Powerline Trail
Powerline Trail under construction looking east. (6 photos)
Dave Askins
Hotel timeline narrows window for Seminary Pointe land swap in downtown Bloomington
Seminary Pointe’s future as a convention center host-hotel site remains likely, despite a push from affordable housing advocates for a land swap with the RDC-owned College Square lot. The CIB says it does not plan to respond to the RDC College Square offering.
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
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
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 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
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.