21. November 2004 • Brandon
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The Ann Arbor News reports that New Life Church, whose proposed expansion was blocked by the Planning Commission last week, is considering litigation against the City of Ann Arbor:
New Life Church, the student ministry housed in a former sorority on Washtenaw Avenue, is considering its options, including a lawsuit, after the Ann Arbor Planning Commission denied a large addition to the property.
“Our board has authorized us to seek legal remedy,” said New Life Lead Pastor Steven Hayes.
The church may consider arguing its case partially on grounds of religious discrimination, it seems:
The objections to the New Life project “has had a clear undercurrent of religious animus,” Hayes says in a Nov. 4 letter to the Planning Commission. The church has argued that because it serves a largely student population, it needs to be near the university, and that there are other institutional buildings of similar size on New Life’s block.
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