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Contentious public comments over local mosque draw admonition; resident raises fence encroachment complaint
Summary
A member of the public criticized a local mosque during Citizens Communications and was directed to submit her concerns in writing; a separate resident urged the building department to complete a fence-inspection matter dating to April.
At Citizens Communications, a member of the public expressed alarm about a mosque in Lincoln Park and said she was "unsettled" by the presence of an Islamic center. City officials immediately signaled concern: the mayor and counsel said such remarks could be discriminatory and instructed the speaker to submit the comment in writing rather than deliver a derogatory public address.
The exchange began when Kay Schneider spoke from the podium to express opposition to a…
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