How many scientologists in clearwater

The revelation comes as the Church of Scientology works to buy up commercial real estate in Clearwater, Florida - where the church is headquartered. The document does not specify what the church wants to build in downtown Clearwater - where it already owns 49 other properties, the Tampa Bay Times reported in Since arriving in Pinellas County in , the church has already snatched up at least 60 properties countywide in its name with 58 of them in the city of Clearwater, the outlet had reported.

Clearwater, Florida officials announced that it was seeking bids for three waterfront properties downtown in January. On Tuesday, it was revealed in a public document that the Church of Scientology had bid to develop the properties. The three lots include the 2. A map shows property owned by the Church of Scientology in in downtown Clearwater. That's not happening with almost any of these properties. Other companies with ties to Scientology reportedly purchased commercial properties 'within walking distance of the downtown waterfront' between and The church's headquarters in Clearwater, called the Flag Building, is a massive seven-story, ,square-foot complex that was the tallest building in the city when it opened in November It is also known as the Super Powers building.

The Church of Scientology's Flag Building, the centerpiece of a construction campaign for the church is seen on May 22, in Clearwater, Florida.

People arrive for the celebration of the opening of the new Scientology Flag Building on November 16, in Clearwater, Florida. This gallery shows all 60 properties Scientology owns under its name in Pinellas county and the six retail properties the church acquired through limited liability companies in It does not include properties recently bought by companies run by church members. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Times reported that since , companies run by members of Scientology bought another 86 downtown commercial properties.

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