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County Hearing on Sufi Sanctuary Feb. 21

Board of Supervisors schedules an all-day special meeting on appeal for Sufism Reoriented facility.

A neighborhood battle over a new and bigger Sufi sanctuary in Saranap will get a full-day airing from the county Board of Supervisors.

The county board on Tuesday scheduled a special meeting for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21,  to consider an appeal of the Planning Commission's November approval of the new sanctuary in the unincorporated area between Walnut Creek and Lafayette, according to the Contra Costa Times.

after decades of "temporary" facilities in the neighborhood. Residential neighbors are concerned about traffic, parking and the environmental impact.


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