A long-vacant former Minnesota School of Business building in Blaine is the latest front in a battle that forces developers of Islamic schools and places of worship to defend themselves against public opposition that some say is rooted in prejudice and Islamophobia.
While the Lino Lakes Planning and Zoning Board and City Council consider a moratorium, community members continue to weigh in on the proposed Madinah Lakes development and whether a moratorium
Residents have been showing up at meetings in the hundreds this spring, and more than 2,000 people have signed a petition expressing their opposition to large-scale densely populated developments, like the currently proposed Madinah Lakes project.
LINO LAKES — The City Council has yet to take official action on enacting a moratorium on new residential development in the northwest quadrant of the city. In the meantime,
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