sentences:  According to officials of the organization, zoning and related issues have slowed their progress in building in at least 18 other cities where land has been purchased.In 2007 the "Maharishi’s organization" took legal action against the city of Mayfield Heights, Ohio, because the city refused a setback variance for a proposed Peace Palace.Although "admired for its finances" some critics call the project a way for the "Maharishi's followers" to create funds for more land for the group's treasury.