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BOIL ORDER

NOTICE OF BOIL ORDER
Location: East Reynolds St., east of US 33 (Lincolnway East)

On Tuesday May 25, 2021, the water main was shut off to repair a main; a boil order was issued. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management requires the Water Utility to issue a boil water order for the affected area. Residents in the affected areas were notified.

A first sample was taken Wednesday May 26, 2021. Per IDEM water sample quality did not pass. A second water sample was taken on Thursday May 27, 2021. Once two (2) consecutive water samples have been taken 24 hours apart and analyzed for the presence of bacteria and are found to be absent of bacteria, the boil order will be lifted possibly Saturday May 29, 2021. Notice of the boil order cancellation will be distributed via a customer flier to the affected areas. For further information or to report specific service concerns, please call Andrew at City of Goshen Engineering Department at 574-533-8622.

City water within the affected area should not be consumed without first following prescribed boiling procedures. The water remains safe for bathing, laundry, and restroom facilities. Cleaning dishes with a dishwasher is acceptable if it has a sanitizing cycle. Hand washed dishes should be rinsed with boiled or bottled water.

LINCOLN AVENUE CYCLE TRACK PUBLIC MEETING

The Goshen Engineering Department will be holding a public meeting to discuss the Lincoln Avenue Cycle Track project Thursday, June 3 at 6 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Goshen City Annex Building, 204 E. Jefferson St.

The City of Goshen is working on the restriping of Lincoln Avenue to facilitate better pedestrian movement. This project will provide an important connection in the City’s bicycle network while providing a connection between the Indiana Multi-Use Path, Millrace Trail, Maple City Greenway, and the Pumpkinvine Natural Trail.

To read a traffic study of Lincoln Avenue and a previous presentation of the project, go to: goshenindiana.org/ongoing-projects

ROAD CLOSURE: GREENE ROAD

Greene Road, between Plymouth and Berkey avenues, will be closed Tuesday, June 1 to Friday, June 11, to allow for milling and paving improvements.

The contractor, Niblock, will maintain open access for the Intermediate School and residents on Greene Road.

MAY BRUSH COLLECTION

The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of May 31, 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:
• June 28, 2021
• July 26, 2021
• August 30, 2021
• September 27, 2021

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

Join the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans Monday morning, May 31, for the annual Goshen Memorial Day Parade.

The parade will begin around 10 a.m. at Jefferson Street, in from of the Police Department. The parade will move from the Police station to Main Street, to Pike Street (US 33), to N. First Street, and will conclude at Oakridge Cemetery with a ceremony.

VIOLETT CEMETERY WATERING SYSTEM

The outdoor water system at Violett draws water from the river through an old pump house.

Though staff do consistent maintenance and repairs, a pump has gone out. The Cemeteries staff is working with City utilities, but the full repairs will not be completed by Memorial Day.

If you are visiting and need access to water, please use the hand pump west of the cemetery maintenance building anytime.

The outdoor spigots are on through a temporary connection 7a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays while the staff is on the grounds.

MEMORIAL DAY

All City of Goshen offices will be closed Monday, May 31 due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Garbage pickup will be delayed by one day the week of May 31. Trash will be collected starting on Tuesday, June 1, with a delay by one day.

Due to the holiday, the Goshen Board of Works Meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, June 1 at 2 p.m.

ART CONTEST

This spring, 3rd (and some 2nd and 4th) graders from Chamberlain and Chandler Elementary Schools spent some time thinking about how trees look.  They used their imagination and creativity to create artistic expressions of trees. Support your favorite artist by casting you vote at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W8NYJML

Please limit your vote to ONE drawing out of the 24 total, (multiple votes on this poll will be disqualified). 

The deadline to vote is the end of the day Wednesday. May 26, 2021.

See the images live at the following downtown Goshen businesses: 

  • Maple City Market
  • Los Primos Restaurant
  • Fables Bookstore 
  • The Nut Shoppe
  • Universal Tamal
  • Imagination Spot
  • The Electric Brew
  • Jojo’s Pretzels
  • TG Music/Mimsy Toys
  • Shirley’s Popcorn

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on behalf of the Goshen Economic Development Commission (“Commission”) at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, via teleconference as described below, regarding the issuance and funding of revenue bonds (“Bonds”) for the financing of economic development facilities in the City of Goshen.

The proceeds of the Bonds in an amount not to exceed Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) will be loaned to Green Oaks of Goshen, LLC (“Borrower”) to provide a portion of the funds to pay the costs of acquisition, design, construction, improvement and/or equipping of the assisted living facilities to be locate in the City at or near 282 Johnston Street, Goshen, Indiana, consisting of approximately 120 assisted living units and certain functionally related improvements (“Development”). The Bonds will be special obligations secured by and payable solely from loan payments paid by Borrower and will not be general obligations of the City.

The Commission will consider whether the acquisition, design, construction and/or equipping of the Development will have an adverse competitive effect on any similar facility already constructed or operating near or in the City. If the Commission shall find for itself and on behalf of the City, that the proposed financing will be of benefit to the health and welfare of the City and complies with the purposes and provisions of Indiana Code § 36-7-11.9 and 36-7-12, the Commission will adopt a resolution approving the proposed financing and the form and terms of financing documents, and shall transmit the resolution to the Goshen Common Council for consideration together with the form of the proposed inducement resolution to be recommended to the Council.

Persons wishing to express their views regarding the Development and the issuance of the Bonds may participate in the hearing as described below or may submit comments in writing. Written comments should be submitted to the Commission at 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 2, Goshen, Indiana 46528 – Attn: Community Development Director, and should be mailed in sufficient time to be received before the day of the hearing. Pursuant to Internal Revenue Service Procedure 2020-21, as modified by Internal Revenue Service Procedure 2020-49, the public hearing will be held via teleconference using the following number: 1- 855-357-1590, passcode 963009#. This Notice is given pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.