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August 23, 2010

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"I think it's a bad idea, a smack in the face to build it so close. They will have lots of problems with vandalism."

Brittany Celli, student, Walton

"It seems crazy. I don't think it should be built there; it should be further away."

Dustin VanValkenburg, student, Trout Creek

"There are so many other places where it could be built; it should be further away."

Monica Jacobs, waitress, Walton

"I'm not against it being in New York City, but it should be built farther from the site."

David Carroll, retired, Walton

"I think they should build it. We are a nation built on religious freedom. What better way to get along better with Muslims?"

Abby Addington, corporate development manager, Delhi

"I think it's a bad idea; it should be built somewhere else."

Jerry Walborn, business owner, Elmira

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