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.
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The engineering department received notice that Norfolk Southern is planning to close the following crossings between approximately July 8 and July 31, 2024, for installation of new rails. Each crossing is expected to be closed to traffic over one to four days. Engineering staff have been in communication... more
The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of June 24, 2024.
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... more
Governing Body: Goshen Community Relations Commission Date of Meeting: October 14, 2020 Time of Meeting: 6:30 p.m. EDT Place of Meeting: City Courtroom/Council Chambers, 111 E. Jefferson St. Goshen, IN
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D), this is a notice that the Goshen Community Relations Commission will need to change the time and date of their monthly meeting to October 14, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., due to a scheduling conflict. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, 111 E. Jefferson St. Goshen, IN
Monitoring and Reporting Requirements not met for: Goshen Water Utility
Out water system recently failed to collect the required source/well water samples for E. Coli following a total coliform-positive routine distribution system sample collected on August 17, 2020. Although this is not an emergency, as our customers, you have a right to know what happened, what you should do, and that we are doing to correct this situation.
Governing Body: Goshen Community Relations Commission
Date of Meeting: September 8, 2020
Time of Meeting: 7 p.m. EDT
Place of Meeting: City Courtroom/Council Chambers, 111 E. Jefferson St. Goshen, IN
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D), the Goshen Community Relations Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, 111 E. Jefferson St. Goshen, IN
Place of Meeting: City Courtroom/Council Chambers, 111 East Jefferson, Goshen, IN
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code § 5-14-1.5-6.1(b)(2)(D), the Goshen Redevelopment Commission will meet in executive session for discussion of strategy with respect to the purchase or lease of real property. There will be no public portion of the meeting.
Governing Body: Goshen City Council Date of Meeting: August 21, 2020 Time of Meeting: 2:00 p.m. Place of Meeting: Schrock Pavilion, 411 West Plymouth Avenue, Goshen, IN
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen City Council will hold a public meeting on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Schrock Pavilion, 411 West Plymouth Avenue, Goshen, Indiana.
Ordinance 5049, Amending Ordinance Violations Bureau, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on August 4, 2020, and approved and adopted by Mayor Stutsman on August 5, 2020. Ordinance 5049 describes the City of Goshen Ordinance Violation Bureau, defines the City of Goshen ordinance violations subject to admission before the violations clerk, and establishes appropriate levels and amount of civil penalties to be imposed for and ordinance violation. Ordinance 5049 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Ordinance 5045, Prohibiting Commercial Vehicles on Main Street, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on July 7, 2020 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on July 9, 2020.
Ordinance 5045 prohibits truck or commercial vehicles in excess of 20 feet (including truck and trailer) from operating on Main Street from Pike Street/US 33 to Madison Street except as necessary to make deliveries on Main Street in the prohibited area. Ordinance 5045 is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Due to the special brush pickup June 15, following the storm that brought down tree limbs through parts of the City, the Goshen Street Department’s regular end-of month brush pickup for June was pushed back to begin the week of July 6, 2020.
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.
City Council will be meeting at 4 p.m.,
Wednesday, April 15, to discuss an amendment to the 2020 salary ordinance about
declared emergency paid leave. The meeting will be held in the Council
Chambers, Police and Court Building, 111 E. Jefferson St.
Meetings will resume their regular
schedule on Tuesday, April 21 at 7 p.m.
Mayor Jeremy Stutsman is postponing his State of the City address, scheduled to be delivered at the Founders’ Day Luncheon, which was canceled today.
Founders’ Day, an expo, luncheon and awards ceremony organized by the Goshen Chamber of Commerce, was canceled as a preventative measure to avoid potential exposure of the over 400 attendees to COVID-19.
The State of the City address will be recorded and made available on the City website, goshenindiana.org, by the end of March.
Mayor Stutsman supported Chamber of Commerce President Nick Kieffer in his decision to cancel the annual event, saying the decision to do so was not one that was taken lightly.
“We have spoken with Dr. Dan Nafziger and emergency management official Jennifer Tobey before making the decision that the possibility of exposing business leaders and community members to the virus was not worth the risk of going forward with the event,” Mayor Stutsman said.
The City of Goshen will continue to work with health officials, including Dr. Lydia K. Mertz, MD, Health Officer of the Elkhart County Department of Health, and Dr. Nafziger, MD, MS, Chief Medical Officer at Goshen Hospital. In addition, the City will work with other community leaders to decide other preventative measure to reduce potential exposure throughout the city.
“We will continue to learn more about the virus and what this community can do in the next several weeks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” Mayor Stutsman said. “I want to reiterate that we are not making these decisions lightly. Instead, we want to be as best informed and prepared to serve the community. It will be important for our community to separate caution and preparedness from panic. We will work to keep Goshen informed as we continue to learn more about this ever-evolving discussion.”
