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TONY ORTEGA
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[Brooks Gibbs at a December city council meeting]
The Save the Garden movement in Clearwater, Florida posted a video yesterday announcing that they have met their goal of gathering 7,000 signatures in order to place a ballot initiative in an August election.
The movement was sparked by the Church of Scientology’s attempt to get control of a street in downtown Clearwater that it intends to be the center of a massive new development involving a future L. Ron Hubbard Hall. So far, the city council has clashed with Scientology over whether the Church would be required to pay for the street or not if the city decides to hand it over.
But the Save the Garden people want to give that power to the voters of Clearwater rather than to the council. The initiative they want to put on the August ballot would, if passed, require the city to ask voters for approval before handing over a street like the one Scientology wants.
In the video, Save the Garden’s Brooks Gibbs explains that the council can make things even easier by putting the initiative on the August ballot themselves, now that so many local residents have demonstrated that they’re behind the idea. It’s a powerful statement, and a persuasive one. But will the council listen?
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The Save the Garden movement in Clearwater, Florida posted a video yesterday announcing that they have met their goal of gathering 7,000 signatures in order to place a ballot initiative in an August election.
The movement was sparked by the Church of Scientology’s attempt to get control of a street in downtown Clearwater that it intends to be the center of a massive new development involving a future L. Ron Hubbard Hall. So far, the city council has clashed with Scientology over whether the Church would be required to pay for the street or not if the city decides to hand it over.
But the Save the Garden people want to give that power to the voters of Clearwater rather than to the council. The initiative they want to put on the August ballot would, if passed, require the city to ask voters for approval before handing over a street like the one Scientology wants.
In the video, Save the Garden’s Brooks Gibbs explains that the council can make things even easier by putting the initiative on the August ballot themselves, now that so many local residents have demonstrated that they’re behind the idea. It’s a powerful statement, and a persuasive one. But will the council listen?
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'Save the Garden' meets goal for initiative inspired by Scientology development
The Save the Garden movement in Clearwater, Florida posted a video yesterday announcing that they have met their goal of gathering 7,000 signatures in order to place a ballot initiative in an August election.
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