http://www.expressandstar.co.uk/2007/02/23/16000-say-no-to-mosque/
16,000 say no to mosque Sixteen thousand residents have put their name to a petition protesting against plans for a mosque and community centre in Dudley. The dossier of signatures was delivered by Ukip Councillor Malcolm Davis to Dudley Council yesterday - the deadline day for objections. Despite the overwhelming opposition to the project, the Express & Star revealed the £18 million scheme earmarked for land in Hall Street had been recommended for approval in “exceptional circumstances.” Planners have admitted the scheme does go against planning guidelines which say industrial land should be used for developments generating industrial jobs.Councillors on the development control committee now have to decide whether to approve the application - or reject the advice and throw out the scheme at a public meeting on Tuesday. Ukip Councillor Malcolm Davis, who has led opposition to the multi-million pound proposals, previously said recommending the scheme for approval would be a “monumental disgrace”. Dudley Muslim Association submitted plans for the £12million community centre and £6million mosque with 65ft minaret on January 15. Opposition to the project has grown after the original plans sparked protests from more than 2,000 people in 2005. Despite Dudley Muslim Association saying it would allay people’s fears, the revised scheme has attracting even more objections. Protestors say the scheme would not fit in with Dudley’s heritage and would cause traffic congestion. But Dudley Muslim Association Khurshid Ahmed said most of the objections were based on misconceptions about the size of the project and how it would be funded. +++ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
