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...]
When City Council member Mark Bunker was elected in 2020, he said it was the beginning of a shift in the norms of Clearwater government. He was the first candidate in decades to make the Church of Scientology’s impact on…[Continue Reading...]
But revitalization of the surrounding downtown is more complicated. Since 2017, limited liability companies tied to the Church of Scientology have bought about 176 buildings and lots within walking distance of the waterfront and have kept most of them vacant,…[Continue Reading...]
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