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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.

Political notebook: 2 decades later, a déjà vu for Dems at District 5 city council vacancy caucus

Political notebook: 2 decades later, a déjà vu for Dems at District 5 city council vacancy caucus

Last Saturday, Courtney Daily was picked by the Democratic Party chairs of eight precincts in Bloomington city council’s District 5, to fill the vacancy left by Shruti Rana’s resignation. That meant several bits of two-decade-old local civic history were essentially repeated. In late January 2003, a

Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

Hopewell action on the ground moves ahead, as overall project assessment continues

On Monday, contracts for work on two specific buildings in the Hopewell neighborhood, the site of the former IU Health hospital, were approved by Bloomington’s five-member redevelopment commission. The former Bloomington Convalescent Center at 714 S. Rogers was subject of a $39,816 contract with VET Environmental Engineering,

Rezone of lot to allow for commercial, not just industrial uses, gets OK from Monroe County

Rezone of lot to allow for commercial, not just industrial uses, gets OK from Monroe County

A lot just west of the city of Bloomington, which has been zoned for light industrial use for a couple of decades, but has seen no development, has been given a long list of extra allowable uses. Monroe County commissioners took action on the rezone request at last Wednesday’s

Democrats pick Courtney Daily to fill District 5 Bloomington city council vacancy

Democrats pick Courtney Daily to fill District 5 Bloomington city council vacancy

At a Saturday caucus of the Monroe County Democratic Party, Courtney Daily emerged as winner of the contest to fill the District 5 vacancy on the Bloomington city council. Daily was declared the winner after county chair David Henry broke a 4–4 tie in favor of Daily, over Jenny

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

9th District Dems: Monroe County chair ‘within his rights’ to preside over Saturday’s Bloomington city council vacancy caucus

Still set to preside over Saturday’s (March 2) three-way contested caucus to fill the vacancy in the District 5 Bloomington city council seat is Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry. The vacancy was left when Shruti Rana announced her resignation from the seat in mid-January, effective

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next week: Bloomington to send invites to nonprofits to apply for $350K in social services grants

Next Monday (March 4), the initial invitation from Bloomington’s city council to apply for this year’s round of Jack Hopkins social services funding will be emailed to around 350 nonprofits. That’s according to Bloomington city council staff attorney Stephen Lucas, after a Thursday afternoon meeting of the

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

Bloomington city council OKs convention center interlocal accord, but not unanimously

The governance structure for the expansion of the Monroe Convention center, which currently stands at 3rd Street and College Avenue, is now settled. On Wednesday night, Bloomington’s city council approved its side of a four-way interlocal agreement about the way the Monroe County capital improvement board (CIB) will