The Brief
- A grassroots group is presenting a counter-proposal to the Church of Scientology’s offer to purchase a street in Downtown Clearwater.
- Council members decided to table the vote to sell a portion of South Garden Avenue to the Church of Scientology.
- The church plans to close the street off to the public and build an auditorium in addition to a park on the parcel.
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A grassroots group is presenting a counter-proposal to the Church of Scientology’s offer to purchase a street in Downtown Clearwater.
The backstory:
In April, council members decided to table the vote to sell a portion of South Garden Avenue to the Church of Scientology. Brooks Gibbs, the founder of Reconnect Clearwater, presented a proposal on behalf of citizens after learning about the potential sale just one day prior. …