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ROAD CLOSURE: WILDEN AVENUE
Friday, March 17, 2023
Wilden Avenue will be closed to thru traffic between Rock Run Creek and Main Street / State Road 15 starting this Monday, March 20, until September for road construction. Traffic will be detoured on Indiana Avenue/CR 21 to CR 26 to Main Street/State Road 15.The project involves rebuilding and improving... more
ROAD CLOSURE: 8TH STREET
Monday, March 13, 2023
The City of Goshen will close South 8th Street between East Plymouth Avenue and East Jackson Street from Tuesday morning, March 14, to Thursday afternoon, March 16, to allow the Water & Sewer Department to replace a sewer lateral. more
REMINDER: CITY TO TEST TONADO SIREN
Monday, March 13, 2023
The City of Goshen Fire Department will test the city’s tornado sirens Tuesday, March 14 between 10 and 10:30 a.m. as part of an annual statewide test of communications systems. While the drill will be sent using live TOR EAS coding (Tornado Warning), it is only a test, and will be postponed... more
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Board of Works
Today, 2:00pm
To join the webinar please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82986722338 or call 309-205-3325. Webinar ID: 829 8672 2338. Comments are no longer taken online.
Shade Tree Board
Today, 7:00pm
This meeting is in-person only.
Board of Zoning Appeals
Tuesday, March 28, 2023, 4:00pm
To view the webinar, please copy and paste this link on your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89051557762 Or call: (301) 715-8592 or 312 626 6799 Webinar ID: 890 5155 7762
Environmental Resilience
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Department of Environmental Resilience
Rieth Interpretive Center
410 W. Plymouth Ave.
Goshen, IN 46526
(574) 534-0076
Environmental@goshencity.com
The Department of Environmental Resilience was established to help promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the community, to enhance and protect the environment, to promote economic development and to promote the planting, maintenance and removal of trees within the City of Goshen, according to Ord. 5014.
Mayor Jeremy Stutsman, when recommending the creation of the new department, said: "For many years, Goshen has been a leading community, not because we have all the answers but because we are bold and have the foresight to take the long view. We now need to find additional ways to better our physical environment and make our budgets even more efficient."
What We Do
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, the City Forester, is the department head. The Department continues to care for the City's urban forest but also assists the City in identifying opportunities to increase efficiency of resources both environmental and financial as well as provide environmental education opportunities to the public and staff aimed to increase appreciation of our natural places.
- Read Mayor Stutsman's letter to the City Council about the creation of the Department of Environmental resilience here.
- To see Ord. 5014, click here.
The Department of Environmental Resilience works out of the Rieth Interpretative Center at 410 Plymouth Ave. The Rieth Center and the adjacent Millrace Park are a part of the Goshen Park's Department. The unique nature of the property including an urban forest, the Elkhart River, an urban Millrace, reestablished wildflower spaces and prairie areas lend itself to both natural exploration and an opportunity for guided hiking and exploration.
Aaron Sawatsky-Kingsley, Director of Environmental Resilience
YouTube Channel
Check out the Environmental Resilience YouTube Channel to have 24-hour access to the sights and sounds of Goshen’s natural environment.
The City of Goshen has installed three stationary nature cameras to allow 24-hour access to Goshen’s natural environment sights and sounds. These will provide opportunities for persons who cannot enjoy the trails in-person to have safe 24-hour access to the positive benefits of nature. This project was funded by the Community Connections for People with Disabilities grant offered through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, in partnership with the Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services authorized by the CARES Act.