Dave Askins

Early Tuesday afternoon, news came that longtime Monroe County councilor Cheryl Munson has died. Kate Wiltz, who was Munson’s colleague on the council, relayed a message from Jennifer Munson, Cheryl’s daughter: “Cheryl passed away peacefully this afternoon, surrounded by family and friends.” Arrangements are being made through Allen

When its zoning was approved by the Bloomington city council almost five years ago, The Relato Bloomington apartment building on the east side of town was supposed to include several “affordable” units—15 percent of its total bedrooms. Now the owner wants to alter the PUD (planned unit development) zoning,

A dramatic hike of their own salaries by Bloomington city councilmembers—to about $45,000, which is more than double current pay—has been a highlight of local government news for the last several days. But two other public compensation issues will also appear on meeting agendas this coming week.

Bloomington city councilmember Sydney Zulich said at Wednesday’s regular meeting, that she wanted to address the “elephant in the room”—which was the public backlash to a proposal to more than double councilmember pay in 2025, from about $21,000 to about $45,000 a year. By “elephant” she

Bloomington’s city attorney, Larry Allen, has confirmed to The B Square that his last day working for the city’s legal department will be Dec. 31. The opening for Allen’s position was posted on Tuesday. Allen will be joining the Bloomington office of the Paganelli Law Group, which

Judith Benckart, the Republican Party’s appointee to the Monroe County election board, has announced her resignation from the three-member group, effective Dec. 31, 2024. Benckart read aloud her letter of resignation at the regular meeting of the board on Thursday afternoon. As the reason for her resignation, Benckart