<div>⚠️<strong>Wake Up Wayne NJ </strong>is a fast-growing neighbor network started in Spring 2026 organized to ensure that development in our township fits our infrastructure, environment, and neighborhood character. It grew to over 200 members in its first 24 hours.
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<div>⚖️️️A pending application before the Wayne Township Zoning Board of Adjustment (case BOA-2025-036) proposes a <strong>53,000 sq ft structure </strong>the applicant describes as a <strong>Mosque and Community Center </strong>with <strong>251 parking spaces </strong>on a <strong>9.7-acre wooded wetland </strong>tract at 225 Colfax Road, in an R-30 Low Density Residential zone. The application requires multiple variances and waivers. Neighbors face serious flooding, traffic, and environmental concerns on a county road that already can't handle peak hours.
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<div>To be heard, we need qualified legal and expert representation in front of the Board. Every dollar goes into a dedicated attorney trust account for legal representation and expert witnesses in this matter. No funds go to organizers personally. This trust account is administered by our attorney and is fully auditable.
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<div>By popular demand, the proposed <strong>mosque and community center at 225 Colfax Road </strong>application is <strong>our first organized action</strong>. The site is a 9.7-acre wooded wetland that drains north along Colfax Road into Laurelwood Arboretum, a 30-acre public park maintained by Wayne Township. The proposed structure requires conditional use variances, eight design waivers, and an environmental protection waiver, all simultaneously. Hearings before the Zoning Board of Adjustment are ongoing.
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<div>❤️<strong>We heard you</strong>. Across the neighborhood, the same concerns kept coming up: wetlands that protect us from flooding, traffic on a two-lane road, structural size concerns, and most importantly the precedent this sets for future town projects. So we joined forces to push back through the proper process. But standing before the Board takes more than passion. It takes an attorney who knows NJ land-use law and experts who can speak to the science. The applicant has a full team of paid professionals. <strong>We need ours</strong>. If you live in Wayne—on Colfax, near Pines Lake, Lionshead, Viscaya, Colfax Estates, etc—this is the moment. Whatever you can give buys us precious time in front of the Board with a professional making your case.
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<div>❤️With your support, we will be ready—with the evidence, the experts, and <strong>a voice for the community.</strong>
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Oppose 225 Colfax Mosque & Center: Wrong Site, Wrong Scale

Oppose 225 Colfax Mosque & Center: Wrong Site, Wrong Scale

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