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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.

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

County government preps for post-pandemic hybrid in-person, video-conference meetings

At its regular meeting in the first week of March, Monroe county commissioners got an update from chief technology officer Eric Evans on upgrades to technical audio-visual features of the Nat U. Hill meeting room. In pre-pandemic times, it was the meeting place for the county commissioners, the

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

Local officials preach COVID-19 caution as numbers level off, milestones marked

As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit the one-year mark, it’s been an occasion to mark milestones. At Friday’s weekly press conference of Bloomington area leaders, Indiana University’s director of media relations, Chuck Carney, added one of the achievements. “We’ve collected 193.1 gallons of

County board of health mulls Greek house guests

County board of health mulls Greek house guests

No decision was reached at its Thursday meeting, but Monroe County’s board of health wrestled for around an hour with the idea of relaxing somewhat its COVID-19 regulations on communal living facilities. The board voted to approve a motion to have county health administrator Penny Caudill and county

County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt

County council OKs food and beverage tax proceeds for convention center debt

At its regular Tuesday meeting, Monroe County councilors approved a $300,000 appropriation of food and beverage tax revenue to help make debt payments in connection with the county’s convention center. The debt covers renovations and land acquisition that have already been made. It’s not related to the

Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space

Proposed redevelopment of warehouse across from new Bloomington park sets stage for debate on density and green space

The warehouse across the B-Line Trail from the pickleball courts in Bloomington’s new 65-acre Switchyard Park is the subject of a rezone request that landed in front of the city council last Wednesday. The project associated with the proposed rezone would require the demolition of the southern

Zoning law revisions considered by Bloomington plan commission: 3 down, 7 to go

Zoning law revisions considered by Bloomington plan commission: 3 down, 7 to go

Proposed amendments to the text of Bloomington’s unified development ordinance (UDO), and proposed changes to the citywide zoning map, were scrutinized by the public in late 2020. Revised versions of the proposed text and map changes have now landed in front of the city’s nine-member plan commission.

More than doubling of stormwater fee OK’d by Monroe County commissioners, to appear on May property tax bills

More than doubling of stormwater fee OK’d by Monroe County commissioners, to appear on May property tax bills

Last Wednesday, at their regular meeting, Monroe County commissioners approved an increase for the base rate of the county’s annual stormwater fee, from $35.16 to $75.77. The decision to raise the fee came after a hearing held by the county’s stormwater management board in December, and