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Indiana Avenue Recycling Center Updated Hours of Operation Starting December 2

Monday, December 2, 2024

We’re updating our hours to better serve you! Beginning Monday, December 2, our new schedule will be as follows: Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sunday: Closed These changes are designed to provide more convenient access during the week while allowing... more

City Offices closed for Thanksgiving

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The City of Goshen Offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Additionally, all trash and recycling services will be delayed one day due to the holiday. Normal service will resume on Monday, December 2. The delayed schedule is below: Residents... more

Indiana Avenue Recycling Center Closed through Thanksgiving Holiday

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

The Indiana Avenue Recycling Center will be closed for recycling drop-off from Wednesday, November 27, at 2:00 PM until Monday, December 2, at 8:00 AM. We'll see you on Monday! more

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GOSHEN DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 7:45am

The regular meetings of the Goshen Downtown Economic Improvement District Board will take place on the first Thursday of each month, excepting July, as set forth in the schedule below. The meetings will be held in the conference room located in Goshen City Hall at 202 South 5th Street, Goshen, Indiana. All meetings of the Goshen Downtown Economic Improvement District Board are open to the public with the exception of an executive session that may be held as authorized by Indiana Code §5-14-1.5-6.1. The Board may schedule meetings in addition to those listed above as necessary, subject to public notice requirements.

Cemetery Board

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 2:00pm

Board of Works

Thursday, December 5, 2024, 4:00pm

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

Sister City Program

Sister Cities:
Goshen, Indiana and

Bexbach, Germany 
(site is in German)

The Sister City relationship enriches the Goshen community with cultural and educational exchanges. Over 1,000 visitors from Bexbach have been in Goshen over the past 29 years. A total of 100 families in Goshen have hosted guests from Bexbach. Mayors from both cities have exchanged visits.

Follow the Sister City Committee on Facebook. 

History of the Program

Sister Cities International (SCI) was founded in 1956. It is a non-profit citizen diplomacy network creating and strengthening partnerships between U.S. and international communities.

SCI's goals are to increase global cooperation at the community level, promote cultural understanding, and stimulate economic development.

SCI currently spans more than 3,500 communities in 137 countries.

Indiana Sister Cities, Inc. is a state chapter of the national organization. It assists in the development and coordination of Sister Cities activities in Indiana. Indiana participates in 5 Sister State Relationships.

There are over 30 Indiana cities that have 40 Sister City partnerships.

Goshen is a member of Sister Cities International and Indiana Sister Cities, Inc. The Goshen/Bexbach Sister City Partnership was founded in June of 1979.

About Goshen's Sister City: Bexbach, Germany

Partly rural and tranquil, partly urbane and lively, Bexbach is situated in the eastern part of the Saarland. Its capital is Saarbruecken. Geographically, the Saarland lies in the so-called "three country corner." It gets this name as the borders of Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet there.

Bexbach has a Mining Museum, the only one in Southwest Germany. The Flower Garden is a riot of colors, especially in May when, "a hundred thousand tulips bloom." The Hindenburg Tower in the Flower Garden gives you an exhilarating view. There is also swimming, tennis, horse-back riding, golf, and lots of organized hiking in the area.

The Rhine River, Mosel River, the Black Forest, Trier (the oldest city in Germany), and Strasbourg, France are easy day-trips from Bexbach.

How You Can Participate

  • Be a host family for a German exchange student.
  • Be an exchange student and stay with a host family in Bexbach.
  • Be an exchange other than educational, perhaps in the cultural or economic area.
  • Serve as a member of the Goshen Sister City Committee.