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TONY ORTEGA
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In case you missed it during our recent HowdyCon adventures, we managed to keep an eye on what’s been going on in Clearwater, Florida and the fight there over a downtown street that Scientology wants for its L. Ron Hubbard Hall project.
Friday morning, we posted a brief story about Thursday night’s marathon Clearwater City Council meeting, and the discussion that took place just before midnight about the Save the Garden petition and its more than 10,000 signatures. (See third item.)
Here again is the situation: The Church of Scientology owns parcels of land downtown that it intends to turn into a 3,100-seat auditorium (L. Ron Hubbard Hall) and a sculpture garden (L. Ron Hubbard Park), both of which will be near the existing Flag Building and Fort Harrison Hotel, each of which are major Scientology landmarks and part of what is called the “Flag Land Base,” Scientology’s spiritual mecca in the Florida Gulf Coast town.
Between the planned Hall and Park runs a short street called South Garden Avenue. Initially, Scientology’s plans did not include taking over the street. But more recently, Scientology leader David Miscavige has made it part of his plans: He wanted the city to vacate the public right-of-way of the street so that it would not only keep the public out, but so that the roadbed would become the possession of the church.
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[/td]In case you missed it during our recent HowdyCon adventures, we managed to keep an eye on what’s been going on in Clearwater, Florida and the fight there over a downtown street that Scientology wants for its L. Ron Hubbard Hall project.
Friday morning, we posted a brief story about Thursday night’s marathon Clearwater City Council meeting, and the discussion that took place just before midnight about the Save the Garden petition and its more than 10,000 signatures. (See third item.)
Here again is the situation: The Church of Scientology owns parcels of land downtown that it intends to turn into a 3,100-seat auditorium (L. Ron Hubbard Hall) and a sculpture garden (L. Ron Hubbard Park), both of which will be near the existing Flag Building and Fort Harrison Hotel, each of which are major Scientology landmarks and part of what is called the “Flag Land Base,” Scientology’s spiritual mecca in the Florida Gulf Coast town.
Between the planned Hall and Park runs a short street called South Garden Avenue. Initially, Scientology’s plans did not include taking over the street. But more recently, Scientology leader David Miscavige has made it part of his plans: He wanted the city to vacate the public right-of-way of the street so that it would not only keep the public out, but so that the roadbed would become the possession of the church.
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Litigation looms as the people of Clearwater fight back against Scientology’s street takeover
In case you missed it during our recent HowdyCon adventures, we managed to keep an eye on what’s been going on in Clearwater, Florida and the fight there over a downtown street that Scientology wants for its L.
tonyortega.substack.com
