1 20 42 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/4d68227f7f7287f40607520d8c2c7a2c.pdf 6c092aa674d719d2ba852a4158ec0bdf Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t ri 11 11 II llI I NORTHWEST- BR OVvNTOWN AREA A i'-iEIGHBOR HG OD STUDY I. I City Planning Depa ·trne ni" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 ~ ... - - ------ -- ...---·- ,__._ . .. ___ . . . - __ _.. .... - _____.... -- . - · �I 1- ACKNOWLEDGMANTS. --··-· ---::---·· • I The City Planning Department wishes to express its gratitude to area r e sidents and to the following organizations and departments for their valuable assistance in this studi,-:: Northwest Perry Homes Citizens N~ighborhood Advisory Council Atlanta School Sys t""',n · . · .• · Atlanta Parks Department Atlanta Construction Department Atlanta Public Library~ . Atlanta Housing Authority ""IP" ..,._ I ' ~ - - ""';,-- -·· • . - 1 ·· ~ ... __... Fulton County Health Department It also wishes to express its gratitude to the following members of the Special Planning Committee of the North~·1 est Perry Homes Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council for their cooperation and patience in working with planne rs to develop this study: Mr. Hub e rt Brcwn Mr. Robert Dobbs Hrs. Odessa Hill Mr. Fred A. Morris Mrs. Mary Sanford Mrs . Odess a Wheeler Mrs. Josie Wynn ( �TAB LE OF CONTENTS Acknowl edgements Table of Contents I N"T RODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------- l SUR\'E Y OF CCtl'.:CNlTY FACILITIE S ; • l PROBLE'r-'..S &. NEEDS --------------------- 5 Identific.1.tion of Com:.mmit y Probl ems -------------------- - -------- 5 !. ,: Discussion of Con·munit y P:.:ob l ems & Needs --------------- - - ··------- 8 I MP LICATIONS O:' FUTURE RE SID:Si·i.'..'1.:/.L GROWTH FOR C01:1HU~'f:.TY F!-..G:LIT IE S 17 Residential Growth in Nor thwest ---------------------------- ~--- - - 17 I mp lications For Community Fac il i t i e s------------------------ - - -- 19 Pr obl ems of Publi~ Housing ----------- ·2 ·1 ·· .L . ·- RECOMMENDATIONS---------------------------------------------- - -------- 23 Transitional Nat ure of N. W. Browntown Area -------- - -- :- - - --- - --- - 23 Recommendat ion - - -------------------------- - ------------- - - - --- - - - 24 STUDY YiAP - --- - -------------------- - ---------·· -------------------- - ---- . · .. 21 .' j �'I I NTRODUCTION This report represents a prelimina ry study of corr~~nity problems in the Northwest Brm:m town Area of Atlanta. . It is not a comp rehensive p l an , bu t ·' moreso an assessment of the existing a nd f uture communit y need s brought ab out by the problems which the area is facing at t his par ticular point in it s development. It is hoped that the repo r t and 'its recommenda tions will g ive both residents and city officials a better sens e of direction in dealing with · the growth problems of the area. - ---·· BOUNDARIES -·· - The area referred to in this repo r t as t he Nor thwest Brmmto~m St udy Area is bounded by Perry Boulevar d on the north; the Louisville and Nashville Railway on the west; Bankhead Highway on the sout h; and Bolton and Nash Roads on the east. Included within these boundaries are t he Anti-Povert y Ta r get Areas H and I , and the residential commun ities of Carve r Hil ls , Ho l lywood Hi ll s , Lincoln Homes, Bolton Homes, Perry Homes, Scot t s Cros s ing , and Bowen Homes . HISTORY The Northwe st Browntown Area is part of the a rea wh i ch wa s annexed t o .... the City in 1952. At t he time of annexat ion i t was one of the rel a ively - ~ -~- . ·..--_ - ---· - undeveloped f ringe areas existing out side the City limi t s a nd cons isting primarily of s mall semi-rural communities . Howeve r, not long afte r a nnexa t ion residential growth i n t he area pro ceeded v ery rap i dly. Perry Home s, a l arge public housing pro jec t o f 1 , 000 unit s , was opened i n 19 55. Then other r e side ntial projects, l ar~cly in t he middle to low- i ncome range , f ollowed. Today t he are.:i cont ains ab out 17 , 00Q peop le and 4,425 housing units, of which 1 , 650 a re pub l i c and 2, 775 are p r ivate • ..,. -.· 1 �-2The re side nt ial growth ~~1i ch has occur r ed during the past 15 years i n Nort l:n;1cct Brow ntown h.:i..s generally been unplanned . Res identia l s ubdivisions have be en cons tructed without concommitant commun i t y fa cilities. The deve lo p- ment and improvement of schools, pa rks, and s ewer s have lagg ed behind r e s idential growth. The result is that today, despite t he built -up residential concentrations, the area still retains many characteristics of an undeveloped rural a r e a. One finds, for example, relatively dense concentrations of public hou sing units amidst large stretches of heavily wooded areas with unpaved roads and rough ·terrain. Most community facilities are eithe r opera ting av~r c a pacity or are still not sufficiently developed t o mee t populat i on needs. Even worse, residential growth occur ring in the are a is by no mcu ns s l owing down. Several new major housing projects and a ddi tions to exi st i ng housing totaling about 3,250 units are be ing consid e red for const r uc t io n . CIP estimates indic ate that the popula t i on of t he a r e a will doubl e i n abo ut 10 years and reach a total of about 40,000 peop l e by 1983. The dilemma facing Northwest Browntown is h?W to up - g r ade and i mprove a l ready deficient community facili ties i n l i ght of co nt inuing reside nti a l g rowth. Residents i n the area have b egun t o fa ce up to this d ilemma by organizing against f urther housing const ruction, p a rticularly public housing, unt i l more attention i s g iven by the Cit y t o scho ols, sewe rs , parks and at e r corr.rnunit y fac i lit ies and services. THE BROWNTOWN ZO NING I SSUE The most r ecent and impo r tant ef f o rt by res i dents t o p revent further publ ic hous i ng co nstru ct ion concerned the Brownt own. Zoning Issue. This ef f o rt stemmed from an app l i c at ion filed on June 29, 1967 t o change the zoning of a portion of property covering ab out 50 a cres and located north �of Brownto'Wll Road and west of Jar:1cs J.:i.ckson rarkuay. ~The application requested that the proper ty be changed from ~-1 (Light-Industr ial) to A- 1 (Apartments). The purpose of this rezoning was t o allow tL.C constru ct ion of 510 low-cost housing units under the turnkey program for public housing . Under this program the housing units would be developed privately o.nd then purchased by the Housing Author ity. A hearing on the zoning change was held .ugust 10 , 19 6 7, by the Zoning Committee of the Board o f Aldermen . At t hat ti~e they recomrr.ended adversely on the request for a change in zoning ue to comp laints by residents of the Browntown Area on grounds that curren school) park and s ewer facilities in the area are already inadequate and would be further over- burdened by the new development . Since no comprehens ive study had ever been made of Browntown's community p roblems , this study was initiated to help clarify and .assess those issues affecting it s f u ture deve lopment so that both residents nnd city officials might have a more effect ive framework f or dealing with its problens . APPROACH AND METHOD OF STUDY As c an be surmised from the above background information, this repor is merely a first st ep in provi ding orderly development of the Northwest :::- ~,: :,town Area. The approach is to focus on comrr~nity facilities and the attend u. communit y problems and needs arising from their utilizat ion. In surveying community needs the report d istinguishes both existing and future needs. Existing needs ref er to those it ems needing i mmediate atte ntion; while future needs refer to those estimated to develop in about 5-10 years , when the population is expected t o be about double its present size. �- -- I I - 4The approach taken for t hi s study cons i st ~d of t he f0llowi ng st ep s: 1. l identific ;:i.y ion of major cor.miun it y p r oblems b y City pl :rnnc r :; in ( conjunction with the s pec ial Pl ann ing Commi tt ee of 1 I - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - he N. W. Perry Homes Cit izens Ne i ghbo rhood Advi sory Council 2. an assessment by the planne rs of exis.ting and future com::nunity needs generated by the above probl ems and an inqui r y into t he Ii implications of future reside nt ial grou t h for up g r a ding c ommunity fa cilities and services 3. the formulation of a set of r ecommenda tio ns pointing out u h at needs to be done to meet exis ting deficiencies and anti c ipate future needs 4. a final meeting between planners and the sp e cial Planning CorriIJittee to discuss the findings of the study . �] -5SUR.VEY OF COi'IT-rLJNI'.i'Y FA.CIL I TitS : IDENTIFICATION GF PROBLENS & Ni::EDS corn-mTI'Y I?ROBLEiv..S This section itemizes tRc major problems involving corr.munity £aciliti~s .i.nd sarvic es in the $tudy area. It doeG no t cover all the problc:t,W ,:.:·:1~:.:csr, d by the residents or observed by the planners, but coverG only the most signif ·icant one s affecting the general devel opment o f the area . The Problems Include SCHOOLS (1) · Serious Overcrowding at Ar cher Hi2;h School With the 10 portable classrooms current l y being con~tructed , this ~cho ol wi l l have facilities f or an approxi~ate c npnc i~y of 1, 200 students, yet as of September 11, 1967 it had an actual e1rollment of nearly 1,700 students, (2) Extended Session at Archer Due t o the overcrowded cond it ions , Archer is operat i ng on C'tended session, whi ch means that a large ~roportion o f the students are out of s chool at 12 o'clock and hence a re without parent al supervision a ra.:ijo r par-t of the day, (3) Ove r crowding at Elementary Schools Al t hough overcrowding at the elcmc nt~ry schools is no t as serious . cit is at Archer, stil l mos t ol the eleme nt ary s chools are operating near or at peak capacity. This means they are unable to abs orb any large increase in populatio n, PARl(S AND RE CREATION ~ -..-4.,,,.."-.;J,.,- ..... ". - ..... (1) No Neighb orhood Parks or Programs for Lincoln Ho~es and Perry Homes These two important comnunities whi ch cont ai r:. from 7 , 000 to 9,000 peo le have virtually no City recreational fa ci lities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas. Lincoln Homes has no neighb orhood park at all and Perry Homes, while i t has s ome :recreationa l services rendered through the YMCA and the Girl's Club, has no City rec~~c -i onal service. (2) Inadequate and Po orly Developed Parks and Pluylot: Hill Park and Hol.lywood Hills Playlot Gun Club Park, Center �Gun Club I':ir k is th e com1r.unit y pc. r ·( dcsic nccl :::o scr ,c t h e st udy nrccl po pulation. It i s currcn · ly unde r P 1asc I I of it s construction sched ule and 6 o:r 7 of the to t .:il !~2 . 9 acre s 11 .::ivc bee d8velopcd. Hm-, eve r, -1h.:1t has been buil~ _shows lit tle apprec i a tion for the p re~crences o f t he local r esidents. Fo r example, the ma in re c reationa l faci lity built so far ha s been t ennis court s. Yet res id enLS ma i ntain that the tennis courts have been unused be c ause no one in t'1e community plays te-anis and basketball courts would have been n:ore s ~ i ~.:i.1::lc. Ce 1ter Hi ll Park , a neighborhood park of 16 ac,:-e s, has i r.s uffic i er:.t facilities co nsisting only of a baseball diamond and a foot ball f i e l d . Hollywood Hills Plavlot , loc ated at the s out hern end of Nagnolia Ceme t e ry, has been the . targe t of cornp L:lints by seve:cal r e3id ents due to its cl os e proximity to an unsafe and u r,healt fu l floo d pla in. (3) Ins u ff icie nt Distribution of Re c reational Le adersh ip The . one recreational l eader working in t he whole st udy area i s stationed at Sco tt Scho ol ,-, hich me ans none o f the comrnuni ies out s ide t he service a r e a of Scott School are served by a rec rcctional leader . SEI-JE RS (1) Backup and Overflow of Sanit ary and Storm Sewase Steady rainfall for a d ay or more brings about nurr:e rous c ases of s cuage overflowing into residents' yards and into vacan t lots and open spa ces. (2) Flooding of Procto r Cr eek The flooding of Pr octor Creek during steady rainfa ll is res pons ibl e not only for mu ch of th e s ewa 6 e overflow, but o.l s o for several rm-:ning incid e nts tho.~ have occurr ed in t he area . OTHER FACILITIES (1) Ins u ffi c ient Access to Health and Library Facilities De c entralized health centers in the study a re a arc not conveni e_ tl y a cc essible to al l r esidents , es pecially those of Carver Homes and Holl ywood Hi lls, and there i s no direct publ ic transportation rout e to ~he nearest hospital . The nearest l ibrary, the Dogwood Branch, is located at the·southe rn periph ery o f the study area and there is no direct acc ess t o it fron much o f the nort h ern part o f t he area. (2) Inadequat e Public Transportation Inadequate bus service is basic to the p rob lc~s of a cc ess to health and l"ibrary facilities and places of P.mployment. Public transport ation do e s not provide dir e ct rout e s to these fa c ilities . . · . . -.: ' �,.