Conditional Use Permit updates
Letter was wrong
May 17, 2011
By Administrator
The letter “No Place for a Parking Lot” appearing on 5/4/11 is both speculative and accusatory.
“Because they are Muslim I…feel they are counting on the city to give them special treatment.”
This statement is based on personal feeling (to quote) vs. facts. The Sammamish Muslim Association has submitted plans and permit work to meet city requirements like any other institution. The very title of a recent article in the Sammamish City Newsletter is: “Permit for Muslim prayer house gets standard review” (May 2011, Issue 107). That article also states: “Religious uses like the prayer house require a conditional use permit…and that’s what [the Mosque] has applied for.”
Proposed mosque parking lot draws dozens of comments
May 16, 2011
By Caleb Heeringa
City staff expect to issue a decision on a proposed 40-stall parking lot next to the Sammamish Muslim Association’s Southeast 20th Street mosque some time this summer.
The city is in the process of putting together a series of questions for the association about the scope and impact of the project, Senior Planner Evan Maxim said. The city’s questions stem dozens of letters from neighbors concerned about the potential traffic and environmental impacts of the project.
Sammamish mosque asks for parking
April 5, 2011
By Caleb Heeringa
A group of Sammamish Muslims that have converted a home off Southeast 20th Street into a place of worship want to add a parking lot for their members.
Muslims welcome in Sammamish
April 5, 2011
By Administrator
The vitriol spewing from some Sammamish residents is disgusting.
Listen carefully: The hysteria you hear about Muslims is not true. A mosque in Sammamish is not the first step toward implementing Sharia law on the plateau. It is a welcome addition to an area that at least claims to pride itself on diversity.
Sammamish planning department to consider Islamic prayer center
By
JAKE LYNCH
Sammamish Reporter Editor
Aug 17 2010
The City of Sammamish is in the preliminary stages of reviewing an application for an Islamic prayer and congregational center near Pine Lake