I was just notified: The cult (still) has permission to move in and practice, but they have been denied permission to enclose the basement as a sanctuary.
ummm.... is this square footage more than what existed when they bought the Atlanta Ideal Org? Or was this what they presumed they could expand to once in? Just wondering...Mr. Davis, a second-generation Scientologist, said the buildings, which must be at least 40,000 square feet, cost from $4 million to $20 million each, bringing the price of the current expansion to $500 million. In each case, he said, local parishioners raise money to buy and renovate the buildings.[..] http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/business/10scientology.html?_r=1&src=busln
L. Ron Hubbard said nothing that I've found that mentions any required area or cost - how could he have known in 1986 or before what real estate prices would be 20-25 years later?