-- ' -l- (3) Hi scellaG~ous T1: .1f{ ic 2nd St:::e ct :t ?roblcms ,. I' This r efer s t o su ;b problems .'.l S t he lack of a t_.:i:'..'fic ::; i 0 nul i.l .: J .:::c'.-:s o n p~1.-:(,.1.:ty .::;nd l\rO'i·m l\G\m Road, a major inte:rscct:f_o r;_ c:;:os ·:cd dv.ily by school childr-21-:, /.,nd the general neglect to clear rubbis h anc tr i-;.-; 0 r o.s s along t h e s treet J) 1 ,, I (4) Employ~-nt Probl & s \, ,, Host of the res i ~rnts who work rr.ust g o ou ·· sid-2 i:l1e area to their ?l a ce o £ employment . ·,fnc e they are primarily of mid d le - to - low incor;-.e this pla c es a h e avy lrr d en on them i n terms of c osts for t ransportation , child car e serv i es, etc. ,,f1 .,/ ! ii ' 'i r I /' Iii ) .I ,_. // I / / 1/1 ,/'/ I , / /t / / I f / ./ ' 7-: -~-- ./ ,.,.y_ I /J I' './ -·-- ·--·-· �DISCUS SION OF COHMUNIT Y PROBLEMS & 1"7EEDS .This se ction expands upon t1e p .oblems i dentified in the p r evious section. It exa.'1li ne s what is being done to allevi a te t .c pro l ems ar:. mo re i mp ortantly asse·ss es the existing .::md future corr.r;;unity neecL whi ch the p roblEn:s gene rate . When possible, cost est inates of selec ted corrmunity needs are provided. SCHOOLS (1) Ove rcrowd ing and Exte nded Session at Ar cher High 3chool Based upon t he conc ern expressed by resid ents, overc rowd in 6 a t Arche r repre sent s the sing l e most c ritical probl em in t he study area . T. is prob l em is fort l:--er complicated by the inadequ at e a creag e of t he school s i te a nd the ot1tmoded design o r the school build i ng . West Fult on is another h i gh school located near the study are a which could serve a smal l part of its population, bu t i~ als o is overcrowded. (2) Overcrowding at Elereentary Schoo l s The ~ain p roblem here i s the inab i li y of exi s ting element ary schools t o absorb signific antly l arge increases in po-~lat·o n . (3) _ Cu rrent Devel opme nts (a) Expansion of Arche r and West Fulton Hi 0 h Scbools Pre s ently th e re are pl ans fo~ t he vc rtic .21 cxp~nsio n of both Arc her and West Fulton High Schools which would incrc.:isc thei r capa citie s to 2,000 students each . Barring a ny s udde n l .:ir ge in c rccs c ::; in popul a tion, t ·lis expans i on wou ld do r,mch t o allevi.:it e the ove rcrowded conditions. The main problems conironting expansion arc I i 3ncin3 end t iming . Fun's fo r the exp ansion are contingent upon~ possibl e school bond election in t te spring of 1968 and whether the bond issue pa sses . It usu a lly ta k es two years t o 3et a s cho ol cons t r ucted f rom th tine a bond issue passes. However, if an .2rchit e c t c a n be aut ho:: - i zcd t o b~f. in pl anning the p roject bef ore the bond i ss ue pa3s cs, abo ut G·~ .. i0 ~onths c an be cut from t"he needed amount of time . If this p;:-o c e.i,i:::c w-:::! r o foll ued in relat ion to the e xpansion of Archer High School , cons t r u ct i on could start in the summer of 1968 and be complet e d by the fall of 1969 provid i ng that the bond issue passes. (b) New Elementary Schools �- 9! Since most clcxcntary sclc o l s arc ope r ating _at pRa~ c~p~city, it will be desirable for a ny ne,-1 l a r g e l:0usint pr.03 ect s · to include cit2s for elementary schooli int .cir plans. One of t he major propos e d projects, Roc'.·dal c Pa rk, includes a site for .:m clerr.enta y school in its p lans, but some of t h . oth rs do not. (4) Est i mate of Comr~unity N2eds Existing Ne eds (Tho se requi ring inuned i ate at ten ·ion.) (a) Exp.'..l.nsion of Archer 2nd West Fulton ligl Schools by Fal· of 1969 \ This would r equire t hc t the expansion be pl a c d o. sc~ool ond i c s ue by Spring of 1968 and t: hc.t an ar ch i tect be au tl- orize' to begin planriing "t· .e expans ion befo re the bond ele ction. (b) Inclusion of El2mentary School Sites in any Neu Hous i ng Proj e cts Appro· ching 300 Units in Size This has spe c ial referen c e to the B m-1ntm-,n Road publi c hou s ing which 10 acres s nou ld be se t aside for a elcment.3ry s chool i _ units of publi c housing ;: ·o b constructed. .. . _. .... !"\ J._ ,_ ~ , .j lC on 510 Future Leeds (T- ose likely to devel op in a pe .. iod o f about 5- 10 years, during whi ch t i~e the popu lation i s pro jected to double.) (a) New High Schoo l Although a rrew high school is not neede nm·, unde r cur-- ent school s anda ds, increasing population over the r:.ext f ew yc .:n:s wi l l crea " the nee £or a new facil it y. Plans for t e £.:ic ility shou l d be;s i no¼'. (b) New Junior High School Tha construction o f a junior h i gh s chool i n t he fut ur e wi ll help to alleviate potentia l overcrowd ing i n t he e l e~cn ·ary s chools. T~e Ci y own s a possible site for su ch a. 3chool. west of J ame s Jackson Par. way a nd north of Williams Elementary Sc1Lool. (c) New Elementary Schoo]_:, Anywhere from 4-8 new el ementary schools wil l be r equi ed to s erve t he population over the ne~t 5 - 10 years. The s i tes of the s chools will depend upon future growth patterns. (5) Cost Estimates of Selected Items Archer High School New high s chool (20CO students ) v erti c al additional tot ~l cons t ru c t i on mi nus land co s ts $2 , 000 , 000 5, 000, 000 �-i ! L1:ew j r. h i 0 h s chool ( 1200 student s ) New e l eme ntary school ( 1000 stude nts ) tot al c ns truc tio~ n i nus l a :1d c o s ts 3 , 000 , 000 t ot al cons t_u ct io n mi nus l and co s ts 2, O0O, OC PARrs Al'.1) RSCREATION 'i ( 1) No Parks and Rc crcat i onal Servic es At Linco l:.:1 & Pe.:- r y ::0~;e: ::; Lincoln Home s Actua lly t h e n e ed f or a ne i3hb o~hood pa _k in Linc oln Eo ~s was b~ cught out i n A<ld itio a l P.:i.rk La :1 Su:t y by :: L:-:: P:i..:~nnb g Dc pa r tm2n • T. L:; s u rvey r e com:-ne nded a s i t e f o r- t t;.; p,1;:-k at the end o _ Fe r ~ Dr ive. Pre s c n l y , however , t he Pa ·ks Dep a~t m~n · l ac ks f unds t o p u r c h a se ad i tional pa rk land . So the devel opme n of a neigtb or. ood pr~ fo r Linco ln Horees wil l h ave t o wait upon the next bond i ssue . Perrv Horr.cs The lack of adequat e r e cre at iona l se r vic e ::; i n ? ~ry omes i s du e to a c onfli ct in regu lati ons be twe en t .e City Pa~ks Dc pa r t ~cnt anG t !1c 3ou s i ng Au t hority . A prel i min a ry inves · i gat i on int o t he conf lic t 1as rev ea l ed t he f ol low ing :..:ituat i on . The mn i n i:..:suc c :,tcrs ~1 ou d t he co .., t of r ec r e a tiona l l e adersh i p an pe r s on ne l . The Hou sing Au t hor i ty cc n ,~c t the co sts for re cre a t i onal s pi c e and 311 t yp es of physic a l facilit i es , bu t it i s prevented b y fe de ra l l aw fro m allo ca t i nr; any expend.i ure s to r e cr eational perso nnel. _'he P.'.l.i. ks Dep ar t me n t can me e t 5G% o f p 2rs on nel cos t s , but wants the Hou s i ng Autho rity t o pay t he o the ~ alf . So ur,t il . the othe r 50% of personnel cos ·s i s me , Pc.1::.. y Homes will be wit hout recre ationa l se r v ices . (2) Inadequate and Poo rly Deve l oped Fa c il i t i es Gun Club Park ( a) Cu r r e nt Construction Gu n Club Par k is cur r ent l y unde r constr uct i on throu gh f u ~d s be i n ~ p r ovie2d f r om fe dera l , st c1te , and l oc al sou r c es . The sit e wa s a cquir ed on Noveu:Je:.:2, 1964 for a purchase pric e o f $55, 000. The c onstruc t ion i s div i ded int o thre e phases . Phnse I co s t $~3 ;45 6, b eg an on Ap ril 11, 1966 and wa s co;:;-,plcted in Fcb :cu ary , 196-7 . It c c .~.s.is t e<l of c learing and grading t he a r e a and buil d ing park ing fac ilities, tennis courts , fenc e s and r etai ni ng walls, e tc. Ph ase I I , which co s t $52 ,206 , bega n on Augus t 4, 1967 and i s s cheduled for comple t ion in De c ember 196 7. I t consi sts o f b u ilt.ling the r emaining portion of t he parking lot, ~ mu l t i - use court a rea , v ar ious pl ay .:.ree. s , c amp ing are ~s and the gr ading o f a t hle t i c fie l ds . ..j �- --............ --- ____ .,.__ ""---·-··-...... ~ Pb::.sc _II, whicl co sts $15 0 , 000, is s ch.::clulcd t o t :~ e •'lace du:-:-in::; 1968 and will consist of the co,st uction o f a b .:...t . house aud a n&jor swir-cruing pooi. The cor:1;-i lction of -,hasc III, h m-wv2:c, Hi ll not pro ,i.d. . Gun Club P .1.r'c with c.11 t: c nc ccss.:i:ry ..c .::i.cili~i,~.'.:I for a f u ll y e:quippcd corn:!un ity park . There will s till te the ncc u for a communit y club house. ) (b) Tennis Courts Rq;arding the unused tennis cour D, the I'arko Dc r :.1rtrncnt has st.:1tcd t h::t it would be willing to r emove the t cnnlG courtG a~ erect baskc ~ .'.111 courts if the corr. 1unity so d~ s ires. ·1cncc, the sulution of this r,rob lem simply awnits the ncccs ~2.ry c c::,;:; -nicati on bt.:tween ·he c om:r uni ty g rouns anc.1 the Parks Department cu rinz which the cor.,munit y g r oups can po int out exact ly what they want done. · (c) Footbridge The need to ere ct a footbridge '\-1:,ich (> rovi 'es access £:::err, Pe rry Eonc s to Gun Club Park is cur ren ly being met by t he At lc: 1: t · :-.:)US ing ,ut· ority , which b egan receiving bids for construct··on of t h<:: bridge on Scpterr:ber 21, 1967. Center Ri ll Park The Parks Department h as allocate $40 ,000 from i~s Supplemen~al ?und to bring about general i mµ rovcm0nts for Center Hill Pl! .. k during t e coming year. These ir.:provcmcnt ;; ui ll include ; site p:c~ 1).'.l _atio u:i.d drainage, drive- uay .:m<l parki n:; spaces, pav ed court area , a c il ren I s area, and the relighting of the existing ball fi ld . Hollyyood Hills Playlot The Parks Department has affir~ed its wi l lingness to meet re sid2nts 1 dissatisfaction with the unsafe l ocat ion of: i: ollywood Hills · 1nyl ot ne a r a hazardous flood pl ain. The Depar t ment holds th at it crect a the playlots as temporary, SQa ll-scale play ate2s at the re quest of the citi zens and at sites sel ct d by the c itiz ns. Th re are no si 6 nifica~t problems in removing the playlots or chanzing them to a di£f2rent 1 cQtion since the facili ties are temp or a ry and easily reffiovable. (3) Insufficient Re creational Le ade rship The problem of insufficient recreational lca.dcrship is due, in lc...: i; e part to the ~oor development of re c reational facilities in Bencral. 11 order to provide recreational workers the Pa1+s Dena-::t• .cnt rec:ui:: :s ... h.:::.t the park or school to which the worker i s assigned have i ndoor f -cilities. Unfortunately, most of the parks and schools in the are a do not havG su ch facilities and hence are not manned . As r ecreational f acil ities are i .. proved, e. 0 • when Gun Club Park is compl eted, one should expect rr.orc rccreatio r!..::.l lc.:1dc i.·ship. In :: ,1,:; r.:e3ntime , an ef [ort should be made on the par· of eithe r the local corr:nun i ty �-12or the Parks Department to check out those schools or parks which do have adequate indoor facilities 60 that recreational leaders can be as signed to them. (4) Estimate of Community Needs Existing .Needs (Those requiring immediate_ att enti-o.x)·-··-- · ·-· =' (a ) ·· Neighborhood Parks, Preferably With Recreational Leadership, For Lincoln and Perry Homes Communities. Lincoln Homes Since the Parks Department has no funds for additional park land, the request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes will have to be placed ~n the next bond issue. This matter should receive 'high priority' attention from the Parks and Planning Departments. Perry Homes The physical facilities for a park here can be provided by the Housing Authority. Since the H. A. is prevented by Federal law from meeting recreational personnel cost, it is recommended that the City find means of paying total personnel costs instead of the 50% level it is operating under now. ... .-.. ·f -·- ~ -- (b) Completion of Gun Club Park •4- .. _.,... _.~,,... While it is true the Gun Club Park is under construction now as a 1 high pr i ority' project, still it is neces sary that plans be drawn for its comp l etion beyond the current construction plans. A community park, fully equipped with a community club house, is sorely needed in the area. Moreover, the plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local resident ~ can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected ~n the park. (c) Establishment of Effective Communication Links Between Loca l Community Groups and The Parks Department Many of the park problems, i.e. Hollywood Hills Playlot, appear to be primarily a result of poor communication b etween the local corr:munity and the Parks Department . Evidently many of the immediate problems could be given prop er attention if the local community groups had organized channels for addressing their grievances to the Parks Department and if the Parks Department, on the other hand, would keep the community informed of and give them a voice in its plans for the area. Future Needs (Those likely to develop in a period of about 5•10 years; during which time the population is expected to double.). / �~ -- - - - - r-·- -- ...--- -- -~~--~-----------,......._ ___. . . ,_-_.