Friday, October 21, 2005
Here is a very interesting open letter from Boston City Councilor Jerry McDermott concerning the Boston Mosque at JR Telegraph. When I first read it I thought it was something for private distribution.
...Why should an organization such as the Islamic Society of Boston be sold a piece of land for a huge discount, when they can afford to spend $22 million building a Mosque?
To date here is what I know. The publicly owned parcel on Malcom X Boulevard in Roxbury was valued at almost $500,000. The BRA sold it to the Islamic Society for $175,000. The Community Benefits include six lectures at Roxbury Community College. I have has a Jewish and a Protestant professors helping me do research. Both men are peaceful, freedom loving men. They mean no harm. However our join investigation has caused us great concern...
Read the rest. Very interesting.
Bravo to Jerry McDermott. There was supposed to be a hearing before the Boston City Council Audit and OVersight Committe about this issue. The City was sued over it, I think by a developer, who questioned why the City cut a deal like that. What an outrage, the ISB providing lectures and library books (dawah and propaganda) instead of cold hard cash for that property.