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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL<\/strong>\u2014After the McKinney City Council unanimously voted to approve a mosque relocation proposal, a group of residents is now pushing a recall effort against several members of the council.\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Ashley Marie, a local resident, announced on X that a recall effort was underway. The petition seeks to recall McKinney Mayor Bill Cox and Council Members Justin Beller, Ger\u00e9 Feltus, and Ernest Lynch.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThis recall exists because the government does not get the final say\u2014We the People do. When elected officials ignore the community and force decisions we never approved, they forfeit the right to stay in power,\u201d Marie told the Daily Signal in a written statement. \u201cWe are seeing it with the amphitheater, the airport.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The petition states that the grounds for removal are based on \u201ca loss of public confidence in the ability of the officers named herein to faithfully represent the citizens of the City of McKinney.\u201d\n<\/p>\n The\u00a0proposed site\u00a0is a 5-acre tract along Virginia Parkway near two residential neighborhoods and a high school. It would include a 37,000-square-foot facility with a mosque, educational spaces, a gymnasium, and meeting rooms. It will also be designed to accommodate 3,000 people.\n<\/p>\n The facility would be operated by the McKinney Islamic Association, which currently operates a mosque on Eldorado Parkway in a shopping center that includes multiple businesses. The organization says its growing congregation has created the need for a larger facility.\n<\/p>\n After the McKinney Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend approval of the association\u2019s plan, the proposal was sent to the McKinney City Council for final approval.\n<\/p>\n On Aug. 4, the council members unanimously\u00a0voted to approve\u00a0the mosque relocation proposal, a decision that led many residents and even elected officials to speak in opposition.\n<\/p>\n Some residents at the meeting expressed concerns about the proposed site. Some said Sharia law is incompatible with American traditions and values, and one Iranian survivor spoke to the council and urged members to reject the proposal.\n<\/p>\n Republican U.S. Rep. Keith Self also spoke to the council, telling members to \u201chonor your oath that starts with the U.S. Constitution.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Other attendees at the meeting supported the proposal, saying the mosque and its members have been part of the community for years, and that the relocation would give a new generation the opportunity to foster community and mutual understanding.\n<\/p>\n Following public comments, some residents became upset after Beller\u00a0criticized their concerns\u00a0as \u201creckless political rhetoric\u201d and moved to approve the proposed site.\n<\/p>\n The petitioners have until Sept. 26 to collect 5,805 signatures, which is equivalent to 30% of the turnout in the last general election.\n<\/p>\n \u201cThis is an accountability issue, and we don\u2019t beg for accountability. We take it,\u201d Marie said. \u201cRemove them. Silence is how they win.\u201d\n<\/p>\n This article was originally published at the Daily Signal. 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The Proposed Site<\/h2>\n
The Council Vote<\/h2>\n
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