-~--...._ ....._.. . _,____ _,_-.·,,D...;h,.. ..'"~ .•- _: ·\;Cf'·~~'f'.!id~,L.::.i.•:sL..,~1:/~,I:.~~-=/:.. -13- 1· . .. . . -~ • (a) 7 , ·.· ·. Community Park - ~ r. •• • ····..~ : . . - ~.· This pa rk need not necessarily be located within ·the boundaries ·used for·:. ··. · ·. ·: .·_:-,j t hi s s tudy . Any of the area to the west of James Jackson Parkway from ·. ·. . .:· .: .·! iloit on Road to the Chattahoochee might be desirable. · ·· -~ : .:;:-:: ··.-: .·:~:] . .. (b) ·.. ,· of these are already proposed and their tentative ·sites seem desirable . The possible site for another would depend upon the future · growth pattern of the area. .,··. ·. T-wo (c) ,_.:. ~~ ... .. . At Least Three More Neighborhood Parks ~ -- .. .. 1. . •-. , ....: . . . :. ··.· .. ·.· ...... -~./ Establishment of a Park Development Program ·,: '.i This is a program that could be carried out by the Planning and , Parks Departments in close conjunction with the local community ·for the purpose of expanding and improving park facilities as population increase demands it. - . . -. , .~ .. . ·... .. . One example of the type of expansion that might be desirable and e~en ne ces sary in the future concerns Center Hill Park. Although adequate in size f or existing population, in t he future it would probably be desirable · t o extend its northern boundary f _rom Hill Street across the now vacant land to North Grand Avenue. This would not only increase the space for the park, but would also facilitate access from a major thoroughfare, . . ... . .~. - · · ~:: .... ·~Hollywood Road. _.,. _ ------:-· ·-··· . . . ·: I i· -· (5) _.,, - " Co s t Estimates of Selected Items New neighborhood park New community park Recre ation leadership Perry Home s Gun Cl ub Pa rk - Third Phase Community Club House Total construction minus land costs Total construction minus land costs $200,000 ·soo, ooo 6-8 ,000 Total construction minus land costs Total construct i on minus land costs 150,000 150,000 SEWE RS · (1 ) Explanatio n of Sewage and Flooding Problems There are severa l r e as ons for the s ewage and flooding problems _i n the Northwe s t Brownt own Area. The t hree most prominent reasons a re: /Y. -- - a. b. c. The limited ca pa c i t y of Pr oct or Creek a s a dr ainage system; Poor sit i ng of several re sidential home s ; General ly de fic ient and ob s o l e te st orm and· sanitary sewers. Limit ed Capacity of Proct or Creek the problems of Proctor Creek are in a sense no more than· a reflection of the area's general problem of growth imbalance, in which the development of community facilities have not kept pace with the residential growth. �-· li" ·-~ . ··.:-·· ... ..--- - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -, . . ..--#·-.. ...-.....--·],. ~ · .... -14- . . 1 . .. , . .. . . ·. :' - ·:. . - . .. . . ... ~--:.·,·: :';"--~~-- ... : :_.·,-- . ·: Proctor Creek has served as a major dra ina13e bas in for s torm and san{tary:'. ··;._:.<:·, ·:' ·.". s ewage in the Northwest area long before it _became annexed to t he C_ity.: · .< ·. . :: .·} >-. ·,:\ and developed. As a result, it is not adequately suited now to serve · · . ·..\ · ·; .-.--. the newly built up population. This is the reason for much of the over -. ., . ... ; /~_--:'<;/ f l ow and more specifically is the reason why the worst cases ,of overflow . .. -· ··-·· occur at residential homes and areas bordering the creek. · ·..· ' ·.·· · · · ,· There is no question that this problem of Proctoi Creek .is a large scale one which demo.nds a long -term s olution.. The solution prcposed by th e ·· . ._.:_:· . · :-· ;_i_ /:::<'.:~ . :_ ~ Cons truction Department is the Sandy Creek Improvement Program ( Phas es I ·. t o III) which i s supposed to begin some time in 1969 and will require 15 ·.· to 20 ye ars for its completion. Up until the time of the i mp le~e nt a t i on ·· ·· ·· . ~of the Sandy Creek Improvement Pr ogram, the Construction Dep art me nt wi ll · · '.__.· · · be utili zing whatever temporary solutions are possible. Presently under . ··' . co nz ideration i s the construction of a small 'package 1_ plant to alleviate · ..~<· ·· - .., ,. the l oad on some of the major lines. ·--:--·· . ', ~I _ The_ problem of flooding itself in Proctor Creek can only ·be resolved . ·.. . --~-'·/ .. .. .. ·,, ;~-:. - . ' - ~+ by r e s t ricting children from the floOded portions and by preventing · t l1e · . .. ~-- ('t ... ·:- :__-- · . ··.: . ·· . construction of residential homes and play areas at sites near the creek wh ich are too low. This point leads into the second major recson behind ·. ,.. ;,·,:: )\ the flooding and sewer problems in Northwest Browntown. Poo r Si ting of Residential Homes Act ually several homes built ne ar Proctor Creek,· i.e., along Clarissa Dr ive , never should h ave been built there in the first place bec ause t he ir sites are too low in rel ation to the creek. It has been s ugges t ed : that the City purchase these homes since there is no economically feasible s ol ut ion for h andling their sewage and f looding problems. . ·; ' Generally De f i c i ent and Obsolet e Stor.m ~r.d Sanitary $ewers· · Undoubtedly, -many ca ses of flood ing i n the a rea a re due to t he ol d , obs olet e sewer s throughout the area. Replacement and repairing of these s ewers , howeve r , a r e minor in comparison t o what needs to be do ne with Proct or Creek and will be handled by t he Cons t ruction Department as qu i ckly as it s limit ed funds will · allow. (a) Initiat ion of the Sandy Creek Improveme nt Pr oj ect As Soo n As Possible. This is the only ultimat e s olution t o t he maj or sewage problem in the a re a . So its imp lementat i on should be giv en h igh priority. (b) .,,-- - f - - ..... . -- Some Planned Action on Poorly Sited Homes The re is an urgent need for s omething to be done with those homes which are· t oo poorly situat ed nea r Proctor Creek f or anything economic a l ly feasible t o be done ab out t hei r flooding and sewage problems. It i s suggested tha t a study be made, pr obab l y by the Construction Department, to i dent ify t hose homes which are beyond he l p and t o r e commend a solution which wou l d satisfy bot h the owners and the Ci t y. The possib i l i ty of .the City buying the homes shou ld be carefully s t udied. . /·; -:.. �l -15- l I re" (3) T - ..a-..;.; - :-- - ' • • . . . _ ,, I,. r·· -v· , Co s t Estimates of Selected Itema Sa ndy Creek Improv ements: / Phase I Pha se II Phase III General Storm Sewer Improvements: $3,3L.O,OOO 2,050,000 5,166,000 400,000 OTHER FACII,ITIES The time and scope allocated to this report was not enough to allow f or an indepth s tudy of tho s e pro!)lems associated with library, health, employment and trans portation faciliti e s. Thus no attempt is made to analyze all the various r amific ations of these problems or to specify the existing and future community needs which they might generate. Instead attention was focused on only the most obvious and general needs in these areas. The Needs Include: (1) More Effective Communication Links Between Local Community Groups and Ci ty Services An investigation into several traffic and transportation problems r evealed the ne ed for stroneer co-.:cmunication links between local community groups a nd the various City agencies furnishing community services. For ex ample, note the following two cases: Lack of Traf fic Si gn.?.l at .Jacks on Parkway and Browntown Ro ad According to :the Traffic Engine e ring Depar tment a study wa s made of this i nt erse ction 5 or 6 years ago which revealed that no traf fic light wa s needed at the time. No complaint s had been received about the i nte rsec tion then, so the depart me nt had no way of knowing it was a troub l e s pot. However, upon request of the Planning Dep a rtment the Tr a ff ic Enginee r i ng Department will make a no t her s~udy of traffic condit ions at t he intersection, after which it can de termine what type of t raff ic f acility can best handle the contlitions. Poor Care of St r eets The Sanit at i on Div i sion of t he Co ns truc tion Department confirmed that it handle s the clear ing of rubbish fr om t he s treet, but that the trimming of gras s border i ng t he street s is a r e spons i b i l ity of the property owners. It fur the r s tat ed tha t it had a s hor t ag e of wo r kers to clean the streets s o that its men a re s pread thin Qv er t he City. However, if any community f e lt it had been neglected and wanted ·cleaning services f or its streets , the community should make a request to the Sanitation Div i sion and the request wi ll be acted upon. More Effe ctive Communicat i on Links \ The ~ain fact or unde rly ing bo t h of t he above traf f i c and Gt.~oet c8re problems is the need f or mo re effective communication links between l ocal �-16community groups and the City services. This may sound rather ·trite, but actually it has important implications for both the local groups and the City agencies. On the one hand, the local groups must establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints to the appropriate agencies · and to follow through to see that their complaints are acted upon. One the other hand, when a public agency receives a complaint or request from a community group it should act upon the, compl°aint and if unable to · do so, should give the community a clear explanation. Also, whenever possible the agencies should keep local communities informed of the various projects planned for the area. I II . I ! ii (2) - ······--···· . Pub lie Transport at ion Study an<l Impr"ovements As mentioned earlier, inadequate bus service underlies the main problems which residents face in terms of access to needed facilities: libraries, hea1th centers, places of employments. This clearly demonstrates the need for a study which pinpoints the improvements which would be necessary to alleviate the problems and which recommends ways in which the improvements can be carried out. (3) Local Employment Possible Development of Nearby Industrial Areas According to the zoning map, the N. W. Browntown Study Area is heavily bordered -by industrial land and thus is better situated to a potential employment base than roost other areas in the City. However, much of this industrial land is undeveloped; so the kind of employment it offers / ·., to Browntown residents will depend upon its future course of development. If possible, the City should try to attract those types of industries · which would offer employment opportunities to local residents. - ... --- . -,. . _ ,.-- f ·· ., . . .. - Hire Local Residents First on Government Sponsored Projects In addition to attracting local employment-generating industries, the City can utilize whatever other opportunities are available to help alleviat e local unemployment. A case in point is the additional public housing units planned for the N. W. Area. It would not onl y help alleviate the problem of unemployment, but also do away with much local dissatisfaction if the City required the developers of public housing to hire local residents first in recruiting work~rs. ' .. �.. ~-,,..,.....,.-....,., ·., , --~~ro°""'s;,.· "";.;,,,,.,;:-,;,"' .c,;1 f ' _;. .,_":~.. - .. I ·_, -17,{' . ... - ':;' :_'. ,.·:.-,~~-' :_:] . .. . .···; ·~: ·- · ., Ii'1PLICATIONS OF FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROv1TH FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ·. The previous twc sections have examined problems "and needs of partic~_lar :·. i>:". ..... . ..... ... . . • :.?~. ~ ·:-~=-~: community facilities. The i;urpose of this section is to look ·into the impact ·_ "' . ,· .. ~ ~ • of future. resi.dcr,tic.l growth on community facilities · in general. L\ ot!-:::1 wrn::'..,~, it will focus on such <iuestions as: and housinG \lJ.ll be coming into the N. w. how much population Browntown Area over the next few years?, what kiT).ds of problems will they create?, 'what community facilities will they lack? , will this lack put a drain on existing facilities or will · - ~- -~-·- - ! current imprm-e,u~ntc be able lo ·1ii0~t futur2 r',eeds? These all a4e important questions, for which existing data is too incomplete to give fully accur.:.tc answers. Yet they must be answered as accurately as existing dnta will allov if a start is to be made in planning for the N. W. Browntown Arce\. RESIDENT:::AL GROWTH IN NORTHWEST Before looking directly into the impact of future residencial growth, it is necessary to first recognize the fact of future population and housing growth in the N. ...,,, ~ ·--· ,,,-..,.,.. - -· w. Area . Any consideration of the ·area's dev elopme ot must recognize firstly that it will be experiencing large increases in popul ation ( _. / -£·-· and housing over the coming years and that some of the housing will be low-income and public ho~sir.g. (1) Forces Be hind Growth The reasons behind such growth are really not too complex for in actuality t he growth is no more t h an a reflection of metropolit an economic-pop\llation increases and the need t.o a lleviate i;,ov<;ir-e, housing s hortages in the City as a whole. �.,. . --.. -__ . ._ -~ ·-----v- ----- - - - - --------------~---.. .