Zoning Board Wants Left-Turn Lane As Residents Continue Opposition To Proposed South Middlebush Road Mosque

October 16, 2026 Development, Religion, Zoning Board

**PRESSING HIS POINT –** Zoning Board Chairman Robert Thomas pressed the attorney representing the Tawheed Dawah Center to lobby Somerset County for a left-turn lane into its property on South Middlebush Road if their application is approved.

A proposal to build a mosque on South Middlebush Road faced another round of intense questioning from residents October 15, as the township Zoning Board of Adjustment chairman called on the applicant to seek a dedicated left-turn lane into the property, despite testimony from the applicant’s traffic engineer that one was unnecessary.

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Zoning Board Wants Left-Turn Lane As Residents Continue Opposition To Proposed South Middlebush Road Mosque

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