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HELP THE CITY OF GOSHEN DECORATE THE MIRTH TREE
Friday, December 9, 2022
This holiday season, we encourage you to take some time to get creative and help decorate the Mirth Tree! In an effort to reduce waste, the City of Goshen’s Department of Environment Resilience (GDER) wants to encourage you to see what you can create with only the things you can find or recycle.... more
Stormwater Partnership Surface Water Report on Annual Trends in Water Quality Published
Friday, December 9, 2022
The St. Joseph River Basin Commission has published a report analyzing over a decade of water quality data collected by the Elkhart County Health Department as part of the Greater Elkhart County Stormwater Partnership’s long-term surface water monitoring program. The report focuses on long-term... more
COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING
Friday, December 9, 2022
WHEN: Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.WHERE: Prairie View Elementary School Gym, 1730 Regent Street, Goshen Please plan to attend to learn more about the mixed-use development being proposed for this 170-acres of land on the south side of Goshen including: Types and quantities of... more
Upcoming Events All »
Board of Works & Safety & Stormwater Board
Monday, December 12, 2022, 2:00pm
To join the webinar, please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81801258378 Or call: (301) 715-8592 or 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 847 4800 4365 Dial *9 to "raise hand" and speak during public comment
Community Relations Commission
Monday, December 12, 2022, 7:00pm
Redevelopment Commission
Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 3:00pm
City Court
Goshen City Court
Judge Richard L. Mehl was elected to the bench in November, 2019. His first term of office began January 1, 2020.
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 4411, Ordinance Violations Bureau can be viewed in its entirety at the following link: Ordinance Violations Bureau. The Schedule of Civil Penalties, as amended on January 1, 2009 per the listed ordinance, is as follows:
- Parking Violations - First Offense - $150.00
- Parking Violations - Second Offense within One Year - $200.00
- Parking Violations - Third and Subseqent Offenses within One Year - $250.00
- All other Ordinance Violations - First Offense - $175.00
- All other Ordinance Violations - Second Offense within One Year - $225.00
- All other Ordinance Violations - Third and Subsequent Offenses within One Year - $250.00
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
alisongingerich@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