=. ., 01. I ·;..:i-=:,.,_~,~-=-.:,":-,;+·..c• _;.,~.;..:...:,,.;,..:.,_i -18- 1 r r (a) Economic-Population Increase The economic and population growth in the Atl anta Metro politan Area is primar ily a re s ult of its role as the fin ancial and commerc i al center of the Southeast and as one of the fastest growing metropolitan r eg ions i n the country. Projections de rived from GIP studies indicate that current rates of economic growth will continue for at l east the next 15 yc nrs. The proj ec t io ns f ur ther indicate that t he Cit y of At lanta will have an increase of over 100,000 people by 1975 and o~e r 150,000 by 1983. The areas in the City most likely to absorb this growth are t he relative ly undeveloped areas outside the central city such as the Northwest area. .Due to the intensive concentration of people and activities at the central core and the resultant lack of space, more and more of Atlanta's population will be dispersing towa r d the fringe areas. (b) Housing Needs of Atlanta In addition to the sheer pressure of economic and population g rowth, Atlant a is also experienc i ng the prob l em of severe housing shortages . This i s due no t only to t he lage_of housing supply behind popul ati on growth, but al s o to the displacement of many resident s th r ough var ious f orms of governmental act i vity, i.e. urban renewal, highwa y cons t ruction etc. Accord i ng to the GI P Relocation Report (Septembe r 1966) , during 1956- 60 At l a nta d isp l a ced 21,000 fami lies a nd 67,000 people mostly low- income, through such a c tiv i t ies and thereby severe ly agg r avat ed the existing short ag e of housing i n the City. So t he fac t i s that At l ant a does not have t he housing resourc es t o me e t the needs of it s popu l ation, particular l y t he low-income segme nt s. Estima tes indicat e that nearly 17, 000 new housing unit s wi ll be r e quired over the next 5 years in order t o adequately hous e the people . •· The ge nera l s hortage of hous i ng in At l a nta is the main factor behind the bold housing pr ogr am wh i ch the City is curr ent l y pus hing . This curre nt program s eek s to ge t 16, 800 unit s withi n a f ive-year pe riod a nd 9,300 of thes e wi t hin the next two ye ars . (2) GIP Projections f or Nort hwest Brownt own The t e ndency f or populat io n growth in .Atla nta to disperse t oward the fr inge are as is one reas on why CIP proj ections indicate such l a rg e s c ale populat ion increases f or t he Northwest Br ownt own Study Area over t he nex t 15 years. The projections indicate that the population will double· t o a total of abo ut 33,000 people in a decade and will reach 40,000 by 1983 . , - ,; ~· ... . . ;. ·· ~ ,: �.--- - ......------------------------------------------11.Dt--.. . .,·--~ ·-·:-,. . . ---19So the re a l quest ion for. nny in".?,uiry into the future development of the study nrea is not , ;l;~tl·,·-:..:~ it will gain more people and housing, but what is the scale oft~~ grow~h likely to be and what will be its probable impact on cor.:munity facihtios and services. IMPLICA~:ONS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES (1) Projected Housing f:or Br~wntown ' A good indictltion c£ scale of residential development that will probably -· occur in the N. W. Brm,~t:o;"11 Area can be seen in the housing projects • • currently being co~sider~d for construction in the area. Seven such projects are now beiag c~ usidered; four by public housing authorities ri.nd th;;::ee by private dev.-:1.opers. Some of these prc,jects are definite; other3 are tc::.tative and s till in the earli~st plenning £tsges. Together .·. they would b;:ing an estim,-;!ted total of 3,254 housing units and 13,025 people into the area. ., · I:. • • • ··. :: T. The table below show how these estimated population and housing - units .-· are diat ribut;ed amoung the various p-.:ojecta. I. PROJFC7ED PUuLIC HOUSING LOCATION · , .. . N',.,11,mE R OF UNITS Perry Homes Magnolia Cem~tery Bankhead Highway Browntown Road Total 146 202 540 510 --·l,398 ESTIMATED ·..... POPULATIOJ· 700 : 1,000 · 2,700 2, 50Q. 6,900 -~- ·: . ._, . PROJF.C~ED 221 (d) (3) and PRIVA!E HOUSING LOCATION NUMBER OF UNIT§.· Rockdale Park 221 (<l.) (3) Gun Club Park Hollywood . Road (Lincoln Homes) (2) 1,500 200 _J)._~ 1,856 ESTIMATED POPULATIOi' 4,950 660 · 515 6,125 Implications f or Community Facilities -~ In or.d;;r to d,~al with the implication _of future residential growth for co-:mnu:1.ity fa:::l.lities in the Northwest, this report will assume that the above p7: ojc'..:t:8 wi.ll be carried out an~ completed in the comicg ?ears and thus di:'. lerm:l.n.= tr, ·~ need in comm,mity facilities that will pro';)ably develop ·: from tI :e co.::.st ruct:i.on of the p:::ojects. In ef.foct, the report will be asking two questions: What kinds of community f.:v::'...lities would be included in the projec ts? What kinds would not Le inch11Ld? Tl-.e facilities which are not included should then give an iciea of the community needs that a~ likely to be generated through construction of the projects. -' ' �-20(a) Facilities Likely to Be Included According to information from public housing authorities and from plans of private developers, i.e. Rockdale Park, it appears that the projects Jld include such facilities as community buildings and var ious .l:orms of parks and recreational spaces. w, Public housins would allocate space and facilities for community buildings, child care centers, and enough recreational spaces to meet the requirements of a neighborhood park. In the case of major project generating the need for a new school, it might cooperate with th~ 3chool Department by allocating part of its total land area -for a school site. Large private or 221 (d) (3) developments , such as Rockdale Park, would not only provide adequate recreational facilities, but also an elementary school and a health center. So in summary one would expect the housing projects to include: (b) (1) Community center, i.e. central meeting building, child care centers, etc. (2) Recreational spaces adequate to meet requirements of Neigh!:>orhood Parks. (3) In the case of one large scale project, i.e. Rockdale Park, an elementary school~- and health center. Facilities Not Likely To Be Included From the above discussion it · becomes apparent that except for Rockdale Park, the proposed housing developments would not include the following facilities: (1) Elementary and High School's (2) Collll!lunity Park ( - . (3) Maj or Sewer Improvements (4) Other Facilities, such as Librarie s, Health Cent ers, etc • . ·- •••• 1 ~ ... • ... ". .·? · ...:;.·,._.. : This me;;.ns that if the housing developments are cons truct ed they will probably be creating a need for these facilities . .. (3) List of ~equired Items and Conditions Be 1.ow iB I \' • ~ . ..... ... . ..· ~ ·-. ~ ., ..:: ~ - . -.. , . : ,-(, a list of the items and con<lttions that will probably be re- ··, ~ , .. - ·}_ (iU"~ r:,~. 'l ~: the hou r;i.1::g ;;i 1:r>jects cur·.rE:ntly considered for Northwest BroHi'\.~ : a • ·., ,· · ., tc,1,.11:' .are ,"'.o;:lCt'L·1Kt. !C!, vl1~n possible, cost- estimates of the it ems are :·· gi·-.,,. n, I t sr.0ulo. .h.;;i lt.,::µt. in mind that these required ite ms and conditions nm <>ri·ty i;;en~r <i.L ,;~.t:L;;;... ~~s designed to give some idea of the sc.:,.le o f co ..1.1r.1;_~, ;.~~\7 -.~!e<, 6: ,.r.. ohou!.\l not be taken as precise formulations · to apply to ev~Y-::~, f,c·.rc!.cular situation. Also, these needs do not represent . sotr..e ~ : ' 0 ~~ •, • •• ..:· . 0 • \ , ... ·... · ~· . ·: -: ·:·: . 0 M O ~ oO i • • 0 .. ... I. .- . • 0 , ... - . ·,·· . �-2 i - thing t ha t must be met at once, but as the ho~sing projec ts will probably be bu ilt in a gradual fashion over a 3 or 5 year period, so the needs wil l develop in s uch a fashion. COST ITE MS I l high s choo l To t a l 3 elementary schools ±ot a l 1 complete community pa ~k Total ( A more detailed discussion seen in the ' Dis cussion of report) const ru ction minus land costs $5,000;000 cons truction n1inus land CO $ tS 6,000 , 00 1 construction mi nus i.:lnd co sts 400,000 and cxpl;:tni:it:.ion of these items c nn b e Community Problems 1 13cction of this CONDITIONS ( 1) Sewer As cons truction of the hous i ng proj e ct s are undcrway 1 it . is also . probable that Phase I of the Sandy Creek Sewer Improvements will : be underway and will begin t o reliev~ many of the sewer probic~s i n the area. However, it is doub t ful that the fl ooding Proc t or Creek· . · will be relieved any time in t he near future. In thi3 c as ~ it i s important that future housing be located at safe distances fro~ the creek. of (2) Park Expans i on and Improvement As population in the a rea be gins to build up, it will be ne cessary and desirable to i mprove and cKpand s ome of the parks. s~e, for example , the suggested e xpansion o f Center Hill Park in previous section of this report. (3) Traffic and Transportation The a dditional population in the area would incre a se even· furthe r t he need f or many traff ic and t r a nspor t ation improvements . Of spcci.s.1 urgency would be reschedul i ng and r outing of bus se rvice more in tune with transportation needs of the people . (4) Other Facilitie s it is quite po ssib le t ha t the need f or other s uch ~acil i t ies as libraries and hea lth will deve l op . PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING Disturbing Trend \.lhi le it is true that N. W. Browntown, like ma ny other areas in the City, will have t o accommodl)te some of the lcw~income public housing scheduled to be built over the coming ye ar n, statis tical data indicates that N. W. Browntown is receiv ing a disproportionate share of the City's public housing. Although containing only 3% of the total nutnber of housing units in the City, 1t already con.ta.ins nP.m::ly 20% of th~ total �' - - -- -- - - -- -·1 -22- public housing units in the City and about 50% of the housing currently considered for development in the area is public housing. Socia~ Implications Residents of the N. W. Browntown have expressed strong concern about becoming a "dumping ground" for the City 1 s public housing. Studies of this city and many others have attested to the danger of concent~Gting too many public housing projects in one area, showing that concentrati on of public housing in one area usually means the concentration of all the social problems commov.ly associated with pub lie housing: family instability, unemploymP.nt, idle youth, etc. Such concentrations can me an potentially explosive situations which in turn can only further aggravate the existingbifu~~at2onbetween low-income and middle to ' upper income areas of the City. Necessity To Est.~blish Limits Without a doubt, it would be to the advantage of all segme nts of the City's population to arrest the trend toward over concentra t i on of public housing before the accumulation of serious social p r oblems that could affect the City as a whole. It is difficult to say just where the line should be drawn as to how much public housing Northwest Browntown should be expected to absorb. Undoubtedly more information would be needed on the availability of possible sites throughout th e City. Yet it is important that residents and public offici a ls beg in now to make some effort to create a more healthful mixture of housing types in the Northwest area. ' �-23R.:.:COMMENDATIONS Based upon the ah:s;~Q analysis and assessment of coID:IDunity problems and needs in N. W. Browntown, this section proyides the recommendations designed to as., _.st public officials in their decisions to meet the problems and needs of the area. If carried out, the recommendations should eliminate the ~resent lag between the developm~r.c of community facilities and residential growth, they should correct existing deficiences and anticipate major future needs. Bvt before getting directly into the recommendations, it is important one l ook at the transitional nature of the N. W. Browntown Area. i:l.c.t' For it is only within this context that one can appreciate the real value of the reco mmendations. 'I RANSITIO NAL N.A~lJ RE OF N, W. BROWNTOWN ARE A Many of N. W. Browntown's problems accrue from the dilemmas which it fac e s at thi s particv 1,~'t" point in its community development . N. W. Brownt owri is a new ly devE:- l oping area which is just at the point where it is t oo large f or many e~is t ing facilities, but too s mall to justify many i mmed i at e l arge / seal .