Votes at a glance: Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, March 26, 2026

The Goshen City Board of Public Works and Safety took the following formal actions on March 26, 2026:

- Approved minutes from March 12 and March 19, 2026 (voice vote: all in favor).
- Approved the meeting agenda as amended to add an engineering item (Community Crossings matching grant commitment letter) (unanimous).
- Approved nighttime paving for the US 33 INDOT repaving contract (7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.) (unanimous).
- Ratified the mayor’s execution of the water agreement with the city of Belark (unanimous); board discussed multi-year term and budget contingency.
- Approved a no‑cost change order substituting a WestTech digtor cover for a discontinued product (unanimous).
- Approved a professional services contract with United Consulting for bridge design not to exceed $64,400 (split across two years) (unanimous).
- Approved Change Order No. 2 to the College Avenue sanitary casement project, increasing the contract by $21,382 (unanimous).
- Accepted the drainage plan for HHI Kercher Road Properties 24 LLC (unanimous).
- Authorized the mayor to sign the 2026 Community Crossings Matching Grant financial commitment letter, confirming a local share of $1,146,425 (unanimous).
- Accepted Amendment No. 2 to the post-construction stormwater plan for Dave Carter and Associates (unanimous).
- In a compliance hearing regarding 1705 West Plains Drive, affirmed seven building-commissioner orders that identified unsafe units (unanimous), approved a phased rehabilitation agreement to begin March 27, 2026 (unanimous), and assessed civil penalties of $2,500 per unit for willful failure to comply (unanimous).

Notes: The board recorded most votes as unanimous voice votes. For items that referenced contract amounts or grant local shares, figures were provided in staff reports and updated documents in the meeting packet.