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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.

Two kinds of code, zoning vs. garbage: Bloomington man’s appeal of zoning citation set for this week

Two kinds of code, zoning vs. garbage: Bloomington man’s appeal of zoning citation set for this week

At least as far back as 2021, South Washington Street property owner and resident Joe Davis has been cited by the city of Bloomington for violations of city code. There are two basic kinds of violation for which the city has cited Davis. One kind are citations under Title 6,

Column | Mayoral veto on stop signs: Bloomington’s city council should take a unanimous vote

Column | Mayoral veto on stop signs: Bloomington’s city council should take a unanimous vote

Friday’s big local civic news was that Bloomington mayor John Hamilton had vetoed a city council ordinance that authorized reinstallation of stop signs at four intersections on 7th Street. That means an item appears on the agenda for next Wednesday’s city council meeting, that makes it possible for

Traffic notebook: 20 is plenty for some Bloomington streets, but not that many

Traffic notebook: 20 is plenty for some Bloomington streets, but not that many

In June, the city of Bloomington issued a news release announcing that Bloomington had been given a Gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) award by the League of American Bicyclists (LAB). That was not a big surprise, because Bloomington has previously received a Gold BFC award from the LAB—in 2014

Hamilton vetoes Bloomington city council decision to reinstall 7th Street stop signs

Hamilton vetoes Bloomington city council decision to reinstall 7th Street stop signs

Mid-afternoon on Friday, Bloomington mayor John Hamilton released a statement vetoing the city council’s action taken last week, to approve reinstallation of stop signs at four intersections on 7th Street. The stop signs that have already been reinstalled at the 7th-and-Dunn intersection will remain in place—through a new

Despite message in TV ad, non-Bloomington residents can vote on 8.5-cent school referendum

Despite message in TV ad, non-Bloomington residents can vote on 8.5-cent school referendum

All registered voters who live in the MCCSC school district will be able to vote on the school referendum question as part of the Nov. 7 “municipal election.” That’s despite the message in a TV ad featuring Monroe County clerk Nicole Browne, which has run over the last few

Unchanged 2024 budget OK’d by Bloomington council after debate on police pay, econ development money

Unchanged 2024 budget OK’d by Bloomington council after debate on police pay, econ development money

On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council gave final approval to the six ordinances that make up the 2024 city budget. The council’s votes on the six pieces of legislation were nearly unanimous except for the sole dissent of Steve Volan on a couple of items. Volan dissented on

Election 2023: In-person early voting in Monroe County kicks off

Election 2023: In-person early voting in Monroe County kicks off

On Wednesday morning at the Monroe County election operations building at 3rd and Walnut Streets, county clerk Nicole Browne kept her election tradition. At precisely 8 a.m. when early in-person voting started, Browne opened the door and proclaimed: “Hear ye, hear ye! The polls are now open!” https://bsquarebulletin.