Monday, July 1, 2024
The long-loved fireworks in Goshen at Black Squirrel Golf Course are returning this year with a new name, Fireworks on the Fairway. Doors to the event open at 4 p.m., and attendees can enjoy the various local food trucks and vendors and kick back on the fairway. A brief program will begin at 8 p.m.,... more
Monday, July 1, 2024
The City of Goshen’s Parks and Recreation Department will once again host its Splash-Tastic Weekend at Abshire Park from Friday, July 26 to Sunday, July 28. This is the second year parks and recreation staff will install two 300-foot inflatable slip-n-slides on the hill at Abshire Park. Individuals... more
Saturday, June 29, 2024
As the 4th of July holiday approaches, it is important that Goshen residents be aware of fireworks regulations. A local city ordinance was adopted in 2007 at the urging of residents concerned about neighborhood safety and noise. Regulation is controlled by parameters imposed in state legislation. Fireworks... more
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Saturday, July 6, 2024, 8:00am
Monday, July 8, 2024, 6:00pm
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The Indiana Avenue bridge just north of Wilden Avenue will be closed from August 2 through August 6 to allow to seal the coat of the deck. The dates are weather permitting, and it is not anticipated for the work to take the whole week.
Ordinance 5090, County Road 36 Annexation, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on July 20,
2021 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy P. Stutsman. The annexation area consists of
approximately 163 acres of real estate generally located along both the north and south sides of County
Road 36, west of County Road 31 and east of the railroad. Ordinance 5090 in its entirety is available for
inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth
Street, Goshen, Indiana.
COLONIAL MANOR DRIVE: Colonial Manor Drive is closed between Bashor Road and William Drive until Friday, July 23 (weather dependent) to allow a full depth asphalt road replacement on the road. The road is closed except to local residents.
16TH STREET: 16th Street, between Fairfield Avenue and Kentfield Way, is closed to allow to complete the planned road reconstruction of 16th Street.
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE CLOSURES: Three pedestrian bridges will be closed for repairs.
INDIANA AVENUE: There will be lane restrictions on Indiana Avenue, between Plymouth Avenue and Linway Drive, beginning July 21 through August 4. The restrictions are to allow Direct Line Communications to install a new fiber optic conduit for Surf Broadband along S. Indiana Avenue. Traffic controls will include signs, cones and flaggers.
The City of Goshen, Department of Environmental Resilience is launching an online public survey about electric vehicles at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WBCY5DF .
The survey is designed to gather information about what the public knows regarding electric vehicles. As the overall makeup of mobile technologies shifts from internal combustion to electric, the City believes it is important to be aware of the opportunities and be ready to take advantage. The survey will ask questions about barriers to adopting electric vehicles, and perceptions and general knowledge about electric vehicles.
Local businesses, including Massimo’s Pizza, Woldruff’s Footwear and Apparel, Soapy Gnome, and Fables Bookstore, are offering gift cards to members of the public who take the survey. Instructions about receiving gift cards are included in the survey; gift cards can be picked up only at the Rieth Interpretive Center, 410 W. Plymouth Ave.
Electric Vehicles (EVs) are powered by electricity, meaning they rely exclusively on a rechargeable electric battery instead of gasoline. To power the electric motor, EVs need a large traction battery pack that must be plugged into a wall outlet or charging equipment, also known as electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE). EVs do not have a tailpipe and do not have the traditional liquid fuel components such as a fuel pump, fuel line, or fuel tank because they run on electricity.
Facts about EVs
Governing Body: City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety
Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Place of Meeting: 111 E. Jefferson St., Goshen, Indiana
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety has CANCELED the meeting originally scheduled for Monday, July 5, 2021 at 2 p.m. and RESCHEDULED the meeting for Tuesday, July 6 at 2 p.m. The public meeting will be held at the City of Goshen Council Chambers, 111 E. Jefferson St., Goshen, Indiana.
As the Fourth of July approaches, it is important that Goshen residents be aware of fireworks regulations. A local city ordinance was adopted in 2007 at the urging of residents concerned about neighborhood safety and noise. Regulation is controlled by parameters imposed in state regulation.
Consumer fireworks are allowed by state legislation and local ordinance from 5 p.m. until two hours after sunset (or until approximately 11:30 p.m.) from June 29 through July 9, with the exception of July 4—fireworks are allowed from 10 a.m. until midnight. Any other times require Board of Works approval and must be on real estate owned by a government entity. Fines for violations may be of up to $500 per incident.
To report a violation of the fireworks ordinance, residents are welcome to call the non-emergency dispatch number—533.4151. The caller must supply an exact address of where the violation is occurring in order for a police officer to respond effectively to the call.
Fireworks not limited to certain dates and times by local ordinance include dipped sticks or wire sparkers. However, total pyrotechnic composition may not exceed 100 grams per item, and chlorate and perchlorate salts may not exceed 5 grams per item. Other items not regulated by local ordinance include cylindrical or cone fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, filter sparklers, snakes or glowworms, smoke devices and trick noisemakers (like party poppers, snappers, trick matches, etc.)
Local regulations apply to “consumer fireworks” as defined in state statutes. Such fireworks include certain small ground or aerial devices designed to produce visible and/or audible effects by combustion. They are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition and labeling regulations of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16CFR1507. Ground devices (firecrackers, salutes and chasers) are limited to 50 milligrams of explosive composition. Aerial devices (skyrockets, “helicopters” or spinners, roman candles mines and shells) are limited to 130 milligrams of explosive composition. Larger devices are not allowed under local ordinance and they require state permitting.
NOTE: The Street Department will waive the requirement for brush pile sizes, which are established on Ord. 5054. Under the ordinance, piles of Brush may not be larger than 10’ long, by 5’ wide, and by 5’ high. Due to the high winds in previous weeks, the Street Department is expecting for the volume of brush to go up this month.
Though the size of brush for collection has been waived this month, residents are still encouraged to call the Street Department at 534-9711 and request a Brush trailer. Read more about the Brush Trailer Program by going to Street Department
The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of June 28, 2021.
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 be picked up in alleys. The piles of brush should be trash-free. Crews cannot access the piles if blocked by vehicles.
For information regarding Dial-A-Trailer and the Brush Trailer, go to goshenindiana.org/street-department.
The next summer brush pick up weeks will begin on the following days:
• July 26, 2021
• August 30, 2021
• September 27, 2021
The intersection of South 8th and East Douglas St. will be closed to through traffic from 8 a.m. Thursday, June 17 through the evening of Friday, June 18 to allow the City of Goshen Water and Sewer Department to replace a sewer manhole structure.
Norfolk Southern will close the several railroad crossings in Goshen in the coming weeks to make repairs and repave.
The following crossings will be closed between Wednesday, June 16, and Friday, June 25, 2021:
• East Lincoln Avenue
• Cottage Avenue
• Main Street
• 1st Street
The following crossings will be closed between June 21 and July 2:
• Greene Road
• County Road 13
Lastly, the crossing at Sunnyside Avenue (outside of Goshen city limits) will be closed between June 28 and July 7, 2021.
A Petition for Annexation into the City of Goshen has been filed with the Goshen Common Council requesting the annexation of certain real estate located outside, but contiguous to the corporate limits of the City of Goshen. This area is identified as the “County Road 36 Annexation Area” and consists of approximately 163 acres of real estate generally located along both the north and south sides of County Road 36, west of County Road 31 and east of the railroad. The Goshen Common Council will conduct a public hearing on the County Road 36 Annexation at its regular meeting on July 6, 2021 at 6 p.m. The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen. All interested members of the public are invited to attend and will be given the opportunity to testify on the proposed annexation at the public hearing.
