NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF DECLARATORY RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH LIPPERT/DIERDORFF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA AND THE ADOPTION OF DECLARATORY RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is given that the Goshen Redevelopment Commission adopted Resolution 13-2018 on March 13, 2018 to establish the Lippert/Dierdorff Economic Development Area (“EDA”). Maps and plats have been prepared of the proposed EDA and are available for inspection at the Goshen Redevelopment Department at 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 6, Goshen, Indiana.

The Goshen Redevelopment Commission also adopted Declaratory Resolution 19-2018 which carves out four parcels of real estate from the Southeast Economic Development Area so that the four parcels of real estate can be included in the Lippert/Dierdorff Economic Development Area.

Written remonstrances and objections to the establishment of the Lippert/Dierdorff EDA or to the modification of the boundaries to the Southeast Economic Development Area can be filed with the Goshen Redevelopment Department at 204 East Jefferson Street, Suite 6, Goshen, Indiana 46528 until 5:00 p.m. on May 7, 2018. The Goshen Redevelopment Commission on May 8, 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 designation of the Lippert/Dierdorff EDA and the proposed projects or by the modification of the boundaries to the Southeast Economic Development Area. The Commission will determine the public utility and benefit of the proposed projects, and establishment of the Lippert/Dierdorff EDA and whether the modification of the boundaries to the Southeast Economic Development Area should be approved. The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

Ordinance 4941, Amend Ordinance 4625, Pretreatment Requirements and Standards, to Regulate the Discharge of Mercury by Dental Practices, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on March 6, 2018 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy Stutsman on March 12, 2018. Ordinance 4941 implements a mercury reduction plan to reduce the amount of mercury discharged into Goshen’s wastewater collection system, a publicly owned treatment works. The Ordinance requires a dental practice to install, operate and maintain an amalgam separator. A dental practice is also required to comply with the City of Goshen Mercury Reduction Plan to Dental Practices, Best Management Practices, which includes monitoring, inspection, reporting and other requirements. Ordinance 4941 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 4935, Lippert Annexation, was passed by the Goshen Common Council on March 6, 2018 and approved and adopted by Mayor Jeremy P. Stutsman. The Lippert annexation area consists of approximately 153 acres of real estate generally located northeast of the railroad tracks, west of County Road 31 and north of College Avenue (CR 36). Ordinance 4935 in its entirety is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, Indiana.

As required by 327 IAC 5-2.1-6(1) (Combined Sewer Overflow Public Notification Rule), communities with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are required to offer public notification when CSOs are discharging. The City of Goshen is one of Indiana’s communities with CSOs that are covered by the law.

All of Goshen’s Combined Sewer Overflows are located on the Elkhart River at 705 Indiana Avenue.

CSOs may occur when the capacity of the wet weather detention facility and the wastewater treatment plant are exceeded, due to rainfall, snowmelt, total loss of power, etc. When this occurs, the excess stormwater and sanitary sewage is discharged to the river through combined sewer overflows. The greatest impacts of discharges from CSOs are associated with bacteria in the untreated sewage and in the stormwater run-off. Bacteria levels in the river can rise for several days following a CSO discharge.

The City of Goshen offers local media sources, affected public and other interested persons an alert notification via e-mail when CSOs are discharging or when there is a likelihood that discharges may occur.

Clean waterways are a priority for the City of Goshen. The City is implementing many projects to improve our waterway and to reduce combined sewer overflows. These efforts include expanding and modernizing our wastewater treatment plant and improving the sewage collection system.

If you wish to subscribe/unsubscribe to this notification via email, please visit www.goshenindiana.org and click on Government-Departments-Wastewater-CSO Notice.

Notice is given that the Board of Public Works and Safety of the City of Goshen, Indiana is soliciting sealed quotes for the above referenced public works project. The Board of Public

Works and Safety is hereinafter referred to as “City”.
The work to be performed shall include the roof replacement project at 308 North 5th Street, Goshen plus closing up two (2) windows.

The Specification Documents may be obtained from the City of Goshen Clerk Treasurer, 202 South 5th Street, Goshen, IN 46528. The City of Goshen shall not be responsible for documents obtained from any other source.

Offers shall be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Quoters, and all contractual terms and conditions that are included in the Specification Documents. In addition to price, quotes will be evaluated based on whether the quoter is responsible, and if the quoter’s offer is responsive. Offers shall be filed with the City of Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen, IN 46528 until 1:45 p.m. local time April 2, 2018 at which time all quotes received will be taken to the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting to be publicly opened and read aloud.

The Board meeting will be held in City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police &
Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen.

The City of Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to reject any and all
quotes, delete any portions thereof, to waive any informalities or irregularities in any quote
received, and to award a contract, consistent with Indiana law, to the lowest responsible and
responsive quoter. Award of contract is contingent on the availability of funds.

Notice of Public Hearing on Proposal to Establish the Annual Tax Rate for the City of Goshen
Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund

The Goshen Common Council will hold a public hearing at its meeting on March 20, 2018 at 7:00
p.m. at which City of Goshen taxpayers may be heard concerning a proposal to establish the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund to be levied in the ensuing year. The hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen. Following the public hearing, the Common Council will consider a proposed ordinance to establish the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund.

The Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund,
authorized under the provisions of Indiana Code §§ 6-1.1-41-1 et seq., Indiana Code §§ 36-8-141
et seq., and city ordinance, may be used for any or all the purposes specified by Indiana Code § 36-8-14-2(c). The proposed tax will be levied on all taxable property within the City of Goshen and will not exceed Three and Thirty-three hundredths Cents ($0.0333) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100) of assessed valuation beginning with 2018 taxes payable in 2019 and continuing each year thereafter until reduced or rescinded.

If the ordinance is passed and adopted, the City of Goshen will publish a Notice of Adoption. Not later than noon thirty (30) days after the publication of the Notice of Adoption, at least ten (10) City of Goshen taxpayers may file a petition with the Elkhart County Auditor stating their objections to the establishment of the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund. The petition will then be certified to the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF), and a hearing before the DLGF will be held on the petition.

The proposal to establish the annual tax rate for the Cumulative Building or Remodeling, Firefighting, and Police Radio Equipment Fund is subject to the approval by the DLGF.

Governing Body: Goshen Redevelopment Authority

Date and Time of Meeting: Monday, March 5, 2018 at 2:15 p.m.

Place of Meeting: Goshen Police and Court Building
Court Room/Council Chambers
111 East Jefferson Street
Goshen, Indiana

Pursuant to the provisions of the Open Door Law and Indiana Code 5-14-1.5-5, the Board of Directors of the Goshen Redevelopment Authority will hold a public meeting on Monday, March 5, 2018 at 2:15 p.m. (or immediately following the Board of Public Works and Safety and Stormwater Board meeting). The meeting will be held in the Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police and Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

February 20, 2018

CSO Notice NPDES Permit No. IN0025755
Outfall No. 008

The City of Goshen is experiencing a lot of rainfall and snowmelt which is causing the wet weather detention facility to discharge. The wastewater treatment plants flow has exceeded the maximum design flow, sewers are surcharged and the wet weather detention facility is at full capacity. Rain is expected to continue throughout the day and into tomorrow (02/21/2018).

Indiana law (327 IAC 5-2.1) requires communities with combined sewer overflows (CSOs) to offer public notification when CSOs are discharging. The City of Goshen is one of Indiana’s communities with CSOs that are covered by the law. To comply, we offer our customers and other interested persons an alert notification via e-mail.

All of Goshen’s Combined Sewer Overflows are located on the Elkhart River at 705 Indiana Avenue and 1000 W. Wilden Avenue. The affected areas include:

From 705 Indiana Avenue downstream, including Ox Bow County Park and any areas bordering the Elkhart River.

CSOs may occur when the capacity of the wet weather detention facility and the wastewater treatment plant are exceeded, due to rainfall, snowmelt, total loss of power, etc. When this occurs, the excess storm water and sanitary sewage may discharge to the Elkhart River through combined sewer overflows. The greatest impacts of discharges from CSOs are associated with bacteria in the untreated sewage and in the storm water run-off. Bacteria levels in the river can rise for several days following a CSO discharge.

Clean waterways are a priority for the City of Goshen. The City is implementing many projects to improve our waterway and to reduce combined sewer overflows. These efforts include expanding and modernizing our wastewater treatment plant and improving the sewage collection system.

The Goshen Common Council will hold a public hearing at which users of the Goshen Sewer Utility, owners of property served or to be served by the Goshen Sewer Utility, and other interested persons may be heard concerning an ordinance to establish a schedule of rates and charges for services of the Goshen Sewer Utility. The hearing will be held on March 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the other business of the Common Council will allow, in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

Ordinance 4940 proposes the following modifications of the existing schedule of rates and charges. (Click here for the schedule of rates). 

Following adoption of the rate increases, users of the service outside Goshen’s corporate boundaries may be entitled to petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission under I.C. 8-1.5-3-8.3 to review and adjust the rates and charges imposed on them.

A complete copy of Ordinance 4940 is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen or at the Goshen Water and Sewer Utility Billing Office, 203 South Fifth Street, Goshen.

The Goshen Common Council will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on March 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at which users of the Goshen Water Utility, owners of property served or to be served by the Goshen Water Utility, and other interested persons may be heard concerning an ordinance to establish a schedule of rates and charges for services of the Goshen Water Utility. The public hearing will be held in the City Court Room/Council Chambers at the Goshen Police & Court Building, 111 East Jefferson Street, Goshen, Indiana.

Ordinance 4939, which was introduced for consideration on February 6, 2018, proposes the following schedule of rates and charges to be effective upon passage of this ordinance. (Click here for the schedule of rates). 

Following adoption of the rate increases, users of the service outside Goshen’s corporate boundaries may be entitled to petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission under I.C. 8-1.5-3-8.3 to review and adjust the rates and charges imposed on them.

A complete copy of Ordinance 4939 is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Goshen Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, 202 South Fifth Street, Goshen or at the Goshen Water and Sewer Utility Billing Office, 203 South Fifth Street, Goshen.