I see ordinance-happy Goshen has passed yet another one! We just got a four-lane highway finished that ends at a two-lane county road to allow truck traffic to bypass Goshen and also to get into the industrial park more easily. Now Goshen wants to reroute the trucks deeper into Goshen instead of using the route we have paid to build. Why was this not decided before C.R. 17 got terminated at C.R. 38?
“We haven’t done traffic counts, but if you talk to people who live on Kercher Road, and the council members they’re calling, they’re going to tell you there are more trucks on Kercher Road than there used to be,” Mayor Allan Kauffman was quoted as saying in the Dec. 27 Goshen News.
No counts made? Seems like someone is not doing their homework.
This is just one more rule that ordinance-happy Goshen has put on the books. A recent article states the mayor is concerned about the county’s opinions. That’s new. He never seemed to be too concerned before. Who is suggesting these little nonsense rules? Who is deciding these are good ideas?
We now have an ordinance on how/where solar panels can be mounted.
We also have an ordinance on when and how long a back-up generator can be run.
Bicycle trails, activity center — how else can we spend money? Yet we can’t really fix the sidewalks downtown without worrying from where the money will come from. And If there is a smooth manhole cover on any street in Goshen, I haven’t found it.
We should bake a good cake before putting the frosting on it, rather than trying to frost a pile of crumbs.
— Keith Hoffman
Goshen
Letters to the Editor
Goshen officials become 'ordinance happy'
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Safety along C.R. 35 is a concern
This letter is meant to bring awareness and hopefully corrections in regard to C.R. 35 in Elkhart County. Something needs to be done immediately to enforce the laws pertaining to the use of C.R. 35.
- Emphasis on gun control makes you wonder
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Goshen should stick with ‘Redskins’
I must respond to the letter to the editor from Mr. Ron Chupp (The Goshen News, May 9). What’s in a name, Mr. Chupp? I too have a Native American heritage, and for some reason, I am not offended by the term Redskins, or brown skins or any other color of skins.
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More important issues than a nickname
I would like to, in the most respectful way possible, respond to Mr. Chupp’s letter (The Goshen News, May 9) regarding the ongoing debate over the term “Redskins” being used as the nickname and mascot for the Goshen school system.
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There is hope through God
May I share what happened to me after praying about the issue of whether to have guns carried by school authorities at Goshen High School. While calling out to God, my question was: Why have we as a nation come to trusting in government agencies, such as Homeland Security, rather than obeying the Constitution in what you have declared through our forefathers?
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Sheriff has this reader's support
This letter is in defense of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in response to Shari Mellin’s letter (The Goshen News, May 8) about Sheriff Brad Rogers not obeying the laws related to anti-gun legislation
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‘Redskins’ nickname is offensive
The question posed (in the May 5 edition) was, “What’s in a Name?” In the case of the GHS (Redskins) mascot, it is insult, degradation, racism, and an ongoing slap-in-the face reminder of the disgusting manner in which my Native American ancestors were treated by Europeans.
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Millrace projects threaten a Goshen gem
The city of Goshen is in the 11th hour for the five Redevelopment Commission members to hear the voices of its residents concerning the millrace redevelopment proposals at its next meeting at 4 p.m. on May 14.
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We don’t need a community center
We want to keep this short and to the point. We keep reading articles and letters in the papers about the proposed community center in Goshen. Our question is why?
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Freedom-loving Americans want our country back
We are living in unprecedented times. The “America” of today is not the America that many of us grew up in.
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