Jun 4, 2015

Maryland: Vote Is a Setback for Scientology-Linked Rehab Center

New York Times
ANDREW SIDDONS
June 2, 2015

The Frederick County Council on Tuesday voted 6 to 1 against placing a fishing retreat on a local register of historic places, making it very unlikely that a drug rehabilitation program with ties to the Church of Scientology will be opened. The retreat, near Camp David, has been visited by several presidents. The vote against adding the property, known as Trout Run, to the historic list will deny the retreat the zoning it would need for a Narconon facility. The Council was urged by its lawyer to consider only Trout Run’s historic character and not the practices of Narconon. Narconon is likely to appeal.

A version of this brief appears in print on June 3, 2015, on page A13 of the New York edition with the headline: Maryland: Vote Is a Setback for Scientology-Linked Rehab Center

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/us/maryland-vote-is-a-setback-for-scientology-linked-rehab-center.html?_r=0