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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.

Jail site update: Vernal Pike landowner wants to sell to Monroe County for new correctional facility

Jail site update: Vernal Pike landowner wants to sell to Monroe County for new correctional facility

Craig Cowden would like to sell the Monroe County government 53 acres of his land at Vernal Pike and Woodyard Road west of Bloomington, so that a new county jail can be built there. Cowden made his pitch at the regular meetings of the county council on Tuesday night and

Status of historic protection for Green Acres now in hands of Bloomington city council to decide

Status of historic protection for Green Acres now in hands of Bloomington city council to decide

All the structures in about 125 acres situated in the eastern central part of Bloomington have been placed under interim protection against demolition. That’s based on action taken by the city’s historic preservation commission (HPC) at a special meeting on Monday night. The interim protection applies to upwards

7 months into term, Bloomington mayor gives update, ‘throwing back the curtains’ on inherited problems from previous administration

7 months into term, Bloomington mayor gives update, ‘throwing back the curtains’ on inherited problems from previous administration

In a report released late Monday, about seven and a half months into her four-year term, Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson says about her administration, “We are throwing back the curtains of government…” That means the report includes some revelations by Thomson about the state of affairs she discovered, after taking

$167K: Lighted ‘pickup sticks’ artwork for Bloomington Trades District finally looks on course to be installed, with big cost increase since 2021

$167K: Lighted ‘pickup sticks’ artwork for Bloomington Trades District finally looks on course to be installed, with big cost increase since 2021

At its meeting last Monday, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) approved a revision to a contract with Weber Group II, LLC to fabricate a piece of art by German artist Stefan Reiss to be installed in the Trades District. The revision raised the amount of the contract by $33,825—

Expected Monday: Green Acres conservation district vote by Bloomington historic preservation group

Expected Monday: Green Acres conservation district vote by Bloomington historic preservation group

Next Monday at 5 p.m. in a city hall conference room, Bloomington’s historic preservation commission (HPC) has set a special meeting, to consider a single piece of business: an application to designate about 125 acres in the eastern central part of the city as a conservation district. [Updated

Annexation update: Bloomington mayor, city council to hold closed-door meeting on litigation

Annexation update: Bloomington mayor, city council to hold closed-door meeting on litigation

Bloomington mayor Kerry Thomson has called a closed-door meeting with the city council for next Wednesday evening (Aug 14), to brief councilmembers on the city’s pending annexation litigation. Under state law, the discussion of pending litigation is one of several reasons why a public agency can hold a meeting

Randy Cassady now officially off ballot for Monroe County commissioner

Randy Cassady now officially off ballot for Monroe County commissioner

Randy Cassady will not appear on the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot as the Republican Party’s nominee for District 2 Monroe County commissioner. At a Thursday afternoon meeting of Monroe County’s three-member election board, the hearing on the challenge to Randy Cassady’s eligibility as a candidate was dispatched