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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Withdrawn: Green Acres conservation district application, still appears on Oct. 1 council agenda

Withdrawn: Green Acres conservation district application, still appears on Oct. 1 council agenda

With a Bloomington city council vote set for its Tuesday, Oct. 1 meeting, councilmembers have been sent a letter withdrawing the application to establish Green Acres as a historic conservation district. The Green Acres appeared for a first reading on the council’s Sept. 18 meeting, and appears on this

Column: Monroe County provides inspection data to chew on, food for thought, a buffet of information

Column: Monroe County provides inspection data to chew on, food for thought, a buffet of information

Monroe County has not released a monthly report of food inspection results for August 2024. Instead of monthly summaries, the health department is now releasing the results of individual reports as part of a dynamic map, on a more or less rolling basis. Check it out: food inspection reports map.

Bloomington mulls GO bonds as way to keep tax rate constant, but increase amount paid by 14.5%

Bloomington mulls GO bonds as way to keep tax rate constant, but increase amount paid by 14.5%

The biggest part of the tax bills for Bloomington property owners could be increasing on average by about 14.5 percent in 2025. That’s because Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson and city councilmembers are considering issuing a general obligation bond that would require an additional $3.743 million in property

Election night results reporting software rejected by Monroe County commissioners

Election night results reporting software rejected by Monroe County commissioners

With 39 days left before the Nov. 5 election, it looks likely there will be no change to the way that election night results from Monroe County will be reported to the public. A contract with An Island LLC, to display results on a website maintained by the Tell City

Ellettsville denies Rural Transit funding, airs frustrations with Monroe County leadership

Ellettsville denies Rural Transit funding, airs frustrations with Monroe County leadership

At its regular meeting on Monday, Ellettsville’s town council voted down a proposal that would have continued in 2025 the stop-gap funding it has provided this year, to support Rural Transit rides for Ellettsville residents. Rural Transit is a program of the Area 10 Agency on Aging. The proposal

Late-breaking sewer news means postponement of land purchase for new Monroe County jail

Late-breaking sewer news means postponement of land purchase for new Monroe County jail

At their regular Wednesday morning meeting, the three Monroe County commissioners put off until an undetermined date any decision on an $11.375-million purchase agreement for some land where a new jail could be built. The property on Wednesday’s agenda amounts to about 52 acres in North Park, off

Nov. 5 choice: 3 Dems, 1 write-in hopeful for Monroe County council quizzed on jail, convention center

Nov. 5 choice: 3 Dems, 1 write-in hopeful for Monroe County council quizzed on jail, convention center

For about 90 minutes on Monday night, four candidates for three at-large county council seats fielded questions during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Bloomington-Monroe County. Vying for one of the three seats that are up for election on Nov. 5 are incumbent Democrats Trent Deckard