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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 Transit wants public input: Route changes, late-hours swap of regular bus for Uber/Lyft

Bloomington Transit wants public input: Route changes, late-hours swap of regular bus for Uber/Lyft

A series of changes to optimize bus routes that were planned for 2020 implementation, but were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, are now back under consideration by Bloomington Transit. Highlights include: the consolidation of Routes 1 South and 7 Express into a single route to be called Route 7;

HPC says Johnson’s smokestack OK to be chopped to 60 feet, Bloomington city council next to weigh in

HPC says Johnson’s smokestack OK to be chopped to 60 feet, Bloomington city council next to weigh in

On Thursday, Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness (COA) for the demolition of the Johnson’s Creamery smokestack down to 60 feet. No conditions are attached to the COA. The commission weighed the idea of requiring the owner to propose a way to

Bloomington park commissioners give initial OK to issue $5.8M in bonds for transportation projects

Bloomington park commissioners give initial OK to issue $5.8M in bonds for transportation projects

At a special meeting on Wednesday, Bloomington’s board of park commissioners kicked off a process to issue $5.8 million worth of bonds to fund several projects. Most of them are non-motorized transportation projects. The one clear exception is a $25,000 project to replace gasoline-powered with

Monroe County continues prep for primary elections on May 3, early voting on April 5

Monroe County continues prep for primary elections on May 3, early voting on April 5

Several agenda items related to the upcoming primary elections on May 3 were dispatched by county commissioners at their regular Wednesday morning meeting. Commissioners approved a revision to the set of polling locations—there will be 28 instead of 29 polling sites. So that voters know which of the polling

Bloomington launches salvo of lawsuits over remonstrance waivers, one for each area

Bloomington launches salvo of lawsuits over remonstrance waivers, one for each area

On Tuesday, Bloomington filed seven separate lawsuits as part of its effort to complete the annexations of seven different territories into the city—one lawsuit for each annexation area. All seven lawsuits appear to be essentially identical. They focus on the question of remonstrance waivers. Such waivers are legal documents

Still not decided: Will Myra Kinser’s name appear on May 3 primary ballot for District 62 state house seat? [Now decided: Judge denies Kinser’s claim]

Still not decided: Will Myra Kinser’s name appear on May 3 primary ballot for District 62 state house seat? [Now decided: Judge denies Kinser’s claim]

[Updated on April 6, 2022 at 12:30 p.m. On April 5, 2022, Judge Nathan Nikirk ruled on the case, denying Kinser’s claim that the state election commission had concluded incorrectly that she did not meet the two-year state residency requirement. That means Kinser’s name will

Bloomington wins dismissal of Perry Township trustee’s lawsuit over records about homeless encampment policy

Bloomington wins dismissal of Perry Township trustee’s lawsuit over records about homeless encampment policy

The lawsuit filed last October by Perry Township trustee Dan Combs against the city of Bloomington for allegedly failing to provide records under Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act (APRA) has been dismissed. The requested records involved implementation of policies related to homeless encampments. On March 9, Monroe County