Lakeville, Minnesota: 'Our community is delighted’: Lakeville City Council approves permanent mosque The new facility will serve the Muslim community through daily prayers, Islamic education, seasonal events and a variety of programs

A Dakota County city of nearly 80,000 residents is set to welcome its second mosque in less than a year. The Al Hadi Association, an independent nonprofit Islamic organization, was given the green light Monday night by the Lakeville City Council to build a permanent place of worship, known as Al-Hadi Masjid. The city council approved a conditional use permit to allow a religious institution to be built at 17732 Junelle Path in Lakeville, which is zoned as a single family residential district. non-controversial and passed with a single block vote. “Our community is delighted,” Muhammad Shabaz, secretary of the...