~ imp rovements. For exampl e , Arche r High is t oo s ma l l and over crowded f o r the number of n i gh scho o l students current ly in t he area, yet th i s current h i gh school ? Opulat i on is not l arge enough t o j ust i fy the cons t r uc tion o f an addit~~nal h i gh schoo l. Io t he cas e o f s ewers t he mai n l ines are operating near or at peak capacity and the Pro ct or Creek system is operating ab ove its o r iginally des i g11 u<l c ap acity. Yet the needed improvements are necessar~ ly of a long term nature and al t hough they canno t be comp leted i mmediate l y~ i n all pr obab ility . they wii.L be comp l et ed i n t i me t o !Support the pOl)U lation of the area when it becomes heavily deve l oped . �- 24 ·An~i hcr ~ spcct of this sit u ation ist .at V3r ious city and county 3crv ic e agencies v e3/ ra re ly plan pr oje ct s 5-10 ye ars ahead . Of cour se , ic would be (, ideal if / ~ ey were involved in long-r ange planning so that they cou ld antici. ,_,/ pa~,.4~ oblems rather than res.p ond to them as they occur. But due primarily to ~:/ _.......,,,-/,? fimit ed funds, the age ncies are more o r l ess compe ll e d t o respond prair.:.:;.tically -;;¢:'."' -~,.;:-- to community problems. t I ! The value of this report then is that it tends to ~ake up f o r the lack of long -range planning for various city services. Through its asses sment of co mmunity needs and its recom.~e nd at ions, it can be of inva luab le assistance to public officials by pointing out wh~t needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area . RF.COMMENDATIONS In ord er to e liminate exi sting deficiencies and bring about ord e rly growth i n the N. W. Browntown Area, it is reco,mr,e nd ed: Schools (1) That a vertic al addition to Archer Hig~ wh ich wo uld in crease its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects · approach ing 300 units or mo re in size. (3) That planning be started now for the cons truction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it. (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a juni or high school on the already a cquired site located west of James Jack.s on Parkway as population increase demands it. Parks and Recreation (1) That a request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be rlaced on the next bond issue. (2) That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed to maintain recreational services i~ Perry Homes . ~ �- 25 (3) (4) Th~t pl a ns be started for securing funds to build u con-:rr.uQ ity cl ub house _;_nd iully equip Gun Club Par.c - s a community park . That p l ans be started for the devel opment of a com:nunit y po . k to the . .. o f Jame s Jackson Parkway as population increase de:· ,il , GS it. wes (5) Tha t plans be s tarted for the development of at least on.i= more neighbor hood park in addition to t he two a lreau.y proposed f or tLe 2.re a . (6) That the Par ks Department _be prep ared to expand and i Dprcve upon existing parks and recreational facili ies as population increase dema nds it. Se·w ers (1 ) That the Sa ndy Creek I mp rovenc nts Proj e ct be ini tiated as s oon as po ·sible in order to bring about the major so l ution to most of th e sewage and flooding problems in the a r e a, (2) Tha t until the Sandy Creek I mp rov ements Project is ini ti ated wha t eve r temp orary solutions a re fe.:z.sibl e b e i mple ,ented to a l leviat e sei:rge condit ions before large new holls;i.._ng_ prc,ject-a a:ci2: <.:u nstrucceci. ,I i...l ~·-- ... .... (3) Tha t a plan of action be developed t o ident ify and aid th e owners of those homes which are too poorl y s ituated near Proctor Creek for anyth ing economically feasible to be done ab out their sewage and fl ooding problems . Other Facilities (1) That a public transport a tion study be made to spe c ify problems face::d by residents in terms of ac cess to library, ,ealth, and employment facili ies and to r e commend feasible alte4na tives for r esolv ing t he situation. (2) . That the City make a conccntritcd effor t to upcr3de street and traf f ic facili t ies in the ar e a, including the erection of traffic faciliti es at needed int erse ctions, the co nstruction of street l ights in un lighted r esidential areas, and the general maintenance of cl ean and well _ paved .streets. -·-r:: .:· • . .,. (3) That eff ort s be made to attr~ct to nearby industrial areas firns that would generate employment op portunities for local residents. (4) That the City requi r e that developers of any pub lic housing projects in in the area hi re l ocal residents first in recruiting workers . Ge ner al (1) That local community group s establish the ne c ess~ry orbani zutionai ~achinery to direct t h eir cox:1p l ai::1ts and reque:;;ts to the ap p rop riate public .:lgE:ncies and to follow through ar,d see th at their comp laints and re~uests are acted upon o �il l ,. .f f I j i - 26- I lI I ! (2) That t he public service agencies act upon complaints and r e que sts fr o~ l o cal community groups and g ive t he g:.oups a ciear explanation if t h ey are unable to rr.eet a re quested serv ic e. (3) That eve ry effort be made to develo~ a health i er mixture of low and midd le income h ous ing types t h .. oughout the City so that pub lic housing d does not b e come furt he r overconcent r ated in the Northwest Browntown . �N O RTHW ES T BROW N TO WN STUDY GU IDE LINES FO R IMPLE MENTATION Most ac tion toward im pleme nta t ion of the recommendat io ns o f the N o rthwest Brown town Study mus t in it iate from the N o rthw e st Brow n town comm uni ty itsel f. As sta ted in o ne o f the re commendati o ns o f the stu dy the local comm uni ty mus t es tab lish the ne c essa ry or ganiza t iona l mach ine ry to di re ct th eir conce rn s and requests to the a p pro pr ia te pu bl ic a ge ncies. The fo llow ing c har t·k ind ica tes the e le c ted poli t ic al bod ie s a nd ad m inistrat ive a gen cies to w h ich th e communi ty should dire c t its effor ts in ini ti a t ing ac t ion on part icular recomm end a t ions. RECOMMENDATIONS ELECTE D PO LITI CAL BODY ADM INIS TRATIVE A G EN CY At lan ta School Board, Dr . Ru fus E. Cl eme n t , Re presenta t ive from Th ird Wa rd Bu i ld ing & Grou nds Commi ttee of School Boa rd, Fred M. She ll, Cha irman D ivisi on o f Schoo l Pla nt Planning & Co nstruc t ion o f Atl an t a Pub li c Sc hools, Darw in E. Womac k , Assis tan t Su pe r intenden t A ldermani c Parks Comm i ttee , Char les Le ftw ich , Chairman Pa rks Department, J a c k De liu s, G ene ral Manager Schools Re commenda t ions 1,2,3 & 4 Parks & Re creat ion Re commendati ons 1, 3 , 4 ,5 &6 Re comm e ndati o n 2 Mayo r 1s Offic e , Da n Sweat , J r ., Direc tor o f Gov e rnm e n tal Li aison Sewe rs Recomme ndations I, 2 & 3 Alde rman ic Pu b! ic Works C ommittee G. Ev erett Mi lli can , Chairman Pub Iic Wo rks Departme nt Ra y Nix on, Chie f o f Pu b lic Wo rks Di v is ion o f Wa ter Po ll u tion Co ntrol, Rober t H . Morr iss, Eng in eer o f Wa ter Poll u tion Control ·k Th is c hart is d esig ned to ac compa ny the re commendations I iste d on pages 24-26 of the N orthw est Brown town Stud y . �RE CO MMENDATI O NS ELECTED POLIT IC AL BODY ADMINIST RATI VE A G EN C Y Re commendati o n I Aldermanic Traffi c, Parking & Transi t Committee , Jack Summ ers, C hai rman (Atl an ta Transi t System , Robert Sommervi l e , Presiden t) Re com mendat ion 2 A !dermani c Traffi c, Park ing & Transit Committee , Jac k Su mmers , C ha irman Pu bl ic Works Department , Street Di vision , G. F. S teele , Engi neer o f Stree ts Traffic En g in eer in g Department , Kar l A . Bevins , Ci ty Traff ic Engineer San itary Depa rtment Ray N ix o n , C hief o f Public Works Re commendatio n 3 (C hamber of Commerce , Division of Ur ba n Affairs , Cu rtis H . Driskell) Recommenda t ion 4 Mayor 1s O ffi c e Dan Swea t , Jr., Di re c tor of Governmen tal Liaison Board o f Aldermen , Sam Masse 11 , Jr ., Pres ident Ot her Foci I ities G eneral Re commenda t ion 3 Aldermanic Planning & Development Committee, Rodney Coo k , C hairman Aldermanic Zoning Committee John M. Flanige n , C hairman Planning De partment , Co llier B. G lad in, Planning Director, Land Use Con trols Division of Planning Department, Tom Shu ttleworth, Div is ion Ch ief �NORTHWEST BROWNTOWN STUDY MAP N s MA JOR PROBLEMS, PROGRESS & RECO MM ENDATIONS LEGEND 11111111111111 STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES MAJOR STREETS PROCTOR CREEK EXISTING COMMUN ITY FACI LI TIES (schools, parks, libraries, - PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE PR OPOSED PAR KS I) O ne community pork to west of Jomes Jackson Parkwa y I) New high school (capac ity 2,000) 2) New junior high school (ca pac ity 1200) �" • • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document t ri 11 11 II llI I NORTHWEST- BR OVvNTOWN AREA A i'-iEIGHBOR HG OD STUDY I. I City Planning Depa ·trne ni" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 ~ ... - - ------ -- ...---·- ,__._ . .. ___ . . . - __ _.. .... - _____.... -- . - · �I 1- ACKNOWLEDGMANTS. --··-· ---::---·· • I The City Planning Department wishes to express its gratitude to area r e sidents and to the following organizations and departments for their valuable assistance in this studi,-:: Northwest Perry Homes Citizens N~ighborhood Advisory Council Atlanta School Sys t""',n · . · .• · Atlanta Parks Department Atlanta Construction Department Atlanta Public Library~ . Atlanta Housing Authority ""IP" ..,._ I ' ~ - - ""';,-- -·· • . - 1 ·· ~ ... __... Fulton County Health Department It also wishes to express its gratitude to the following members of the Special Planning Committee of the North~·1 est Perry Homes Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council for their cooperation and patience in working with planne rs to develop this study: Mr. Hub e rt Brcwn Mr. Robert Dobbs Hrs. Odessa Hill Mr. Fred A. Morris Mrs. Mary Sanford Mrs . Odess a Wheeler Mrs. Josie Wynn ( �TAB LE OF CONTENTS Acknowl edgements Table of Contents I N"T RODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------- l SUR\'E Y OF CCtl'.:CNlTY FACILITIE S ; • l PROBLE'r-'..S &. NEEDS --------------------- 5 Identific.1.tion of Com:.mmit y Probl ems -------------------- - -------- 5 !. ,: Discussion of Con·munit y P:.:ob l ems & Needs --------------- - - ··------- 8 I MP LICATIONS O:' FUTURE RE SID:Si·i.'..'1.:/.L GROWTH FOR C01:1HU~'f:.TY F!-..G:LIT IE S 17 Residential Growth in Nor thwest ---------------------------- ~--- - - 17 I mp lications For Community Fac il i t i e s------------------------ - - -- 19 Pr obl ems of Publi~ Housing ----------- ·2 ·1 ·· .L . ·- RECOMMENDATIONS---------------------------------------------- - -------- 23 Transitional Nat ure of N. W. Browntown Area -------- - -- :- - - --- - --- - 23 Recommendat ion - - -------------------------- - ------------- - - - --- - - - 24 STUDY YiAP - --- - -------------------- - ---------·· -------------------- - ---- . · .. 21 .' j �'I I NTRODUCTION This report represents a prelimina ry study of corr~~nity problems in the Northwest Brm:m town Area of Atlanta. . It is not a comp rehensive p l an , bu t ·' moreso an assessment of the existing a nd f uture communit y need s brought ab out by the problems which the area is facing at t his par ticular point in it s development. It is hoped that the repo r t and 'its recommenda tions will g ive both residents and city officials a better sens e of direction in dealing with · the growth problems of the area. - ---·· BOUNDARIES -·· - The area referred to in this repo r t as t he Nor thwest Brmmto~m St udy Area is bounded by Perry Boulevar d on the north; the Louisville and Nashville Railway on the west; Bankhead Highway on the sout h; and Bolton and Nash Roads on the east. Included within these boundaries are t he Anti-Povert y Ta r get Areas H and I , and the residential commun ities of Carve r Hil ls , Ho l lywood Hi ll s , Lincoln Homes, Bolton Homes, Perry Homes, Scot t s Cros s ing , and Bowen Homes . HISTORY The Northwe st Browntown Area is part of the a rea wh i ch wa s annexed t o .... the City in 1952. At t he time of annexat ion i t was one of the rel a ively - ~ -~- . ·..--_ - ---· - undeveloped f ringe areas existing out side the City limi t s a nd cons isting primarily of s mall semi-rural communities . Howeve r, not long afte r a nnexa t ion residential growth i n t he area pro ceeded v ery rap i dly. Perry Home s, a l arge public housing pro jec t o f 1 , 000 unit s , was opened i n 19 55. Then other r e side ntial projects, l ar~cly in t he middle to low- i ncome range , f ollowed. Today t he are.:i cont ains ab out 17 , 00Q peop le and 4,425 housing units, of which 1 , 650 a re pub l i c and 2, 775 are p r ivate • ..,. -.