Gov. Paterson offers land for mosque if it moves

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Gov offers land for mosque if it moves

By BRENDAN SCOTT, Post Correspondent

ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson floated a possible state solution to the Ground Zero mosque fight yesterday -- offering public land for the proposed Islamic center farther away from the World Trade Center.

The governor, who backs the mosque, offered surprising support to opponents of the planned center with his suggestion that the state could give the developers land to move the project to a neutral site.

"If the sponsors were looking for property anywhere at a distance that would be such that it would accommodate a better feeling among the people who are frustrated, I would look into trying to provide them with the state property they would need," Paterson told reporters.

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