Politics & Government

Mosque Opposition Expected Tonight

While not on the agenda, rezoning issue between city and Dar-E-Abbas expected to be hot topic.

It may not be on the agenda of tonight's Lilburn City Council meeting, but the rezoning issue between the city and a local mosque will be on the minds of some residents who are expected to attend and voice their opinion.

An email circulated last week and over the weekend, mainly to local media members, urged residents to attend and fight the issue — a request by Dar-E-Abbas for rezoning that would allow the mosque to expand its facilities at Lawrenceville Highway and Hood Road. The city has denied two previous requests, prompting the mosque to file a federal lawsuit, which is pending.

The city announced last week that a  will be held Tuesday, Aug. 16. The city said in a released statement that it was doing so due to "recent developments in the federal litigation with Dar-E-Abbas, and upon advice of legal counsel."

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There is a high probability that the issue will come up during the council meeting's public comment portion.

The council meeting will be its first regularly scheduled meeting since June. 

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Eleven items of new business are listed on the meeting agenda provided by the city, including the adoption of new fees for trash pickup and alcohol sales, as well as a  change in the occupational tax ordinance that would restructure how the city collects business taxes.

Also on the agenda is a recommendation that the city approve an engineering services agreement with Precision Planning, Inc., for nearly $70,000 for the designing of the Main Street realignment project.

A pdf of the entire agenda is attached to this article.

Tonight’s 7:30 p.m. meeting will be preceded by a council work session at 6:30 p.m.


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