GOSHEN, Ind. -- Goshen held their 2026 State of the City meeting on Tuesday during the Goshen Chamber of Commerce Founder's Day Luncheon at the Maple City Chapel. 

Mayor Gina Leichty stated that the city faced immediate losses in the upcoming budget year, and they knew they were facing a financial cliff if nothing has changed by 2028, but the community and local legislatures responded to this when they held a community conversation. 

Leichty discusses the five basic principles that the City of Goshen:

• Protect Core Services
• Invest in quality of place — because talent is going to choose places/businesses that follow talent
• Be Smart and Sustainable in our Growth
• Need to make sure that they're always working to modernized how city government works and it is working efficiently and effectively for community members
• Look at every opportunity for community partnership

Since SEA 1 was enacted, the City has delayed or eliminated more than $33 million in planned investments, including South Fire Station, improvement to city's facilities to accommodate better workplace, and the replacement of the Shanklin Park pool. 

Public Safety: 

• In 2025, Goshen Fire and EMS responded to the highest number of calls ever — more than 6,000 calls.
• Goshen Police Department and Goshen Fire and EMS Department are developing a special unit called Mobile Integrated Health — where they are looking into the root causes of 911 calls. Whether the call is homelessness, food insecurity, mental health issues, etc.
• Goshen Police Department saw a decrease in calls (almost 15,000). And since 2022, major incidents involving firearms have dropped more than 50 percent.

Public Works:

• In 2025, the city invested in $6.6 million in road paving
• Water and Wastewater teams delivered more than one billion gallons of clean water to residents
• Goshen has officially become lead-pipe free

Housing: 

• Leichty mentioned the three developments that are advancing that were worth $40 million dollars in investments to take underutilize properties and make them flourish.
• Ariel Cycleworks apartments along Plymouth Avenue and 10th Street.
• Millrace Townhomes near downtown
• The long-term buildout of Cherry Creek, which could add up to 1,400 units over time.

To view the livestream of the meeting click here.