CLEARWATER, Fla. — A community coalition with the goal of stopping the Church of Scientology from purchasing public roadways says they’re reaching a critical deadline.
The group Save the Garden has been working to collect signatures for a ballot initiative that would keep the City of Clearwater from vacating a public street without putting it to voters through a referendum.
“The Save the Garden initiative will put something on the ballot that would say voter approval is required for the vacation of downtown right of ways,” explained Brooks Gibbs, one of the group’s leaders. “That means if anybody wants to buy a street or takeover a street… the people have to decide at the ballot box.”…