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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.

Monroe County GOP chair names appointment to public bus board, 90 days after term expiration with no action by Bloomington city council

Monroe County GOP chair names appointment to public bus board, 90 days after term expiration with no action by Bloomington city council

In a press release issued Thursday, Monroe County Republican Party chair William Ellis announced he has named Doug Horn to the five-member board of Bloomington Transit (BT), the local public transportation corporation. Horn is a Bloomington businessman and former Monroe County plan commissioner. It’s not the usual way

Bloomington gets new city commission on public safety with 6–3 city council vote

Bloomington gets new city commission on public safety with 6–3 city council vote

At its regular Wednesday meeting, on a 6–3 vote, Bloomington’s city council established a new commission that will be called the Community Advisory on Public Safety (CAPS) commission. The new commission has the goal to “increase the safety of all Bloomington community members, especially those often marginalized due

Bloomington city council committee sets group interviews for two public bus board appointments, excludes applicant who’s currently suing the city

Bloomington city council committee sets group interviews for two public bus board appointments, excludes applicant who’s currently suing the city

Two seats on the five-member board of the Bloomington Transit board of directors have been listed as vacant on the city’s board and commission website since Aug. 1. At Tuesday’s meeting of the city council’s four-member standing committee on transportation, they decided to use a

Bloomington public buses continue to roll at 21-percent ridership under COVID-19 conditions, board OKs deal with Trinitas development

Bloomington public buses continue to roll at 21-percent ridership under COVID-19 conditions, board OKs deal with Trinitas development

At its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, the board of Bloomington Transit handled routine business, like receiving a financial report from its controller. The five-member group also handled another item that has become routine business for the board: an extension of its COVID-19 protocols for another month—through

Updated: COVID-19 reduces by 4 (was 2) already short Bloomington dispatch staff, police chief says adequate resources still available

Updated: COVID-19 reduces by 4 (was 2) already short Bloomington dispatch staff, police chief says adequate resources still available

[Updated 2:30 p.m Nov. 17, 2020: Shortly after this piece was published on Tuesday afternoon, the city of Bloomington announced that two additional dispatchers, for a total of four, have been diagnosed with COVID-19.] On Monday, the city of Bloomington reported three additional employees had been added

Bloomington redevelopment commission rounds out hospital site with $350K purchase at 2nd & Rogers

Bloomington redevelopment commission rounds out hospital site with $350K purchase at 2nd & Rogers

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) voted unanimously to buy a vacant lot at the southeast corner of Rogers and 2nd streets for not more than $350,000. Economic and sustainable development director Alex Crowley told RDC members the lot was not owned by IU Health,

Vote to create new commission on public safety set for Wednesday meeting of Bloomington’s city council

Vote to create new commission on public safety set for Wednesday meeting of Bloomington’s city council

On Wednesday (Nov. 18), Bloomington’s city council will be voting on the question of establishing a new 11-member commission with the name: Community Advisory on Public Safety (CAPS) Commission. The new commission would have the goal to “increase the safety of all Bloomington community members, especially those often