http://www.tampabay.com/news/scientology/scientologists-and-others-step-up-the-pressure-as-clearwater-nears-vote-on/2320632
"CLEARWATER — The $19 million Skyview condo being built downtown with a
penthouse for actor Tom Cruise could be the last investment developer
Cleman Agami ever makes in the city.
That will be one of the consequences if the City Council votes
Thursday to buy a 1.4 acre vacant lot the Church of Scientology also is
lobbying to purchase, Agami warned in an email to City Council member
Bill Jonson.
By buying the Pierce Street property, the city would be sabotaging' over $60 million in hard cash investments' from the church, Agami, a
Scientologist, wrote, referring to a proposal by church leader David
Miscavige to bankroll a retail and entertainment overhaul in downtown,
provided he gets control of the waterfront parcel."
Even if the city bends to Scientology's will, it will most likely take 20 years to finish downtown redevelopment, if Scientology goes by their usual snail pace. Consider that it took 13 years to build their own Super Power building in Clearwater.
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