http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/scientology-retail-plan-is-rare-as-few-churches-back-non-religious/2317024
"The largest-scale retail development known to be backed by a
religious organization in the U.S. is the City Creek Center built in
downtown Salt Lake City in 2012.
The development of 104 stores, seven restaurants and 536 condos and
apartments was financed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints.
The development is owned by the church's for-profit real estate arm,
City Creek Reserve, and managed by Taubman Inc., so there is no
ecclesiastical oversight...
The project is credited with turning around the struggling downtown
that was reeling from the recession and lingering disruption from a
massive 2002 freeway construction project.
Its opening in 2012 prompted about $3 billion in additional private
development in the city, according to Salt Lake Chamber CEO Lane
Beattie."
Clearwater and Salt Lake City are much different from each other. The question for Clearwater is, what is Scientology trying to get out of their new proposals? Is it what's good for the city, or what's good for Scientology? This should be the point of research.
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