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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.

June 18, 2026: North Dunn court fight, Kirkwood veto clock, jail site, Showers West, tap-to-pay bus fares, trash rates

June 18, 2026: North Dunn court fight, Kirkwood veto clock, jail site, Showers West, tap-to-pay bus fares, trash rates

This morning's edition includes reports on the North Dunn subdivision fight, the Kirkwood closure veto question, judicial support for a co-located jail and justice system, Showers West lease appeals and mediation, Bloomington Transit’s tap-to-pay launch, and possible trash cart rate hikes.

Courthouse Square

Courthouse Square

A squirrel sits on top of the sign that spells out the allowable uses of the courthouse grounds. It appears that using your hind leg to scratch your ear and generally acting squirrelly conforms with the regulations.

North Dunn subdivision fight: Judge weighs stay of Bloomington BZA variances

North Dunn subdivision fight: Judge weighs stay of Bloomington BZA variances

A Monroe County judge expects to rule Monday on whether to pause three Bloomington BZA variances for a proposed 14-lot subdivision on North Dunn, while a full judicial review is undertaken.

Monroe County judges underscore support for co-located jail, justice system

Monroe County judges underscore support for co-located jail, justice system

Monroe County judges Catherine Stafford and Mary Ellen Diekhoff urged jail planners to keep courts, jail, sheriff, clerk, prosecutors and public defenders close together, citing safety, cost, constitutional access, remote-hearing limits and the county’s commitment to alternatives to incarceration.

After losing in court, Bloomington RDC files appeals, preps Showers West mediation

After losing in court, Bloomington RDC files appeals, preps Showers West mediation

Bloomington’s RDC voted Monday to authorize its president, or a designee, to settle two Showers West lease disputes in mediation. The cases involve Warrant Technologies and the Bloomington Board of Realtors, whose leases the city sought to terminate after buying the building.

Bloomington’s trash cart rate hikes up for discussion based on ‘alarming numbers’

Bloomington’s trash cart rate hikes up for discussion based on ‘alarming numbers’

Bloomington’s curbside rates for trash pickup could rise sharply as sanitation costs outpace user fees. A city council fiscal committee discussed phased increases, possible recycling charges and whether more costs should be covered by users, but endorsed no specific plan.

June 15, 2026: Possible Kirkwood veto, $500K in grants, new planning director, jail-site group, Seminary Pointe demolition clock

June 15, 2026: Possible Kirkwood veto, $500K in grants, new planning director, jail-site group, Seminary Pointe demolition clock

Today's edition includes reports about Mayor Kerry Thomson’s Kirkwood veto decision process, $500K in Jack Hopkins grants, Lynn Coyne’s planning-director appointment, a new city-county jail-site working group, and Seminary Pointe demolition notices amid land-swap hopes.