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Illinois Mayor Vetoes Settlement Of Zoning Dispute

By Howard M. Friedman

The mayor of Carlinville, Illinois has vetoed City Council's 5-4 approval of a mediated settlement in a zoning controversy with the Carlinville Southern Baptist Church. Yesterday's Alton (IL) Telegraph reports that the settlement would have allowed the use of an old Wal-Mart building, zoned for commercial use, as a church. It would also have required the city to pay the church $175,000. The city had sued to prevent the church from occupying the building, and the church responded with a federal lawsuit in which the court ruled that the church could use the building for offices and a day care center, and could remodel the building's interior. The mayor's veto can be overridden by a two-thirds vote of Council

Full post as published by Religion Clause on June 06, 2008 (boomark / email).