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Carter Rd. Boil Water Advisory

Thursday, December 19, 2024

We want to inform residents of Carter Rd. that a boil water advisory is currently in effect. This means you should boil all water intended for drinking, cooking, or oral hygiene for at least one minute before use. This precautionary measure is being taken to ensure the safety of our community due... more

Notice to Bidders: Purchase of UHF Digital Radio System for Street Department

Thursday, December 19, 2024

 The City of Goshen, I The City of Goshen, Indiana is soliciting sealed proposals until January 23, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. (local time) for the above referenced purchase in accordance with the detailed specifications included in the Specification and Contract Documents.  Specifications and Contract... more

Dec Leaf Pickup Continues

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

The Goshen Street Department has begun its 2024 fall leaf pickup and will continue collecting leaves through early December. This last round of leaf pickup began Monday December 9th and will continue through the following weeks. There is no set schedule for leaf collection. Crews follow a rotating... more

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Christmas Eve -- City Offices Closed

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Christmas -- City Offices Closed

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Board of Works

Thursday, December 26, 2024, 4:00pm

To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88469251269

City Court

Goshen City Court

Judge Richard .L Mehl was first elected to the bench in November of 2019. His first term began January 1, 2020. He was reelected in November of 2023, and the second four-year term started on January 1, 2024. Judge Mehl graduated from Goshen High School (1970), Bal State University (1975), and Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (1979). He was admitted to the Indiana Bar on May 31, 1979. He is a fourth-generation attorney, and there are now six generations of attorneys in his family going back to his great-grandfather Abraham C. Mehl. Judge Mehl and his wife, Dana, are lifelong residents of Goshen, Indiana, and have three children and eight grandchildren. The City Judge position is part-time, and Judge Mehl also maintains a private practice with Mehl & Mehl in Goshen, Indiana.

Goshen City Court has jurisdiction over criminal misdemeanors, city ordinances and traffic infractions.

The Ordinance Violations Bureau is administered by the City Court Clerk who serves as the Violations Clerk.  The Violations Clerk accepts written appearances, waivers of trial, admissions of violations, and payment of civil penalties for parking violations and other ordinance violations.   Ordinance 5171 – Amending Ordinance Violations Bureau – can be viewed in its entirety at the following link: Ordinance Violations Bureau.

The City Court Clerk accepts cash, money orders or credit/debit cards (see details below):

Credit/Debit Card: Effective APRIL 1, 2021, Goshen City Court will be accepting credit/debit card payments ON-LINE through mycase.in.gov.  Search for your case by your name or case number.  Click on the “Make a Payment” button to make your payment.  The payment will be applied automatically to the case.

Money Order can be sent through regular mail to Goshen City Court, 111 E. Jefferson Street, Goshen, IN  46528; or placed in the CITY COURT DROP BOX inside the front door of the building; or brought in to the CITY COURT CLERK’S office during regular business hours.  Cash is accepted in person only at the City Court Clerk’s office during regular business hours.  DO NOT LEAVE CASH in the Drop Box.

Goshen City Probation
Alison Gingerich, Chief Probation Officer
574-533-9998 or 574-534-4503
goshencityprobation@goshencity.com
Office hours: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm., Monday through Friday


City Court Clerk
Office hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

111 E. Jefferson St.
Goshen, IN 46528
574-533-9365
Email: citycourt@goshencity.com