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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.

Commissioners OK Monroe County zoning overhaul, 13 possible remaining topics to be tackled in 2025

Commissioners OK Monroe County zoning overhaul, 13 possible remaining topics to be tackled in 2025

On Wednesday night, Monroe County commissioners voted 3–0 to adopt the county development ordinance (CDO). The CDO includes all the zoning regulations for the unincorporated part of the county. Two days earlier, on Monday night, the county plan commission had voted 6–1 to forward the most recent draft

Repair not demolish: Bloomington looks to add 1 to affordable housing inventory

Repair not demolish: Bloomington looks to add 1 to affordable housing inventory

The city of Bloomington is now looking to give a house it owns on West 3rd Street a continued life as a house, instead of demolishing it as planned. On Tuesday, the city’s board of public works awarded a $61,561 contract with Rogers Remodeling to do repairs on

3-judge panel hears arguments in Bloomington annexation appeal, ruling expected in a few months

3-judge panel hears arguments in Bloomington annexation appeal, ruling expected in a few months

On Tuesday afternoon a three-judge panel from Indiana’s court of appeals heard oral arguments in a case involving the city of Bloomington’s constitutional challenge to a 2019 state law, which causes annexation waivers to expire after 15 years. [Link to video of Dec. 17, 2024 Court of Appeals

Dec. 18: Monroe County development ordinance (CDO) teed up for final vote by commissioners

Dec. 18: Monroe County development ordinance (CDO) teed up for final vote by commissioners

On Monday night, at a meeting that lasted just a half hour, Monroe County’s plan commission voted 6–1 to forward the most recent draft of the county development ordinance (CDO) to the Monroe County board of commissioners for a final vote. The CDO includes all the zoning regulations

Bloomington Transit board to consider new advertising policy at Tuesday meeting

Bloomington Transit board to consider new advertising policy at Tuesday meeting

Up for a vote by the Bloomington Transit board on Tuesday will be a policy change that reduces the amount of advertising on the city’s public buses. The Tuesday (Dec. 17) meeting is the final monthly meeting of the year for the five-member board. Last month, the issue of

Election board set to meet on Dec. 26, but chance for vote centers in Monroe County appears to be fading

Election board set to meet on Dec. 26, but chance for vote centers in Monroe County appears to be fading

On Thursday, a committee that met for the first time about a year ago made some progress towards completing a plan to establish vote centers in Monroe County. The plan is required under Indiana state election law to implement a vote center system for Monroe County—something that supporters of

Convention center expansion notebook: Site plan, variances, bond issuance cued up for 2025

Convention center expansion notebook: Site plan, variances, bond issuance cued up for 2025

At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, Monroe County’s capital improvement board got a status update on the project that the seven member group was formed to oversee—the expansion of the county convention center. The current name of the facility at 3rd Street and College Avenue is the