Goshen is in Trouble (South Bend, Elkhart: how much, movies, school districts)

[Desire to be Mayor]

Anyone live in this city of Goshen? How long have you lived here? Have you noticed how much it has changed over the passed 2 years? What about the passed 5 or even 15years?
This place is going down bad, and becoming not only a little mexico as another stated, but I can only imagine if we do not gain more control of this place it will be bumper to bumper traffic from super wal-mart center all the way into Elkhart.
Thats just one issue it will face not to mention the DEA has decalared a vast increase in major drug trafficking mainly by mexican immigrants, plus an increase in hostile environments with the school districts that we place our children in and they are subject to even a greater influence of this type of behavior and in more of harms way due to the gang activities that are growing.
Take away a few issues and what will it do for the City of Goshen? This community needs to come together and make it better for all, not for some to make it work better for them.
Some think our Mayor is not doing his job in the favor of the people but in his alone. Who wants him to make Goshen better? Who thinks the Mayor should be replaced? We need results, we need a better community for our kids the way it once was, and we need a new Mayor.

[snidermechelle]

Last time I was in goshen was in 2004. I was born and raised in Goshen but decided to stay here in Texas. I wish everyone well and peace but its not the same and I want to remember goshen when we used to cruise down main street and go to the chief for ice cream.

[LateNight]

I've never been to Goshen, but it doesn't sound like the Indiana I know. DEA activity, drug trafficking Mexicans, and hostile environments? Small towns really have to keep guard as to what comes through their door, because it can all get out of hand reeaally fast.

If the mayor doesn't deliver, or have any vision, boot him/her out.

[fatherjohnson]

As I remember that area, it's not so much the field crews causing problems but the savage yard apes from Elkhart or South Bend. Maybe it's changed. . .it's been awhile since I was in that area.

[stormshy7]

I've lived in Nappanee, my whole life, so we've have always frequented Goshen often for dinner, movies, shopping.... basically everything.

It's been on the decline for sometime now...
As an "outsider" it just feels dirty, unsafe, unkempt.
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We go to Warsaw now for most of our shopping and eating.

[brainiac138]

wow, nice to see this post was a great excuse to bring all prejudicial, racist reasoning of all kinds to the table. Thanks so much for showing off your ignorance.

[domergurl]

When I grew up in the area (during the 1980's), Goshen was one of the nicer surrounding towns. What stormyshy is describing is what I hear from my folks and others who still live in the area.

[domergurl]

From what I've heard, meth was a bad problem during the heyday of the rv boom.