BRISTOW, Va. — A decision to support or deny the construction of a mosque in Bristow could be made on December 7.
The Prince William County Planning Commission deferred a decision on the All Dulles Area Muslim Society’s (ADAMS) proposal to build a 22,000 square foot mosque at the corner of Vint Hill Road and Schaeffer Lane.
If built, the mosque would sit inside the coveted Rural Crescent — land set aside for preservation. County leaders have allowed other churches to be built inside the preservation area.
The ADAMS mosque would be located in the Brenstville Magisterial District. Brentsville District Supervisor Jeanine Lawson had this to say about the proposed mosque:
“I have concerns about the ADAMS proposal as did my predecessor, Supervisor Covington. The Vint Hill Road site is particularly challenging for a religious institution of this size. The transportation impacts to the local community, and the request for public sewer in the Rural Crescent makes support of the application even more challenging. In my initial meeting with the ADAMS representatives last year, I encouraged them to look for land in the development area where they would not face as many obstacles. As a strong defender of the rural area, the fact that they have chosen to proceed to pursue the Schaeffer location is disappointing.”
Editor’s note: We contacted ADAMS Center on Saturday for a comment for this post. We’ll add to the post once we have it.
