 5, 2023, 2:00pm

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Arbor Day

Arbor Day 2022

Join us for Goshen's Arbor Day Celebration! 

City Departments and partners will gather at the Goshen Courthouse Lawn Friday, April 29 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. for an evening of fun and learning. Featured in this year's celebration:

  • Tree-theme education and activities
  • Food Trucks
  • Music
  • Art
  • Face Painting

2022 Arbor Day Trees Available

At the City’s Arbor Day celebration on April 29th, at the County Courthouse in downtown Goshen, there will be tree seedlings to give away: 100 Sweet Gum, 100 Pecan, and 100 Silky Dogwood. The Goshen High School Youth Caucus will also be raffling off 18 older trees. This will be a fundraiser for Trees For Goshen, a local non-profit organization that helps Goshen residents plant trees on their properties. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Arbor Day event, and ahead of Arbor Day by inquiring at environmental@goshencity.com.

There are 11 different species of trees in the raffle, and participants can choose which kind of tree they are purchasing a ticket for. Three of these species will be smaller than 4 feet tall this spring, and tickets will be sold for $10 per tree; the remaining species will be 4-6 feet tall, and tickets will be sold for $15 per tree.

These are the available trees:

  • Paw Paw: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree
  • American Plum: One large tree is available for $15 per ticket
  • Scarlet Oak: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • American Sycamore: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Hop Hornbeam: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Catalpa: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree
  • Tulip Tree: One taller tree is available for $15 per ticket
  • Sweetgum: There are 2 taller trees available for $15 per tree
  • Serviceberry: There are 2 small trees available for $10 per tree 
  • American Beech: There is 1 taller tree available for $15 per ticket
  • Magnolia (Sweetbay): There is 1 taller tree available for $15 per ticket 

Trees will be raffled during the Arbor Day event on April 29, at the County Courthouse, 101 N. Main Street. The event will run from 4:30 – 7:30 pm, and the raffle will take place between 6-7 p.m.