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Aug 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Save The Garden challenges Clearwater Garden Ave plan
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Save The Garden says it will submit more than 7,000 signatures to challenge Clearwater’s decision to vacate a block of South Garden Avenue. The group opposes a proposal that would allow Scientology to build a planned L. Ron Hubbard Hall, with the church required to open it within six years.
WHO: Brooks Gibbs, director for Save The Garden; Mark Bunker and Sam Wilson (City Council Seat 5 runoff); City of Clearwater officials; Scientology Church leadership
WHAT: Save The Garden plans to challenge Clearwater’s vacating of a block of South Garden Avenue tied to a Scientology proposal for an L. Ron Hubbard Hall; the group cites potential loss of public travel rights and a six-year opening requirement.
WHEN: Reported Aug 28, 2026 at 11:53 AM ET
WHERE: Tampa, FL
WHY: Save The Garden is challenging the city’s move that would vacate South Garden Avenue and enable Scientology’s long-planned L. Ron Hubbard Hall project.
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