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Mosque counsel outlines Cloverdale relocation plan; neighboring church asks how access would work
Summary
At a Springfield City committee meeting, mosque counsel described plans to relocate from 148 Fort Pleasant to the south end of Cloverdale Street and said the project will not encroach on abutters; a nearby Breakthrough Worship Center said it was "blindsided" and requested a meeting to confirm vehicle access. The committee agreed to keep the item on the May 4 agenda and likely continue it to May 18.
The Springfield City maintenance and development committee on April 28 heard a presentation from mosque counsel about a proposed relocation that would use land at the southern end of Cloverdale Street and were asked to consider discontinuing the unaccepted, "paper" portion of that street.
"What they're planning to do is relocate their present mosque, which is now at 148 Fort Pleasant Street, to an undeveloped piece of property at the southern end of Cloverdale Street," said David Bartley, an attorney representing the mosque, explaining that Cloverdale has never been accepted by the city as a public way. Bartley said the…
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