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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.

Bloomington OKs extra cost of asbestos removal for Hopewell demolition, work set to start Friday

Bloomington OKs extra cost of asbestos removal for Hopewell demolition, work set to start Friday

At its Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) approved a $12,100 bump to the previously approved $353,052 contract with Renascent for the demolition of 10 buildings on the south side of 1st Street. The demolition work, which is supposed to start Friday (Feb. 9) according to a

Bloomington mayor cites cost as big reason to nix Showers West remodel for police HQ, but fire department projects to proceed

Bloomington mayor cites cost as big reason to nix Showers West remodel for police HQ, but fire department projects to proceed

At a meeting attended by Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson, the city’s redevelopment commission (RDC) voted unanimously (with one recusal) on Monday to reject all the construction bids for the Showers West renovation project. The resolution was added to the RDC agenda late Friday. The resolution stated that the bids

Committee now mulls vote centers at every current Monroe County polling location, without merging

Committee now mulls vote centers at every current Monroe County polling location, without merging

Monroe County’s vote center study committee is moving ahead on the assumption that current polling locations, which are precinct-based for voter eligibility, would all be converted to vote centers. The idea that the committee would not pursue the merger of existing polls into fewer vote center locations was the

Bloomington RDC to vote on resolution rejecting all Showers West bids, police move looks unlikely

Bloomington RDC to vote on resolution rejecting all Showers West bids, police move looks unlikely

Now added to the agenda for the Bloomington redevelopment commission’s (RDC’s) 5 p.m. Monday meeting is a resolution that rejects all of the construction bids for the Showers West renovation. The revised agenda was released to RDC members around 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The resolution

Bloomington police seek SUV driver who killed woman in crash on south side

Bloomington police seek SUV driver who killed woman in crash on south side

Bloomington police are looking for an SUV driver who on Saturday evening (Jan. 27) hit and killed a woman on Walnut Street Pike in the south part of town. In a news release issued on Friday afternoon (Feb. 2), police say they are looking for a ”middle-aged, dark-complected man dressed

Monroe County clerk on 2 vacancies: Offers for chief deputy clerk, election supervisor to be made before next election board meeting

Monroe County clerk on 2 vacancies: Offers for chief deputy clerk, election supervisor to be made before next election board meeting

Monroe County could have a new election supervisor and a new chief deputy clerk by late February or early March. Those key positions are currently vacant, with early in-person voting in this year’s primaries set to start in 68 days. News that the jobs could soon be filled came

Bloomington police move to Showers West uncertain, as more early move outs by tenants OK’d by RDC

Bloomington police move to Showers West uncertain, as more early move outs by tenants OK’d by RDC

By Monday (Feb. 5), it should be clear if Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson intends to implement the plan for Showers West just as it was drawn up by her predecessor, John Hamilton. Hamilton planned to move both the fire department administration and police operations into the Showers West portion of