Posted on 05/30/2017 4:12:57 PM PDT by Coronal
A New Jersey township that stopped an Islamic society from building a mosque will pay the group $3.25 million, ending a multi-year battle that spanned 39 public hearings and included allegations of anti-Muslim animus.
Terms of the agreement were made public Tuesday, about a week after Bernards Township voted to settle lawsuits brought last March by the Islamic Society of Basking Ridge and in November by the Justice Department.
According to the settlements, Bernards Township will pay $1.5 million in damages to the Islamic society and $1.75 million in attorneys' fees and litigation expenses. The law firm representing the society said it will donate its payment to charity.
The society will also be permitted to construct its mosque on the 4.088-acre property it bought in 2011, court papers said.
"We are very pleased by this resolution and hope to receive prompt approval to build our mosque," society president and plaintiff Mohammad Ali Chaudry said in a statement. "We look forward to welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds to our mosque."
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Rt. 1 in Monmouth junction.
Settle the issue with a gas can and a match
Hasn’t been built yet but maybe do what they did in Dusseldorf, Germany - surround the building site with pork.
Now is when we need true leaders that understand the rules. Immediately begin Forfeiture Proceeding’s through “eminent domain” on the Property and the Law Firms Property, citing “Economic Gain” as defined in the Kelo Decision by the supreme Court.
They have NOWHERE to go, the high court has spoken, congress approves, SEIZE the Property and make a sweetheart deal to one of your developer buddies and use the proceeds to pay the Barbarians.
Supreme Court of Connecticut decision affirmed. Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States involving the use of eminent domain to transfer land from one private owner to another private owner to further economic development.
“”We look forward to welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds to our mosque.””
just like the witch invited hansel and gretel inside?
Thanks. I remember the area.
On Route 1. It’s YUGE.
Don’t I know it! Every time I see the mosque near Princeton I want to scream.
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