DETROIT – United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and representatives of the American Islamic Cultural Center held a press conference Wednesday morning to announce specifics on the settlement with the city of Sterling Heights.
The Sterling Heights City Council voted Tuesday to accept a lawsuit settlement in a controversy over the building of a mosque.
Watch McQuade's full news conference above.
Sterling Heights will have to pay a deductible of $350,000. The insurance company reached an undisclosed settlement with the AICC.
View: Proposed consent order
The deal allows the mosque to be built, but not at the height the AICC wanted. No street parking or outdoor sound projection will be allowed.
"As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to permit the AICC to construct a mosque in the city. The city has also agreed to publicize its non-discrimination policies and practices, undergo training on the requirements of RLUIPA, and report periodically to the Justice Department," McQuade's office said.
FULL STORY: Sterling Heights accepts lawsuit settlement in mosque controversy
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