It is a pity that this article seems biased and pitting the readers against each other.  The facts are that the people who voted live close to the cemetery.  They probably bought their homes with the understanding that the plot was only for the burial of cremated remains, not corpses.  To have this changed after they are settled seems insensitive considering that they invested in their homes.  While it is abhorrent that there were derogatory comments made about muslims, it is unfair to assume that all 19 people feel animosity towards muslims.  Some may have voted against the rezoning simply because they don't want to live near a burial ground, for whatever reason, and regardless to them who was making the application.  I hope that the muslim community will find a suitable place — maybe away from an established residential community.