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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.

Sawtooth tech district parking garage with 379 parking spaces gets Bloomington plan commission OK

Sawtooth tech district parking garage with 379 parking spaces gets Bloomington plan commission OK

Based on the city plan commission’s unanimous recommendation Monday night, downtown Bloomington will be getting roughly 250 more parking spaces by the end of 2020. Winning approval from commissioners was a three-story, 369379-space parking structure that the city will build on a wedge of land in downtown’

Hoffmann to helm plan commission just until end of month, a chance UDO will wrap up by then

Hoffmann to helm plan commission just until end of month, a chance UDO will wrap up by then

For his last vote at a regular meeting of Bloomington’s plan commission, Joe Hoffmann joined in the unanimous decision of the other commissioners Monday night, giving approval to the city’s proposed new three-story, 379-space parking garage to be built just west of city hall. Hoffmann has

City council committee pores over coffee rules, grounds its work on city employee manual

City council committee pores over coffee rules, grounds its work on city employee manual

At last week’s meeting of the Bloomington city council’s rules committee, Isabel Piedmont-Smith said at one point to her colleagues, “A cup of coffee? Come on, I don’t care!” The specific question of whether councilmembers should allow someone to buy them a cup of coffee was

Higher rates for Bloomington sewer customers: An inside-and-out story

Higher rates for Bloomington sewer customers: An inside-and-out story

How much sewage do Bloomington utilities customers generate every year? About 2.57 billion gallons. Lake Monroe’s capacity of about 77.14 billion gallons could hold roughly 30 years worth of Bloomington’s sewage. Bloomington’s sewage is not piped into Lake Monroe, of course. It goes to one

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