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portion will be the part of the building
closest to the corner of Middlebelt and
14 Mile Roads.
Nabil Suliman, a member of the
ICA, spoke on behalf of the proposal
explaining that the cost of the new
building and property improvements
would approach $6 million, and that
there would be three phases of the
project, which could take four to
six years to complete, resulting in a
building of more than 52,000 squre
feet.
Suliman said he has been part of
the ICA for more than 20 years and
that "it has no affiliation or partner-
ship with any national or interna-
tional organization."
"We have nothing to hide; we are
in the open," he said, explaining that
the ICA is made up of professionals,
primarily physicians and business-
men from Bloomfield Hills, West
Bloomfield, Farmington Hills and
Franklin. "We are not bringing in
outsiders. We are an active part of
society.
"We need a mosque. This is a pri-
ority for the community," Suliman
said. "We need a center for our youth
to meet, and we need an educational
facility ... Our greatest objective in
the project is meeting the needs for
our youth and providing them a safe
environment."
Following questions from planning
commission members about funding,
development plans, timetables and
the uses of the building, community
members had their chance to address
the commission at about 10:30 p.m.
Several individuals spoke to
concerns that the treatment of the
ICA and opposition to the sale were
products of anti-Muslim bigotry.
Jewish community members on both
sides of the issue referenced historic
discrimination against Jews to either
support the ICA or explain they were
sensitive to bigotry but nonetheless
opposed the project.
The most common concerns
expressed were that the building
would not fit in with the area, that
already heavy intersection traffic
would become worse, and that pro-
posed parking was insufficient for the
size of the building. The commission
asked staff to review the traffic study
submitted with the special land use
request.
Following the Sept. 9 onsite visit of
the Wetlands Review Board, the next
public discussion of the request for
site plan and special land use approv-
al will be held at the township offices
beginning at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23.
The sessions will be a continuation
of the public hearings and will again
entertain public comments.

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