· 1 �-2The re side nt ial growth ~~1i ch has occur r ed during the past 15 years i n Nort l:n;1cct Brow ntown h.:i..s generally been unplanned . Res identia l s ubdivisions have be en cons tructed without concommitant commun i t y fa cilities. The deve lo p- ment and improvement of schools, pa rks, and s ewer s have lagg ed behind r e s idential growth. The result is that today, despite t he built -up residential concentrations, the area still retains many characteristics of an undeveloped rural a r e a. One finds, for example, relatively dense concentrations of public hou sing units amidst large stretches of heavily wooded areas with unpaved roads and rough ·terrain. Most community facilities are eithe r opera ting av~r c a pacity or are still not sufficiently developed t o mee t populat i on needs. Even worse, residential growth occur ring in the are a is by no mcu ns s l owing down. Several new major housing projects and a ddi tions to exi st i ng housing totaling about 3,250 units are be ing consid e red for const r uc t io n . CIP estimates indic ate that the popula t i on of t he a r e a will doubl e i n abo ut 10 years and reach a total of about 40,000 peop l e by 1983. The dilemma facing Northwest Browntown is h?W to up - g r ade and i mprove a l ready deficient community facili ties i n l i ght of co nt inuing reside nti a l g rowth. Residents i n the area have b egun t o fa ce up to this d ilemma by organizing against f urther housing const ruction, p a rticularly public housing, unt i l more attention i s g iven by the Cit y t o scho ols, sewe rs , parks and at e r corr.rnunit y fac i lit ies and services. THE BROWNTOWN ZO NING I SSUE The most r ecent and impo r tant ef f o rt by res i dents t o p revent further publ ic hous i ng co nstru ct ion concerned the Brownt own. Zoning Issue. This ef f o rt stemmed from an app l i c at ion filed on June 29, 1967 t o change the zoning of a portion of property covering ab out 50 a cres and located north �of Brownto'Wll Road and west of Jar:1cs J.:i.ckson rarkuay. ~The application requested that the proper ty be changed from ~-1 (Light-Industr ial) to A- 1 (Apartments). The purpose of this rezoning was t o allow tL.C constru ct ion of 510 low-cost housing units under the turnkey program for public housing . Under this program the housing units would be developed privately o.nd then purchased by the Housing Author ity. A hearing on the zoning change was held .ugust 10 , 19 6 7, by the Zoning Committee of the Board o f Aldermen . At t hat ti~e they recomrr.ended adversely on the request for a change in zoning ue to comp laints by residents of the Browntown Area on grounds that curren school) park and s ewer facilities in the area are already inadequate and would be further over- burdened by the new development . Since no comprehens ive study had ever been made of Browntown's community p roblems , this study was initiated to help clarify and .assess those issues affecting it s f u ture deve lopment so that both residents nnd city officials might have a more effect ive framework f or dealing with its problens . APPROACH AND METHOD OF STUDY As c an be surmised from the above background information, this repor is merely a first st ep in provi ding orderly development of the Northwest :::- ~,: :,town Area. The approach is to focus on comrr~nity facilities and the attend u. communit y problems and needs arising from their utilizat ion. In surveying community needs the report d istinguishes both existing and future needs. Existing needs ref er to those it ems needing i mmediate atte ntion; while future needs refer to those estimated to develop in about 5-10 years , when the population is expected t o be about double its present size. �- -- I I - 4The approach taken for t hi s study cons i st ~d of t he f0llowi ng st ep s: 1. l identific ;:i.y ion of major cor.miun it y p r oblems b y City pl :rnnc r :; in ( conjunction with the s pec ial Pl ann ing Commi tt ee of 1 I - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - he N. W. Perry Homes Cit izens Ne i ghbo rhood Advi sory Council 2. an assessment by the planne rs of exis.ting and future com::nunity needs generated by the above probl ems and an inqui r y into t he Ii implications of future reside nt ial grou t h for up g r a ding c ommunity fa cilities and services 3. the formulation of a set of r ecommenda tio ns pointing out u h at needs to be done to meet exis ting deficiencies and anti c ipate future needs 4. a final meeting between planners and the sp e cial Planning CorriIJittee to discuss the findings of the study . �] -5SUR.VEY OF COi'IT-rLJNI'.i'Y FA.CIL I TitS : IDENTIFICATION GF PROBLENS & Ni::EDS corn-mTI'Y I?ROBLEiv..S This section itemizes tRc major problems involving corr.munity £aciliti~s .i.nd sarvic es in the $tudy area. It doeG no t cover all the problc:t,W ,:.:·:1~:.:csr, d by the residents or observed by the planners, but coverG only the most signif ·icant one s affecting the general devel opment o f the area . The Problems Include SCHOOLS (1) · Serious Overcrowding at Ar cher Hi2;h School With the 10 portable classrooms current l y being con~tructed , this ~cho ol wi l l have facilities f or an approxi~ate c npnc i~y of 1, 200 students, yet as of September 11, 1967 it had an actual e1rollment of nearly 1,700 students, (2) Extended Session at Archer Due t o the overcrowded cond it ions , Archer is operat i ng on C'tended session, whi ch means that a large ~roportion o f the students are out of s chool at 12 o'clock and hence a re without parent al supervision a ra.:ijo r par-t of the day, (3) Ove r crowding at Elementary Schools Al t hough overcrowding at the elcmc nt~ry schools is no t as serious . cit is at Archer, stil l mos t ol the eleme nt ary s chools are operating near or at peak capacity. This means they are unable to abs orb any large increase in populatio n, PARl(S AND RE CREATION ~ -..-4.,,,.."-.;J,.,- ..... ". - ..... (1) No Neighb orhood Parks or Programs for Lincoln Ho~es and Perry Homes These two important comnunities whi ch cont ai r:. from 7 , 000 to 9,000 peo le have virtually no City recreational fa ci lities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas. Lincoln Homes has no neighb orhood park at all and Perry Homes, while i t has s ome :recreationa l services rendered through the YMCA and the Girl's Club, has no City rec~~c -i onal service. (2) Inadequate and Po orly Developed Parks and Pluylot: Hill Park and Hol.lywood Hills Playlot Gun Club Park, Center �Gun Club I':ir k is th e com1r.unit y pc. r ·( dcsic nccl :::o scr ,c t h e st udy nrccl po pulation. It i s currcn · ly unde r P 1asc I I of it s construction sched ule and 6 o:r 7 of the to t .:il !~2 . 9 acre s 11 .::ivc bee d8velopcd. Hm-, eve r, -1h.:1t has been buil~ _shows lit tle apprec i a tion for the p re~crences o f t he local r esidents. Fo r example, the ma in re c reationa l faci lity built so far ha s been t ennis court s. Yet res id enLS ma i ntain that the tennis courts have been unused be c ause no one in t'1e community plays te-anis and basketball courts would have been n:ore s ~ i ~.:i.1::lc. Ce 1ter Hi ll Park , a neighborhood park of 16 ac,:-e s, has i r.s uffic i er:.t facilities co nsisting only of a baseball diamond and a foot ball f i e l d . Hollywood Hills Plavlot , loc ated at the s out hern end of Nagnolia Ceme t e ry, has been the . targe t of cornp L:lints by seve:cal r e3id ents due to its cl os e proximity to an unsafe and u r,healt fu l floo d pla in. (3) Ins u ff icie nt Distribution of Re c reational Le adersh ip The . one recreational l eader working in t he whole st udy area i s stationed at Sco tt Scho ol ,-, hich me ans none o f the comrnuni ies out s ide t he service a r e a of Scott School are served by a rec rcctional leader . SEI-JE RS (1) Backup and Overflow of Sanit ary and Storm Sewase Steady rainfall for a d ay or more brings about nurr:e rous c ases of s cuage overflowing into residents' yards and into vacan t lots and open spa ces. (2) Flooding of Procto r Cr eek The flooding of Pr octor Creek during steady rainfa ll is res pons ibl e not only for mu ch of th e s ewa 6 e overflow, but o.l s o for several rm-:ning incid e nts tho.~ have occurr ed in t he area . OTHER FACILITIES (1) Ins u ffi c ient Access to Health and Library Facilities De c entralized health centers in the study a re a arc not conveni e_ tl y a cc essible to al l r esidents , es pecially those of Carver Homes and Holl ywood Hi lls, and there i s no direct publ ic transportation rout e to ~he nearest hospital . The nearest l ibrary, the Dogwood Branch, is located at the·southe rn periph ery o f the study area and there is no direct acc ess t o it fron much o f the nort h ern part o f t he area. (2) Inadequat e Public Transportation Inadequate bus service is basic to the p rob lc~s of a cc ess to health and l"ibrary facilities and places of P.mployment. Public transport ation do e s not provide dir e ct rout e s to these fa c ilities . . · . . -.: ' �,.-- ' -l- (3) Hi scellaG~ous T1: .1f{ ic 2nd St:::e ct :t ?roblcms ,. I' This r efer s t o su ;b problems .'.l S t he lack of a t_.:i:'..'fic ::; i 0 nul i.l .: J .:::c'.-:s o n p~1.-:(,.1.:ty .::;nd l\rO'i·m l\G\m Road, a major inte:rscct:f_o r;_ c:;:os ·:cd dv.ily by school childr-21-:, /.,nd the general neglect to clear rubbis h anc tr i-;.-; 0 r o.s s along t h e s treet J) 1 ,, I (4) Employ~-nt Probl & s \, ,, Host of the res i ~rnts who work rr.ust g o ou ·· sid-2 i:l1e area to their ?l a ce o £ employment . ·,fnc e they are primarily of mid d le - to - low incor;-.e this pla c es a h e avy lrr d en on them i n terms of c osts for t ransportation , child car e serv i es, etc. ,,f1 .,/ ! ii ' 'i r I /' Iii ) .I ,_. // I / / 1/1 ,/'/ I , / /t / / I f / ./ ' 7-: -~-- ./ ,.,.y_ I /J I' './ -·-- ·--·-· �DISCUS SION OF COHMUNIT Y PROBLEMS & 1"7EEDS .This se ction expands upon t1e p .oblems i dentified in the p r evious section. It exa.'1li ne s what is being done to allevi a te t .c pro l ems ar:. mo re i mp ortantly asse·ss es the existing .::md future corr.r;;unity neecL whi ch the p roblEn:s gene rate . When possible, cost est inates of selec ted corrmunity needs are provided. SCHOOLS (1) Ove rcrowd ing and Exte nded Session at Ar cher High 3chool Based upon t he conc ern expressed by resid ents, overc rowd in 6 a t Arche r repre sent s the sing l e most c ritical probl em in t he study area . T. is prob l em is fort l:--er complicated by the inadequ at e a creag e of t he school s i te a nd the ot1tmoded design o r the school build i ng . West Fult on is another h i gh school located near the study are a which could serve a smal l part of its population, bu t i~ als o is overcrowded. (2) Overcrowding at Elereentary Schoo l s The ~ain p roblem here i s the inab i li y of exi s ting element ary schools t o absorb signific antly l arge increases in po-~lat·o n . (3) _ Cu rrent Devel opme nts (a) Expansion of Arche r and West Fulton Hi 0 h Scbools Pre s ently th e re are pl ans fo~ t he vc rtic .21 cxp~nsio n of both Arc her and West Fulton High Schools which would incrc.:isc thei r capa citie s to 2,000 students each . Barring a ny s udde n l .:ir ge in c rccs c ::; in popul a tion, t ·lis expans i on wou ld do r,mch t o allevi.:it e the ove rcrowded conditions. The main problems conironting expansion arc I i 3ncin3 end t iming . Fun's fo r the exp ansion are contingent upon~ possibl e school bond election in t te spring of 1968 and whether the bond issue pa sses . It usu a lly ta k es two years t o 3et a s cho ol cons t r ucted f rom th tine a bond issue passes. However, if an .2rchit e c t c a n be aut ho:: - i zcd t o b~f. in pl anning the p roject bef ore the bond i ss ue pa3s cs, abo ut G·~ .. i0 ~onths c an be cut from t"he needed amount of time . If this p;:-o c e.i,i:::c w-:::! r o foll ued in relat ion to the e xpansion of Archer High School , cons t r u ct i on could start in the summer of 1968 and be complet e d by the fall of 1969 provid i ng that the bond issue passes. (b) New Elementary Schools �- 9! Since most clcxcntary sclc o l s arc ope r ating _at pRa~ c~p~city, it will be desirable for a ny ne,-1 l a r g e l:0usint pr.03 ect s · to include cit2s for elementary schooli int .cir plans. One of t he major propos e d projects, Roc'.·dal c Pa rk, includes a site for .:m clerr.enta y school in its p lans, but some of t h . oth rs do not. (4) Est i mate of Comr~unity N2eds Existing Ne eds (Tho se requi ring inuned i ate at ten ·ion.) (a) Exp.'..l.nsion of Archer 2nd West Fulton ligl Schools by Fal· of 1969 \ This would r equire t hc t the expansion be pl a c d o. sc~ool ond i c s ue by Spring of 1968 and t: hc.t an ar ch i tect be au tl- orize' to begin planriing "t· .e expans ion befo re the bond ele ction. (b) Inclusion of El2mentary School Sites in any Neu Hous i ng Proj e cts Appro· ching 300 Units in Size This has spe c ial referen c e to the B m-1ntm-,n Road publi c hou s ing which 10 acres s nou ld be se t aside for a elcment.3ry s chool i _ units of publi c housing ;: ·o b constructed. .. . _. .... !"