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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing of 81 results for Code Enforcement.
| ID | 96900 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City tackles chronic problem properties |
| Notes | 6th Street Goshen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Goshen police and courts building, 111 E. Jefferson St. |
| Date | May 22, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Goshen Common Council, Ordinances, Property, Code Enforcement, Crime |
| ID | 65791 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ban on parking in grass hits detour |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Parked vehicles |
| Date | July 24, 2019 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Elkhart Board of Public Safety, Elkhart City Planning & Zoning Department |
| ID | 65721 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City read to enforce lawn length |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart lawn |
| Date | May 15, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 67147 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City ready to enforce lawn length |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tall grass at property on Franklin Street |
| Date | May 15, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Elkhart Board of Public Safety |
| ID | 65244 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart code enforcement criticized-again |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Huron Street house |
| Date | March 13, 2019 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Council, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Code Enforcement |
| ID | 64485 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property owners to city: trim code enforcement |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Property owners talk with Elkhart City Council members |
| Date | September 28, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Elkhart |
| ID | 64346 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Commissioners ease local firearms code |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 21, 2018 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Guns, Code Enforcement, Elkhart County |
| ID | 63012 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Despite public criticism, Code Enforcement strives toward mission, aims for compliance |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | November 30, 2017 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement |
| ID | 62572 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement examined |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 18, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Council |
| ID | 55166 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlord's homes will be fixed through program |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | 1403 S. Main St; 632 S. Seventh St; 105 and 105 1/2 W. Purl Ave |
| Date | October 30, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Code Enforcement, Goshen City Council |
| ID | 54141 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board visits dilapidated home, votes to demolish it |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of home |
| Date | April 29, 2014 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 54093 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City declares 3 homes unsafe |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | April 22, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 53828 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Board's frustration with local property owner grows |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of property at 511 N. Fifth St., Goshen |
| Date | March 11, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 53165 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement officers reintroduced to neighborhood associations at meeting |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Marty Morgan & Denny Correll |
| Date | November 3, 2013 |
| Page | A7 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 53129 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property owners granted extensions to complete repairs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | October 29, 2013 |
| Page | A3, A6 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Code Enforcement, Government, Goshen City, Landlords |
| ID | 52377 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement officers field complaints |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | July 8, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart City, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 49186 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement a hot-button issue with Elkhart City Council |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | October 5, 2011 |
| Page | A2 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Code Enforcement, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 45872 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Rain + sunlight + vacant homes = growing problem |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo of vacant home in Sun Lit Acres |
| Date | June 11, 2010 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Mortgage Foreclosures, Real Estate, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 42668 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Landlord and Goshen come to an agreement: Fix houses or pay $10K fine |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 30, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Government, Goshen City, Davidhizar, Ronald, Rental Housing |
| ID | 41388 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Foundry 'safer' after cleanup |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of cleanup |
| Date | May 2, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Express, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 40598 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Talk is cheap, leveling foundry isn't |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 8, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Foundry & Machine Corp., Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Puritan Financial Corp. |
| ID | 40412 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Officials don't want empty houses to deteriorate |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 15, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Government, Goshen City, Mortgage Foreclosures, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 40293 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Foundry fire sparks city action |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of site |
| Date | January 24, 2009 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Express, Code Enforcement, Government, Elkhart City, Puritan Financial Corp. |
| ID | 39121 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The trash piles up, but so does the red tape |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of violations |
| Date | September 14, 2008 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 39006 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code concerns |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of contractor |
| Date | August 27, 2008 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 22783 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Eminent domain effort under way |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of site |
| Date | November 28, 2006 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Eminent Domain, Code Enforcement, Davidhizer, Ron |
| ID | 19529 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | The clock is ticking on fixings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of site |
| Date | July 11, 2006 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Code Enforcement, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Government, Goshen City |
| ID | 15219 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Under the radar |
| Notes | part 3 of 3 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Kincaid |
| Date | December 28, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Zoning, Code Enforcement, Housing |
| ID | 15218 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A code to live by |
| Notes | part 2 of 3 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Bayes |
| Date | December 27, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Housing, Code Enforcement, Zoning |
| ID | 15213 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Under one roof |
| Notes | part 1 of 3 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of properties |
| Date | December 26, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Rental Housing, Zoning, Housing, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 14112 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City Council resumes service discussions |
| Notes | 2006 budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of Brinson and Pettit |
| Date | August 24, 2005 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Budget, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Council, Code Enforcement, Government, Elkhart City |
| ID | 4500 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Cart use would be voluntary |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 15, 2003 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 8254 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Cleaning up properties |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | September 1, 1999 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Rental Housing |
| ID | 16808 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement a concern for residents of Bon-Aire Vista, Locust Grove areas. |
| Notes | map |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 21, 1998 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Bon-Aire Vista |
| ID | 23046 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code enforcement a concern for residents of Bon-Aire Vista, Locust Grove areas. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | map |
| Date | August 21, 1998 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Loewen, Hal |
| ID | 8253 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Mayor: New code enforcement department to mean new focus |
| Notes | Elkhart Dept. of Code Enforcement envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 25, 1996 |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Page | A4, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 101368 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fines for ordinance violations can now double |
| Notes | Elkhart Dept. of Code Enforcement envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 25, 1996 |
| Page | A4 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Code Enforcement |
| ID | 85251 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Perron promises tougher stand on code violations |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 20, 1995 |
| Page | B3 |
| Subjects | Perron, James (Mayor), Code Enforcement, Public Health Issues, Development, Community |
| ID | 91427 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Permits Include Work on School |
| Notes | Elkhart Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Oct 06, 1988 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Building Permits, Construction, Mary Daly Elementary School |
| ID | 86726 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Perron Plan Pushes Code Enforcement |
| Notes | Government, Elkhart City envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 29, 1984 |
| Subjects | Code Enforcement, Perron, James (Mayor), Politics and Government |
| ID | 86736 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council Says Two Heads Aren't Better than One |
| Notes | City Council, Elkhart envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 31, 1984 |
| Page | 12 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Council, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Politics and Government, Elkhart City Employees |
| ID | 72483 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Bailey Sick Of Trash |
| Notes | Robert A. Bailey, Elkhart City Councilman |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jun 13, 1975 |
| Page | 17-18 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Council, Trash Collection, Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 93574 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Duties, Problem Told By Heating Inspector |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 01, 1963 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department |
| ID | 93410 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Revised Code Up For City Council Vote |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 04, 1961 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Elkhart City Council, Politics and Government |
| ID | 93512 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department Article |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Dec 20, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Housing |
| ID | 93434 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart Gets 1,190 Homes In 6 Years |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Dec 05, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Housing, Construction, Politics and Government |
| ID | 93431 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | New Heating Inspector To Be Hired |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Sep 08, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Politics and Government |
| ID | 93416 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Major Home Changes Require City Permit |
| Notes | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Dept. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jun 27, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Renovation, Politics and Government |
| ID | 94180 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Remodeling Of Homes Still Gains |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 03, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Renovation |
| ID | 94181 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Alterations Are Valued At $16,950 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 04, 1956 |
| Subjects | Elkhart City Building and Code Enforcement Department, Renovation |