Since December, the Church of Scientology has been working on a plan to purchase a downtown roadway in Clearwater. When the City Council gave a tentative nod in favor last month, it appeared there was no competition. But a last-minute…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER, Fla. - After hours of heated debate and discussion, Clearwater City Council voted Thursday to postpone voting on the sale of a public street to the Church of Scientology for another month. The city held a public hearing on…[Continue Reading...]
The Brief The Clearwater City Council discussed the next steps in selling the Church of Scientology a city street. The Church is trying to buy a strip of South Garden Avenue between Court Street and Franklin Street that the city…[Continue Reading...]
CLEARWATER — Clearwater residents and City Council members engaged in an impassioned debate March 17 over the future of a stretch of downtown roadway. Companies tied to the Church of Scientology have purchased at least 200 properties within Clearwater’s downtown…[Continue Reading...]
Clearwater residents and City Council members engaged in an impassioned debate Monday night over the future of a parking lot. Companies tied to the Church of Scientology have purchased at least 200 properties within Clearwater’s downtown since 2017, and the…[Continue Reading...]
"They don't have any obligation to buy the street, and we don't have any obligation to sell it to them, but if they want to buy the street, the land, then I would hope that they would make some accommodations…[Continue Reading...]
[Mayor of Clearwater Bruce Rector says] "We've gotten a lot of opportunity out there to grow and make Clearwater thrive even more. So, we see Clearwater as a blank canvas. There are lots of areas that could really use some…[Continue Reading...]
After the death of wife Kelly Preston last July, John Travolta appears to be lightening his significant real estate portfolio. His Maine compound is selling for a cool $4.25 million after dropping in price by $750,000 recently, and now, he…[Continue Reading...]
Most of the people I saw walking downtown wore the uniform of the Church of Scientology. Their spiritual world headquarters is two blocks away down Fort Harrison Avenue. Most of the vacancies here are in buildings owned by the church…[Continue Reading...]
Clearwater leaders are no longer hiding their impatience as blocks of downtown properties tied to the Church of Scientology remain empty, despite years of closed-door talks. With a majority of new members, the City Council began discussing government priorities with…[Continue Reading...]
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