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After attending several public hearings throughout the spring and summer about a proposed mosque in his Norwalk neighborhood that was eventually denied on June 6 by the Zoning Commission, Israel Herskowitz feels let down by city officials as recent decisions regarding the place of worship have been made behind closed doors.
Herskowitz, president of the Stonegate Condominium Association, was among the neighbors who opposed the Al-Madany Islamic Center from day one, and hired attorney Marc J. Grenier to represent them.
"We feel very disappointed and discouraged that the City of Norwalk officials would do things behind closed doors," Herskowitz said, referring to a special Zoning Commission meeting Nov. 29.