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4th of July Safety Tips

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

NOTIFICATION OF NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRACK CLOSURES 

Friday, June 28, 2024

 The engineering department received notice that Norfolk Southern is planning to close the following crossings between approximately July 8 and July 31, 2024, for installation of new rails. Each crossing is expected to be closed to traffic over one to four days. Engineering staff have been in communication... more

June brush pickup begins next week

Wednesday, June 19, 2024

The monthly brush pickup will begin on the week of June 24, 2024. 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 first day in the morning at 7 a.m. Brush... more

Upcoming Events All »

Park Board Meeting

Monday, July 1, 2024, 4:00pm

Public may join in person or virtually by following this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89736482570

Fourth of July -- City Offices Closed

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Board of Works

Thursday, July 4, 2024, 4:00pm

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

June 2016 Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter

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Click Here for the June 2016 Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter. (Return to Stormwater Management Home Page)

The above YouTube video "Stormwater Pollution The Dirty Truth: Home Car Washing" comes from the Australian Car Wash Association

Recently the Alliance for the Great Lakes installed voting boxes for cigarette butt disposal on Chicago beaches because, even though smoking on at the beach is illegal, cigarette butts still make up 25% of the litter picked up. The voting boxes allow people to vote on a question like "Who is better at baseball the Cubs or the White Sox?" with their cigarette butts. It is a pretty cool idea and you can read more about it here or here.

If you are interested in recycling and composting your cigarette waste into useful products visit the Cigarette Waste Recycling Program at Terracycle.

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