\ J._ ,_ ~ , .j lC on 510 Future Leeds (T- ose likely to devel op in a pe .. iod o f about 5- 10 years, during whi ch t i~e the popu lation i s pro jected to double.) (a) New High Schoo l Although a rrew high school is not neede nm·, unde r cur-- ent school s anda ds, increasing population over the r:.ext f ew yc .:n:s wi l l crea " the nee £or a new facil it y. Plans for t e £.:ic ility shou l d be;s i no¼'. (b) New Junior High School Tha construction o f a junior h i gh s chool i n t he fut ur e wi ll help to alleviate potentia l overcrowd ing i n t he e l e~cn ·ary s chools. T~e Ci y own s a possible site for su ch a. 3chool. west of J ame s Jackson Par. way a nd north of Williams Elementary Sc1Lool. (c) New Elementary Schoo]_:, Anywhere from 4-8 new el ementary schools wil l be r equi ed to s erve t he population over the ne~t 5 - 10 years. The s i tes of the s chools will depend upon future growth patterns. (5) Cost Estimates of Selected Items Archer High School New high s chool (20CO students ) v erti c al additional tot ~l cons t ru c t i on mi nus land co s ts $2 , 000 , 000 5, 000, 000 �-i ! L1:ew j r. h i 0 h s chool ( 1200 student s ) New e l eme ntary school ( 1000 stude nts ) tot al c ns truc tio~ n i nus l a :1d c o s ts 3 , 000 , 000 t ot al cons t_u ct io n mi nus l and co s ts 2, O0O, OC PARrs Al'.1) RSCREATION 'i ( 1) No Parks and Rc crcat i onal Servic es At Linco l:.:1 & Pe.:- r y ::0~;e: ::; Lincoln Home s Actua lly t h e n e ed f or a ne i3hb o~hood pa _k in Linc oln Eo ~s was b~ cught out i n A<ld itio a l P.:i.rk La :1 Su:t y by :: L:-:: P:i..:~nnb g Dc pa r tm2n • T. L:; s u rvey r e com:-ne nded a s i t e f o r- t t;.; p,1;:-k at the end o _ Fe r ~ Dr ive. Pre s c n l y , however , t he Pa ·ks Dep a~t m~n · l ac ks f unds t o p u r c h a se ad i tional pa rk land . So the devel opme n of a neigtb or. ood pr~ fo r Linco ln Horees wil l h ave t o wait upon the next bond i ssue . Perrv Horr.cs The lack of adequat e r e cre at iona l se r vic e ::; i n ? ~ry omes i s du e to a c onfli ct in regu lati ons be twe en t .e City Pa~ks Dc pa r t ~cnt anG t !1c 3ou s i ng Au t hority . A prel i min a ry inves · i gat i on int o t he conf lic t 1as rev ea l ed t he f ol low ing :..:ituat i on . The mn i n i:..:suc c :,tcrs ~1 ou d t he co .., t of r ec r e a tiona l l e adersh i p an pe r s on ne l . The Hou sing Au t hor i ty cc n ,~c t the co sts for re cre a t i onal s pi c e and 311 t yp es of physic a l facilit i es , bu t it i s prevented b y fe de ra l l aw fro m allo ca t i nr; any expend.i ure s to r e cr eational perso nnel. _'he P.'.l.i. ks Dep ar t me n t can me e t 5G% o f p 2rs on nel cos t s , but wants the Hou s i ng Autho rity t o pay t he o the ~ alf . So ur,t il . the othe r 50% of personnel cos ·s i s me , Pc.1::.. y Homes will be wit hout recre ationa l se r v ices . (2) Inadequate and Poo rly Deve l oped Fa c il i t i es Gun Club Park ( a) Cu r r e nt Construction Gu n Club Par k is cur r ent l y unde r constr uct i on throu gh f u ~d s be i n ~ p r ovie2d f r om fe dera l , st c1te , and l oc al sou r c es . The sit e wa s a cquir ed on Noveu:Je:.:2, 1964 for a purchase pric e o f $55, 000. The c onstruc t ion i s div i ded int o thre e phases . Phnse I co s t $~3 ;45 6, b eg an on Ap ril 11, 1966 and wa s co;:;-,plcted in Fcb :cu ary , 196-7 . It c c .~.s.is t e<l of c learing and grading t he a r e a and buil d ing park ing fac ilities, tennis courts , fenc e s and r etai ni ng walls, e tc. Ph ase I I , which co s t $52 ,206 , bega n on Augus t 4, 1967 and i s s cheduled for comple t ion in De c ember 196 7. I t consi sts o f b u ilt.ling the r emaining portion of t he parking lot, ~ mu l t i - use court a rea , v ar ious pl ay .:.ree. s , c amp ing are ~s and the gr ading o f a t hle t i c fie l ds . ..j �- --............ --- ____ .,.__ ""---·-··-...... ~ Pb::.sc _II, whicl co sts $15 0 , 000, is s ch.::clulcd t o t :~ e •'lace du:-:-in::; 1968 and will consist of the co,st uction o f a b .:...t . house aud a n&jor swir-cruing pooi. The cor:1;-i lction of -,hasc III, h m-wv2:c, Hi ll not pro ,i.d. . Gun Club P .1.r'c with c.11 t: c nc ccss.:i:ry ..c .::i.cili~i,~.'.:I for a f u ll y e:quippcd corn:!un ity park . There will s till te the ncc u for a communit y club house. ) (b) Tennis Courts Rq;arding the unused tennis cour D, the I'arko Dc r :.1rtrncnt has st.:1tcd t h::t it would be willing to r emove the t cnnlG courtG a~ erect baskc ~ .'.111 courts if the corr. 1unity so d~ s ires. ·1cncc, the sulution of this r,rob lem simply awnits the ncccs ~2.ry c c::,;:; -nicati on bt.:tween ·he c om:r uni ty g rouns anc.1 the Parks Department cu rinz which the cor.,munit y g r oups can po int out exact ly what they want done. · (c) Footbridge The need to ere ct a footbridge '\-1:,ich (> rovi 'es access £:::err, Pe rry Eonc s to Gun Club Park is cur ren ly being met by t he At lc: 1: t · :-.:)US ing ,ut· ority , which b egan receiving bids for construct··on of t h<:: bridge on Scpterr:ber 21, 1967. Center Ri ll Park The Parks Department h as allocate $40 ,000 from i~s Supplemen~al ?und to bring about general i mµ rovcm0nts for Center Hill Pl! .. k during t e coming year. These ir.:provcmcnt ;; ui ll include ; site p:c~ 1).'.l _atio u:i.d drainage, drive- uay .:m<l parki n:; spaces, pav ed court area , a c il ren I s area, and the relighting of the existing ball fi ld . Hollyyood Hills Playlot The Parks Department has affir~ed its wi l lingness to meet re sid2nts 1 dissatisfaction with the unsafe l ocat ion of: i: ollywood Hills · 1nyl ot ne a r a hazardous flood pl ain. The Depar t ment holds th at it crect a the playlots as temporary, SQa ll-scale play ate2s at the re quest of the citi zens and at sites sel ct d by the c itiz ns. Th re are no si 6 nifica~t problems in removing the playlots or chanzing them to a di£f2rent 1 cQtion since the facili ties are temp or a ry and easily reffiovable. (3) Insufficient Re creational Le ade rship The problem of insufficient recreational lca.dcrship is due, in lc...: i; e part to the ~oor development of re c reational facilities in Bencral. 11 order to provide recreational workers the Pa1+s Dena-::t• .cnt rec:ui:: :s ... h.:::.t the park or school to which the worker i s assigned have i ndoor f -cilities. Unfortunately, most of the parks and schools in the are a do not havG su ch facilities and hence are not manned . As r ecreational f acil ities are i .. proved, e. 0 • when Gun Club Park is compl eted, one should expect rr.orc rccreatio r!..::.l lc.:1dc i.·ship. In :: ,1,:; r.:e3ntime , an ef [ort should be made on the par· of eithe r the local corr:nun i ty �-12or the Parks Department to check out those schools or parks which do have adequate indoor facilities 60 that recreational leaders can be as signed to them. (4) Estimate of Community Needs Existing .Needs (Those requiring immediate_ att enti-o.x)·-··-- · ·-· =' (a ) ·· Neighborhood Parks, Preferably With Recreational Leadership, For Lincoln and Perry Homes Communities. Lincoln Homes Since the Parks Department has no funds for additional park land, the request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes will have to be placed ~n the next bond issue. This matter should receive 'high priority' attention from the Parks and Planning Departments. Perry Homes The physical facilities for a park here can be provided by the Housing Authority. Since the H. A. is prevented by Federal law from meeting recreational personnel cost, it is recommended that the City find means of paying total personnel costs instead of the 50% level it is operating under now. ... .-.. ·f -·- ~ -- (b) Completion of Gun Club Park •4- .. _.,... _.~,,... While it is true the Gun Club Park is under construction now as a 1 high pr i ority' project, still it is neces sary that plans be drawn for its comp l etion beyond the current construction plans. A community park, fully equipped with a community club house, is sorely needed in the area. Moreover, the plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local resident ~ can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected ~n the park. (c) Establishment of Effective Communication Links Between Loca l Community Groups and The Parks Department Many of the park problems, i.e. Hollywood Hills Playlot, appear to be primarily a result of poor communication b etween the local corr:munity and the Parks Department . Evidently many of the immediate problems could be given prop er attention if the local community groups had organized channels for addressing their grievances to the Parks Department and if the Parks Department, on the other hand, would keep the community informed of and give them a voice in its plans for the area. Future Needs (Those likely to develop in a period of about 5•10 years; during which time the population is expected to double.). / �~ -- - - - - r-·- -- ...--- -- -~~--~-----------,......._ ___. . . ,_-_.-~--...._ ....._.. . _,____ _,_-.·,,D...;h,.. ..'"~ .•- _: ·\;Cf'·~~'f'.!id~,L.::.i.•:sL..,~1:/~,I:.~~-=/:.. -13- 1· . .. . . -~ • (a) 7 , ·.· ·. Community Park - ~ r. •• • ····..~ : . . - ~.· This pa rk need not necessarily be located within ·the boundaries ·used for·:. ··. · ·. ·: .·_:-,j t hi s s tudy . Any of the area to the west of James Jackson Parkway from ·. ·. . .:· .: .·! iloit on Road to the Chattahoochee might be desirable. · ·· -~ : .:;:-:: ··.-: .·:~:] . .. (b) ·.. ,· of these are already proposed and their tentative ·sites seem desirable . The possible site for another would depend upon the future · growth pattern of the area. .,··. ·. T-wo (c) ,_.:. ~~ ... .. . At Least Three More Neighborhood Parks ~ -- .. .. 1. . •-. , ....: . . . :. ··.· .. ·.· ...... -~./ Establishment of a Park Development Program ·,: '.i This is a program that could be carried out by the Planning and , Parks Departments in close conjunction with the local community ·for the purpose of expanding and improving park facilities as population increase demands it. - . . -. , .~ .. . ·... .. . One example of the type of expansion that might be desirable and e~en ne ces sary in the future concerns Center Hill Park. Although adequate in size f or existing population, in t he future it would probably be desirable · t o extend its northern boundary f _rom Hill Street across the now vacant land to North Grand Avenue. This would not only increase the space for the park, but would also facilitate access from a major thoroughfare, . . ... . .~. - · · ~:: .... ·~Hollywood Road. _.,. _ ------:-· ·-··· . . . ·: I i· -· (5) _.,, - " Co s t Estimates of Selected Items New neighborhood park New community park Recre ation leadership Perry Home s Gun Cl ub Pa rk - Third Phase Community Club House Total construction minus land costs Total construction minus land costs $200,000 ·soo, ooo 6-8 ,000 Total construction minus land costs Total construct i on minus land costs 150,000 150,000 SEWE RS · (1 ) Explanatio n of Sewage and Flooding Problems There are severa l r e as ons for the s ewage and flooding problems _i n the Northwe s t Brownt own Area. The t hree most prominent reasons a re: /Y. -- - a. b. c. The limited ca pa c i t y of Pr oct or Creek a s a dr ainage system; Poor sit i ng of several re sidential home s ; General ly de fic ient and ob s o l e te st orm and· sanitary sewers. Limit ed Capacity of Proct or Creek the problems of Proctor Creek are in a sense no more than· a reflection of the area's general problem of growth imbalance, in which the development of community facilities have not kept pace with the residential growth. �-· li" ·-~ . ··.:-·· ... ..--- - - - - - - -- -- -- -- -- -, . . ..--#·-.. ...-.....--·],. ~ · .... -14- . . 1 . .. , . .. . . ·. :' - ·:. . - . .. . . ... ~--:.·,·: :';"--~~-- ... : :_.·,-- . ·: Proctor Creek has served as a major dra ina13e bas in for s torm and san{tary:'. ··;._:.<:·, ·:' ·.". s ewage in the Northwest area long before it _became annexed to t he C_ity.: · .< ·. . :: .·} >-. ·,:\ and developed. As a result, it is not adequately suited now to serve · · . ·..\ · ·; .-.--. the newly built up population. This is the reason for much of the over -. ., . ... ; /~_--:'<;/ f l ow and more specifically is the reason why the worst cases ,of overflow . .. -· ··-·· occur at residential homes and areas bordering the creek. · ·..· ' ·.·· · · · ,· There is no question that this problem of Proctoi Creek .is a large scale one which demo.nds a long -term s olution.. The solution prcposed by th e ·· . ._.:_:· . · :-· ;_i_ /:::<'.:~ . :_ ~ Cons truction Department is the Sandy Creek Improvement Program ( Phas es I ·. t o III) which i s supposed to begin some time in 1969 and will require 15 ·.· to 20 ye ars for its completion. Up until the time of the i mp le~e nt a t i on ·· ·· ·· . ~of the Sandy Creek Improvement Pr ogram, the Construction Dep art me nt wi ll · · '.__.· · · be utili zing whatever temporary solutions are possible. Presently under . ··' . co nz ideration i s the construction of a small 'package 1_ plant to alleviate · ..