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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 city council hears from police officers about pay: They are “tired and fed up”

Bloomington city council hears from police officers about pay: They are “tired and fed up”

More than four dozen Bloomington police and their family members filled the city council’s chambers Wednesday night. They were there to support members of their collective bargaining team, who addressed the local lawmakers at their regular meeting on the topic of better pay. The police department’s budget for

Collegiate Development Group’s modified student housing proposal rejected by Bloomington city council

Collegiate Development Group’s modified student housing proposal rejected by Bloomington city council

Bloomington’s city council voted Wednesday night on proposed zoning for a student-oriented housing development at the site of the current Motel 6 on North Walnut Street. The outcome was 3–5–1. That is, it got three votes in favor, five against, and one abstention from the nine-

Monroe county’s commissioners: GO, dog. GO bonds!

Monroe county’s commissioners: GO, dog. GO bonds!

The largest dollar-amount item on the regular meeting agenda for Monroe County commissioners on Wednesday morning was approval of a $5.17 million general obligation (GO) bond, to pay for a raft of projects. The two commissioners present on the three-member board—Julie Thomas and Penny Githens—approved

Twenty elected officials to meet and discuss one topic : Convention center expansion

Twenty elected officials to meet and discuss one topic : Convention center expansion

Twenty elected officials are now scheduled to meet on Monday, Sept. 16, to discuss the expansion of the convention center in downtown Bloomington. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. at the existing convention center, on the southwest corner of College Avenue and 3rd Street. Monroe County commissioners

New hearing date for Bloomington’s eminent domain action: Oct. 7

New hearing date for Bloomington’s eminent domain action: Oct. 7

As expected, a mid-September date that had been set for a hearing in Bloomington’s eminent domain lawsuit has been cancelled in favor of a later one. The case involves the City of Bloomington’s attempt to take the 222 Hats building at the south end of the block

Land use committee sends 820-bed student housing proposal to full council with zero votes of support

Land use committee sends 820-bed student housing proposal to full council with zero votes of support

Last Wednesday (Aug. 28) the Bloomington city council’s four-member land use committee signaled its dissatisfaction with several aspects of a proposed 820-bed student-oriented housing development at the site of the current Motel 6 property on North Walnut. Three members abstained from the vote (Allison Chopra, Steve

Hey, Wait a Minute | The art of putting CATS on YouTube by yourself

Hey, Wait a Minute | The art of putting CATS on YouTube by yourself

Note: “Hey, Wait a Minute” is an occasional B Square Beacon series that highlights meeting minutes and other documentation of local government meetings in the Bloomington, Indiana area. A couple of weeks ago, I described the automatically generated YouTube transcripts of Bloomington city council meeting videos as providing “a fantastically