Does Scientology Own Clearwater?
The Church of Scientology and Companies Run by Its Members Spent $103 Million over the Past Three Year's Buying up Vast Sections of Downtown Clearwater. They...
The Church of Scientology and companies run by its members spent $103 million over the past three years buying up vast sections of downtown Clearwater. They now own most commercial property on every block within walking distance of the waterfront, putting the secretive church firmly in control of the area's future.
Is Clearwater Florida owned by Scientology?
Much of downtown Clearwater is now owned by people or companies tied to Scientology, a report finds. What's more, the Times found a Scientology magazine from the 1990s that listed goals for the new millennium. Among them was to make “Clearwater known as the first Scientology city in the world.”
How much of Clearwater is owned by Scientology?
Since arriving in Clearwater in 1975, the Church of Scientology has bought 60 properties in Pinellas County under its name: 58 are in the city of Clearwater and 49 are downtown. About 72 percent of those properties are tax exempt for religious uses.
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