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Commissioners approve Downtown Goshen's Oct. 2 courthouse-lawn event request

Elkhart County Board of Commissioners · August 4, 2026
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Summary

Downtown Goshen Inc.'s request to use the Historic Courthouse Lawn in Goshen for a '1st Fridays' event on Oct. 2 was presented by the county administrator and approved unanimously, subject to relevant local ordinances (cited in the meeting).

County administrator Jeff Taylor told commissioners that Downtown Goshen Inc. requested use of the Historic Courthouse Lawn in Goshen for an event scheduled Oct. 2 and recommended approval "in accordance with ordinance numbers 2025-35, 2026-16" and any time limits the ordinance permits. The request was framed as a routine permit matter and presented with the cited ordinance references.

A motion to approve the request was made, seconded and carried unanimously. The commission did not add special conditions on the record beyond compliance with the referenced ordinances; the applicant named in the request was Amanda Rose representing Downtown Goshen Inc.