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FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Maryland officials have rejected a plan to turn a former presidential fishing spot into a drug rehabilitation center linked to the Church of Scientology.
The News-Post of Frederick reports (http://bit.ly/1GjApKn ) that the Frederick County Council voted 6-1 on Tuesday against placing Trout Run on the county's historic register. The designation would have enabled Social Betterment Properties to make changes otherwise barred by land-use restrictions.
The church's real-estate arm had plans to turn the rustic retreat near Thurmont into a Narconon residential treatment center. The program is based on methods developed by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard.
The 40-acre resort in the Catoctin Mountains was visited by presidents Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Information from: The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, http://www.fredericknewspost.com
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