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
Thursday, July 4, 2024, 4:00pm
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Saturday, July 6, 2024, 8:00am
Governing Body: Community Relations Commission of Goshen (CRC)
Date and Time of Meeting: October 2, 2018 at 6:15 PM
Place of Meeting: Abshire Cabin (Goshen Parks Facility, 1302 East Lincoln Ave., Goshen, IN, 46528
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the CRC will hold its periodic planning retreat on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 at 6:15 p.m.
Governing Body: Goshen Community Relations Commission
Date and Time of Meeting: Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 7 p.m.
Place of Meeting: Goshen City Hall Conference Room 202 South Fifth Street
Goshen, Indiana
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen
Community Relations Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 18, 2018
at 7 p.m. The public meeting will be held in the conference room of Goshen City Hall, 202
South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Governing Body: Goshen Redevelopment Commission
Date and Time of Meeting: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
Place of Meeting: Annex Conference Room 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Goshen Redevelopment Commission will be holding a public meeting on August 29, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Annex Conference Room 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.
The following Ordinances annexing real estate into the City of Goshen have been passed by Goshen Common Council on August 7, 2018 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on August 9, 2018. The Ordinances in their entirety are available for inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office located at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen.
Any owners of real property within any of the annexation areas who intend to remonstrate against a proposed annexation must complete and file remonstration petitions in compliance with Indiana Code 36-4-3. The remonstrance petitions must be filed not later than ninety (90) days after the date this notice is published, and must be filed with the Elkhart County Auditor on or before November 15, 2018 to be valid.
A remonstrance petition may also be signed at the Goshen Building Department located at the Goshen Annex Building at 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding any observed holiday), beginning August 17, 2018 to November 15, 2018. In addition, a remonstrance petition may be signed at the Goshen Annex Building located at 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, on the following dates and times: September 1, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; September 15, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; September 18, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; September 25, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and September 27, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A remonstrance petition may only be filed by an owner of real property that:
(1) is within the area to be annexed;
(2) was not exempt from property taxes under Indiana Code 6-1.1-10 or any other state law for the immediately preceding year; and
(3) is not subject to a valid waiver of remonstrance.
The Goshen Redevelopment Commission adopted on July 10, 2018 Resolution 42-2018, Declaratory Resolution to Amend the Economic Development Plan for the Consolidated River Race/US 33 Economic Development Area and Allocation Area. Resolution 42-2018 preliminarily adopted and incorporated into the Economic Development Plan (Plan) a Plan Supplement. Under the Plan Supplement, the Redevelopment Commission proposes to acquire 12 parcels of real estate and demolish the structures to facilitate the construction of road improvements along East Lincoln Avenue from the railroad to the eastern city limits. The Commission also proposes to acquire 15 parcels of real estate, demolish and remove structures and improvements, conduct environmental studies, and construct public infrastructure improvements necessary or desirable to promote the private redevelopment of real estate in the 1000-block of Lincolnway East. A copy of Resolution 42-2018, including the Plan Supplement with maps, is available for inspection in its entirety during regular business hours at the Goshen Redevelopment Department at 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Written remonstrances and objections to the proposed Plan amendment can be filed with the Goshen Redevelopment Department at 204 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana 46528 until 12:00 p.m. on August 14, 2018.
The Goshen Redevelopment Commission, at a meeting on August 14, 2018 at 3:00 p.m., will hold a public hearing to receive and hear all remonstrances and objections from persons interested in or affected by the proposed Plan amendment. The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana. After considering the evidence, the Redevelopment Commission will determine the public utility and benefit of the proposed Plan amendment and will take final action on the proposed Plan amendment.
The Goshen Common Council passed Resolution 2018-38 on July 3, 2018 declaring the
designation of the Middlebury Street Economic Revitalization Area in the 700-Block of Middlebury Street, Goshen, Indiana for the purpose of phasing-in certain real property taxes in connection with the redevelopment of real estate by LaCasa, Inc.
The proposed redevelopment project for which the tax phase-in would apply is for the new
construction of 20 multi-family units which will consist of 4, 5-unit buildings. The units will be
made available for rent at affordable rates to households at or below 50% area median income. As proposed, the term of the designation of the Middlebury Street Economic Revitalization Area shall be limited to a period of ten (10) years and expire in 2032. LaCasa would be entitled to make application for a deduction from the assessed value of the real property applicable to the redeveloped real estate for ten (10) years at 100% in an amount not to exceed a cost of $3,880,395.
A description and map of the proposed economic revitalization area is available and can be
inspected at the Elkhart County Assessor’s Office at 117 North Second Street, Goshen, Indiana.
Resolution 2018-38 in its entirety may also be inspected during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana
The Goshen Common Council, at a meeting on July 17, 2018 at 7 p.m., will hold a public
hearing to receive and hear all remonstrances and objections from interested persons concerning this designation. The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana. After considering the evidence, the Common Council will take final action in determining whether the qualifications for an economic revitalization area have been met, and will then confirm, modify and confirm, or rescind Resolution 2018-38.
Notice of Public Hearing for the Goshen Community Schools
Annexation into the City of Goshen
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 the corporate limits of the City of Goshen. This area is identified as the “Goshen Community Schools Annexation Area” and consists of approximately 37 acres of real estate generally located north of State Road 119, west of Greene Road (County Road 19), and south of Berkey Avenue. The Goshen Common Council will conduct a public hearing on the Goshen Community Schools Annexation at its regular meeting on August 7, 2018 at 7 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.
Governing Body: Goshen Parks and Recreation Board
Date and Time of Meeting: Monday, July 2, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
Place of Meeting: Rieth Interpretive Center, 410 West Plymouth Avenue, Goshen, Indiana
Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5 14 1.5 5, the Goshen Parks and Recreation Board will be holding a public meeting on July 2, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Rieth Interpretive Center, 410 West Plymouth Avenue.
Brush pickup for the month of June is next week. 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 Monday morning at 7:00 am. Brush will not be picked up in alleys and the piles should be trash free. Crews cannot access the piles if blocked by vehicles.
Please remember the Street Department DOES NOT collect grass clippings. Please do not pile them up on the curb with the rest of the brush.
If you have any questions, please contact the Street Department at 534-9711.
Ordinance 4959, Keystone RV Company Annexation, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on May 15, 2018 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy P. Stutsman on May 18, 2018. The annexation area consists of approximately 32 acres of real estate generally located north of Woodfield Road (County Road 40), east of Corrie Drive, south of Skyview Road, and west of US 33. Ordinance 4959 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.
