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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.

Showers West police-fire expansion update: Out for bids in November, construction start in 2024

Showers West police-fire expansion update: Out for bids in November, construction start in 2024

By November of this year, construction bids are expected to be put out for the expansion of Bloomington’s city hall building into Showers West—which is supposed to house a new police headquarters, and the administrative offices for the fire department. That was one key takeaway from a city

5 tapped for Monroe County vote center committee, six more needed

5 tapped for Monroe County vote center committee, six more needed

At its Thursday meeting, Monroe County’s three-member election board accepted five appointments that have been made to an 11-member vote center committee. Vote centers are different from the kind of precinct-based polling locations currently used by Monroe County. At a precinct-based polling site, only voters from specified precincts can

Lake Lemon Marina rezone denied: Driveway onto Northshore Drive can’t stay

Lake Lemon Marina rezone denied: Driveway onto Northshore Drive can’t stay

A rezone request for Lake Lemon Marina was denied by Monroe County’s three-member board of commissioners at its Wednesday meeting. Voting against the request were the two commissioners present—Julie Thomas and Penny Githens. Lee Jones was absent. Based on commentary during Wednesday’s meeting, the case will eventually

Interim compromise on Bloomington city clerk’s salary: $87K not $104K

Interim compromise on Bloomington city clerk’s salary: $87K not $104K

No final decision was made on Wednesday night, but Bloomington’s city council took a clear step towards giving the position of elected city clerk a big salary boost. On a 7–2 vote, the council passed a resolution indicating its intent to set the clerk’s salary for 2024

Judge says Bloomington annexation trial to be put off until related lawsuit is resolved

Judge says Bloomington annexation trial to be put off until related lawsuit is resolved

The special judge assigned to a Bloomington annexation case has ruled that a standard trial to which remonstrators are entitled will not go ahead in mid-November as originally scheduled. That’s what remonstrators in Area 1A and Area 1B had requested—a delay on those proceedings, until some related litigation

Column: A quick reminder for Bloomington that there’s a better way to corral meeting documents

Column: A quick reminder for Bloomington that there’s a better way to corral meeting documents

Yes, it’s been quite a summer. Mine ended with a one-day visit up to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to see Chris Buhalis play a show at the North Star Lounge. When Buhalis sings the lyric, “I come from a big car town, we shine ‘em up and we drive ‘em

Bloomington city council to consider resolution on proposed $104K salary for city clerk

Bloomington city council to consider resolution on proposed $104K salary for city clerk

Cued up on the Bloomington city council’s meeting agenda for Wednesday (Sept. 6), is one item for a final vote. It’s a resolution that expresses the council’s intent to set the elected city clerk’s salary for 2024 at $104,089, which would be a significant increase.