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I wrote last week about the Church of Scientology’s renovation of the Sherlock Building downtown.

As it turns out, the renovation may be on hold.

According to one contractor involved in the project, construction has stopped due to a lack of funds. Workers on the project were told to stop construction a few weeks ago and have not been told when to come back, the contractor said.

The church denies this. Construction is still ongoing, but it was briefly delayed during the project’s permitting process, according to Gwen Barnard, spokeswoman for the church’s Portland chapter.

鈥淲hen I heard that, I thought, 鈥榃hat is he talking about?’鈥� she said. 鈥淏ut then I remembered that things took a little longer to get started because of permits and the structural work.鈥�

But the contractor said construction stopped after it had already begun and is still on hold. The contractor also said workers were told stoppage was due to funding problems 鈥� not permitting.

Other contractors on the project would not comment on the matter due a contractual stipulation that prohibits them from speaking about it.

Personally, I have not seen construction going on at the building lately, but I’ve only driven by a few times. What have you guys seen?