You are cordially invited to a memorial service commemorating the National Peace Officers’ day.

– May 16th, 2016 from 7:00-8:00pm
– Goshen Police Department (111 E Jefferson St)

Join us as we reflect on the sacrifice of those lost in the line of duty and honor those officers servicing their communities every day in our cities, counties, and across the country.

Presented by the Goshen Police Department

In conjunction with the Goshen Chamber of Commerce’s “Beautify Goshen” Week, the Goshen Street Department will be making additional disposal services available to assist city residents in their “Beautify Goshen” tasks.

This is a free service May 7–14 only (an eight-day week with two Saturdays), and there is no limit to the quantity of items that may be disposed of. Residents must make arrangements to transport the items; there will not be curbside pickup.

The collection site will be the Goshen Street Department, 475 Steury Ave. Hours that items will be accepted are:

• Saturday, May 7 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Sunday, May 8: CLOSED
• Monday––Friday, May 9–13 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday, May 14 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In order to keep disallowed items from entering the waste stream, the Street Department will have a crew member on hand at all times monitoring the items being accepted. Items that can be disposed of are:

• Non-hazardous refuse, such as furniture, carpeting, lumber, dry wall, metal and vinyl siding, windows, fiberglass insulation, mattresses, stoves, landscape timbers, bricks, etc.
• White goods, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, freezers, dehumidifiers, etc.; the Freon does not have to be removed
• Electronic waste, such as computers, home phones, televisions, etc.
• Tires up to 16½”, either on or off their rims

The following items will not be accepted during this large-item disposal:

• Pesticides or herbicides (insect or weed killers)
• Unlabeled drums containing any substance
• Sealed pressurized containers (propane tanks, etc.)
• Paint thinners, oil base or water base paint
• Brush and yard waste
• Asbestos insulation
• Contaminated soil

During the other 51 weeks of the year, Goshen residents may place one or two large items per month with their regular weekly trash for removal. (This does not include electronics, old tube-type televisions or any cooling appliances containing Freon or any of the items not accepted in the Beautify Goshen disposal.) For details of the year-long, large-item disposal, contact Republic Services at 522.1331.

Because this program is paid for by Goshen residents’ tax dollars, items cannot be accepted from individuals who live outside the Goshen city limits.

We are grateful to two area organizations for providing free or reduced fees for their services during Beautify Goshen Week. OmniSource Goshen disposes of the white goods at no charge, and Lewis Salvage, Warsaw, disposes of computers and certain electronics at a reduced rate.

Identical program information is posted on the City of Goshen’s web site and Facebook: www.goshenindiana.org; www.goshenindiana.org/street-department and www.facebook.com/CityOfGoshen/. Residents may also contact the Street Department at 534.9711 or streets@goshencity.com.

Additional disposal services coming soon—mark your calendars. In conjunction with the Goshen Chamber of Commerce’s “Beautify Goshen” Week, the Goshen Street Department will be making additional disposal services available to assist city residents in their “Beautify Goshen” tasks.

Residents will want to make preparations to bring their unwanted household items that require special disposal arrangement beyond the normal weekly trash collection service. They may begin bringing their unwanted items to the Street Department beginning Saturday, May 7, through Saturday, May 14. Residents must make arrangements to transport the items; there will not be curbside pickup.

A detailed list of acceptable items, drop-off hours, and other Beautify Goshen Week details will be available through local newspapers beginning the week of May 2. Identical program information will be on the City of Goshen’s web site and Facebook: www.goshenindiana.org; www.goshenindiana.org/street-department and www.facebook.com/CityOfGoshen/.

Residents may also contact the Street Department at 534.9711 or streets@goshencity.com.

The Goshen Street Department will be making its final collection of leaves and garden waste the week of May 2. Brush will also be collected again on May 2, and will continue monthly, on the last Monday of each month, through September. If residents have both leaves and brush that they would like to be collected, they must be in different piles.

Crews will begin the pickup on Monday morning and will continue until crews have been across the entire city. Residents must take care that piles are placed in the proper location prior to the first day of the pick up at 7 in the morning; it is impossible to know which neighborhoods will be picked up on which day of the week. The Department will proceed as quickly as possible and will make a single trip down each street.
Leaves may be loose or in bags. Brush and leaf/garden plant piles should be placed at the curb, not in the street. No collection will be made from city alleys, and piles are to be trash-free and placed away from utility poles, fire hydrants or trees. If vehicles are parked in front of brush piles the street crew can not pick up the pile.

Any resident with questions may contact the Goshen Street Department at streets@goshencity.com any time, or 534-9711, Monday–Friday between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.