Butch Robinson is done.
After dedicating most of his 77 years to growing sod, he just wants to sell his sprawl of green and ease his aching back into the lounge chair of a hard-earned retirement.
It would include shops, restaurants, tennis courts, soccer fields, a park with a pavilion — and a 40,000-square-foot mosque.
So began a conflagration over a small emerald swath of the American dream, fueled by colliding hopes and mutual distrust.
At the dispute’s core: clashing interpretations of what inclusion looks like.
Persons:
Butch Robinson, Robinson
Organizations:
Twin
Locations:
Twin Cities, Lino Lakes, Minn