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Cooksville, MD
After announcing plans in 2012 to move its Education and Community Campus from College Park to Howard County, the Dar-us-Salaam community faces organized opposition from town residents. Although a county land-use judge grants a conditional-use…
Tags: Community Center, Not Built, Public Campaign, School
Bullitt County, KY
In February 2013, the Bullitt County Board of Adjustments rejects the Louisville Islamic Center’s application for a conditional-use permit for an Islamic cemetery on land zoned agricultural. Several citizens had voiced concerns over groundwater,…
Florence, KY
In August 2010, Florence, KY witnesses public opposition to a proposal by the Islamic Center of Northern Kentucky to move from a rented storefront facility in a strip mall to a purpose-built mosque on a 5.5 acre lot. Opponents create a website and…
Tags: Approved, Mosque, Not Built, Public Campaign
Snellville, GA
Following public protest in 2015, the Gwinnett County Commission votes unanimously to deny the Community of Bosniaks’ petition for a cemetery. The Community of Bosniaks declined to appeal the denial, although the county’s staff review and planning…
White City, FL
In February 2009, the Muslim Friends of Florida eventually receive approval from the St. Lucie County Commission for a scaled-down version of a site-plan they had proposed the previous year. The approval follows months of public opposition that…
Tags: Approved, Mosque, Not Built, Public Campaign
Windermere, FL
In early August 2016 and after more than two hours of presentations, public comment, and deliberations, the Orange County Board of Zoning Adjustments votes unanimously to deny the Muslim community’s request for a special exception to build a mosque…
Port St. Lucie, FL
In late April 2017, residents protest at a city commission meeting against a potential proposal for a mosque by the Treasure Coast Islamic Society in the City of Port. St. Lucie. By the time of the city commission meeting, the property is already…
Tags: Mosque, Not Built, Public Campaign