~<· ·· - .., ,. the l oad on some of the major lines. ·--:--·· . ', ~I _ The_ problem of flooding itself in Proctor Creek can only ·be resolved . ·.. . --~-'·/ .. .. .. ·,, ;~-:. - . ' - ~+ by r e s t ricting children from the floOded portions and by preventing · t l1e · . .. ~-- ('t ... ·:- :__-- · . ··.: . ·· . construction of residential homes and play areas at sites near the creek wh ich are too low. This point leads into the second major recson behind ·. ,.. ;,·,:: )\ the flooding and sewer problems in Northwest Browntown. Poo r Si ting of Residential Homes Act ually several homes built ne ar Proctor Creek,· i.e., along Clarissa Dr ive , never should h ave been built there in the first place bec ause t he ir sites are too low in rel ation to the creek. It has been s ugges t ed : that the City purchase these homes since there is no economically feasible s ol ut ion for h andling their sewage and f looding problems. . ·; ' Generally De f i c i ent and Obsolet e Stor.m ~r.d Sanitary $ewers· · Undoubtedly, -many ca ses of flood ing i n the a rea a re due to t he ol d , obs olet e sewer s throughout the area. Replacement and repairing of these s ewers , howeve r , a r e minor in comparison t o what needs to be do ne with Proct or Creek and will be handled by t he Cons t ruction Department as qu i ckly as it s limit ed funds will · allow. (a) Initiat ion of the Sandy Creek Improveme nt Pr oj ect As Soo n As Possible. This is the only ultimat e s olution t o t he maj or sewage problem in the a re a . So its imp lementat i on should be giv en h igh priority. (b) .,,-- - f - - ..... . -- Some Planned Action on Poorly Sited Homes The re is an urgent need for s omething to be done with those homes which are· t oo poorly situat ed nea r Proctor Creek f or anything economic a l ly feasible t o be done ab out t hei r flooding and sewage problems. It i s suggested tha t a study be made, pr obab l y by the Construction Department, to i dent ify t hose homes which are beyond he l p and t o r e commend a solution which wou l d satisfy bot h the owners and the Ci t y. The possib i l i ty of .the City buying the homes shou ld be carefully s t udied. . /·; -:.. �l -15- l I re" (3) T - ..a-..;.; - :-- - ' • • . . . _ ,, I,. r·· -v· , Co s t Estimates of Selected Itema Sa ndy Creek Improv ements: / Phase I Pha se II Phase III General Storm Sewer Improvements: $3,3L.O,OOO 2,050,000 5,166,000 400,000 OTHER FACII,ITIES The time and scope allocated to this report was not enough to allow f or an indepth s tudy of tho s e pro!)lems associated with library, health, employment and trans portation faciliti e s. Thus no attempt is made to analyze all the various r amific ations of these problems or to specify the existing and future community needs which they might generate. Instead attention was focused on only the most obvious and general needs in these areas. The Needs Include: (1) More Effective Communication Links Between Local Community Groups and Ci ty Services An investigation into several traffic and transportation problems r evealed the ne ed for stroneer co-.:cmunication links between local community groups a nd the various City agencies furnishing community services. For ex ample, note the following two cases: Lack of Traf fic Si gn.?.l at .Jacks on Parkway and Browntown Ro ad According to :the Traffic Engine e ring Depar tment a study wa s made of this i nt erse ction 5 or 6 years ago which revealed that no traf fic light wa s needed at the time. No complaint s had been received about the i nte rsec tion then, so the depart me nt had no way of knowing it was a troub l e s pot. However, upon request of the Planning Dep a rtment the Tr a ff ic Enginee r i ng Department will make a no t her s~udy of traffic condit ions at t he intersection, after which it can de termine what type of t raff ic f acility can best handle the contlitions. Poor Care of St r eets The Sanit at i on Div i sion of t he Co ns truc tion Department confirmed that it handle s the clear ing of rubbish fr om t he s treet, but that the trimming of gras s border i ng t he street s is a r e spons i b i l ity of the property owners. It fur the r s tat ed tha t it had a s hor t ag e of wo r kers to clean the streets s o that its men a re s pread thin Qv er t he City. However, if any community f e lt it had been neglected and wanted ·cleaning services f or its streets , the community should make a request to the Sanitation Div i sion and the request wi ll be acted upon. More Effe ctive Communicat i on Links \ The ~ain fact or unde rly ing bo t h of t he above traf f i c and Gt.~oet c8re problems is the need f or mo re effective communication links between l ocal �-16community groups and the City services. This may sound rather ·trite, but actually it has important implications for both the local groups and the City agencies. On the one hand, the local groups must establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints to the appropriate agencies · and to follow through to see that their complaints are acted upon. One the other hand, when a public agency receives a complaint or request from a community group it should act upon the, compl°aint and if unable to · do so, should give the community a clear explanation. Also, whenever possible the agencies should keep local communities informed of the various projects planned for the area. I II . I ! ii (2) - ······--···· . Pub lie Transport at ion Study an<l Impr"ovements As mentioned earlier, inadequate bus service underlies the main problems which residents face in terms of access to needed facilities: libraries, hea1th centers, places of employments. This clearly demonstrates the need for a study which pinpoints the improvements which would be necessary to alleviate the problems and which recommends ways in which the improvements can be carried out. (3) Local Employment Possible Development of Nearby Industrial Areas According to the zoning map, the N. W. Browntown Study Area is heavily bordered -by industrial land and thus is better situated to a potential employment base than roost other areas in the City. However, much of this industrial land is undeveloped; so the kind of employment it offers / ·., to Browntown residents will depend upon its future course of development. If possible, the City should try to attract those types of industries · which would offer employment opportunities to local residents. - ... --- . -,. . _ ,.-- f ·· ., . . .. - Hire Local Residents First on Government Sponsored Projects In addition to attracting local employment-generating industries, the City can utilize whatever other opportunities are available to help alleviat e local unemployment. A case in point is the additional public housing units planned for the N. W. Area. It would not onl y help alleviate the problem of unemployment, but also do away with much local dissatisfaction if the City required the developers of public housing to hire local residents first in recruiting work~rs. ' .. �.. ~-,,..,.....,.-....,., ·., , --~~ro°""'s;,.· "";.;,,,,.,;:-,;,"' .c,;1 f ' _;. .,_":~.. - .. I ·_, -17,{' . ... - ':;' :_'. ,.·:.-,~~-' :_:] . .. . .···; ·~: ·- · ., Ii'1PLICATIONS OF FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROv1TH FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ·. The previous twc sections have examined problems "and needs of partic~_lar :·. i>:". ..... . ..... ... . . • :.?~. ~ ·:-~=-~: community facilities. The i;urpose of this section is to look ·into the impact ·_ "' . ,· .. ~ ~ • of future. resi.dcr,tic.l growth on community facilities · in general. L\ ot!-:::1 wrn::'..,~, it will focus on such <iuestions as: and housinG \lJ.ll be coming into the N. w. how much population Browntown Area over the next few years?, what kiT).ds of problems will they create?, 'what community facilities will they lack? , will this lack put a drain on existing facilities or will · - ~- -~-·- - ! current imprm-e,u~ntc be able lo ·1ii0~t futur2 r',eeds? These all a4e important questions, for which existing data is too incomplete to give fully accur.:.tc answers. Yet they must be answered as accurately as existing dnta will allov if a start is to be made in planning for the N. W. Browntown Arce\. RESIDENT:::AL GROWTH IN NORTHWEST Before looking directly into the impact of future residencial growth, it is necessary to first recognize the fact of future population and housing growth in the N. ...,,, ~ ·--· ,,,-..,.,.. - -· w. Area . Any consideration of the ·area's dev elopme ot must recognize firstly that it will be experiencing large increases in popul ation ( _. / -£·-· and housing over the coming years and that some of the housing will be low-income and public ho~sir.g. (1) Forces Be hind Growth The reasons behind such growth are really not too complex for in actuality t he growth is no more t h an a reflection of metropolit an economic-pop\llation increases and the need t.o a lleviate i;,ov<;ir-e, housing s hortages in the City as a whole. �.,. . --.. -__ . ._ -~ ·-----v- ----- - - - - --------------~---.. .=. ., 01. I ·;..:i-=:,.,_~,~-=-.:,":-,;+·..c• _;.,~.;..:...:,,.;,..:.,_i -18- 1 r r (a) Economic-Population Increase The economic and population growth in the Atl anta Metro politan Area is primar ily a re s ult of its role as the fin ancial and commerc i al center of the Southeast and as one of the fastest growing metropolitan r eg ions i n the country. Projections de rived from GIP studies indicate that current rates of economic growth will continue for at l east the next 15 yc nrs. The proj ec t io ns f ur ther indicate that t he Cit y of At lanta will have an increase of over 100,000 people by 1975 and o~e r 150,000 by 1983. The areas in the City most likely to absorb this growth are t he relative ly undeveloped areas outside the central city such as the Northwest area. .Due to the intensive concentration of people and activities at the central core and the resultant lack of space, more and more of Atlanta's population will be dispersing towa r d the fringe areas. (b) Housing Needs of Atlanta In addition to the sheer pressure of economic and population g rowth, Atlant a is also experienc i ng the prob l em of severe housing shortages . This i s due no t only to t he lage_of housing supply behind popul ati on growth, but al s o to the displacement of many resident s th r ough var ious f orms of governmental act i vity, i.e. urban renewal, highwa y cons t ruction etc. Accord i ng to the GI P Relocation Report (Septembe r 1966) , during 1956- 60 At l a nta d isp l a ced 21,000 fami lies a nd 67,000 people mostly low- income, through such a c tiv i t ies and thereby severe ly agg r avat ed the existing short ag e of housing i n the City. So t he fac t i s that At l ant a does not have t he housing resourc es t o me e t the needs of it s popu l ation, particular l y t he low-income segme nt s. Estima tes indicat e that nearly 17, 000 new housing unit s wi ll be r e quired over the next 5 years in order t o adequately hous e the people . •· The ge nera l s hortage of hous i ng in At l a nta is the main factor behind the bold housing pr ogr am wh i ch the City is curr ent l y pus hing . This curre nt program s eek s to ge t 16, 800 unit s withi n a f ive-year pe riod a nd 9,300 of thes e wi t hin the next two ye ars . (2) GIP Projections f or Nort hwest Brownt own The t e ndency f or populat io n growth in .Atla nta to disperse t oward the fr inge are as is one reas on why CIP proj ections indicate such l a rg e s c ale populat ion increases f or t he Northwest Br ownt own Study Area over t he nex t 15 years. The projections indicate that the population will double· t o a total of abo ut 33,000 people in a decade and will reach 40,000 by 1983 . , - ,; ~· ... . . ;. ·· ~ ,: �.--- - ......------------------------------------------11.Dt--.. . .,·--~ ·-·:-,. . . ---19So the re a l quest ion for. nny in".?,uiry into the future development of the study nrea is not , ;l;~tl·,·-:..:~ it will gain more people and housing, but what is the scale oft~~ grow~h likely to be and what will be its probable impact on cor.:munity facihtios and services. IMPLICA~:ONS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES (1) Projected Housing f:or Br~wntown ' A good indictltion c£ scale of residential development that will probably -· occur in the N. W. Brm,~t:o;"11 Area can be seen in the housing projects • • currently being co~sider~d for construction in the area. Seven such projects are now beiag c~ usidered; four by public housing authorities ri.nd th;;::ee by private dev.-:1.opers. Some of these prc,jects are definite; other3 are tc::.tative and s till in the earli~st plenning £tsges. Together .·. they would b;:ing an estim,-;!ted total of 3,254 housing units and 13,025 people into the area. ., · I:. • • • ··. :: T. The table below show how these estimated population and housing - units .-· are diat ribut;ed amoung the various p-.:ojecta. I. PROJFC7ED PUuLIC HOUSING LOCATION · , .. . N',.,11,mE R OF UNITS Perry Homes Magnolia Cem~tery Bankhead Highway Browntown Road Total 146 202 540 510 --·l,398 ESTIMATED ·..... POPULATIOJ· 700 : 1,000 · 2,700 2, 50Q. 6,900 -~- ·: . ._, . PROJF.C~ED 221 (d) (3) and PRIVA!E HOUSING LOCATION NUMBER OF UNIT§.· Rockdale Park 221 (<l.) (3) Gun Club Park Hollywood . Road (Lincoln Homes) (2) 1,500 200 _J)._~ 1,856 ESTIMATED POPULATIOi' 4,950 660 · 515 6,125 Implications f or Community Facilities -~ In or.d;;r to d,~al with the implication _of future residential growth for co-:mnu:1.ity fa:::l.lities in the Northwest, this report will assume that the above p7: ojc'..:t:8 wi.ll be carried out an~ completed in the comicg ?ears and thus di:'. lerm:l.n.= tr, ·~ need in comm,mity facilities that will pro';)ably develop ·: from tI :e co.::.st ruct:i.on of the p:::ojects. In ef.foct, the report will be asking two questions: What kinds of community f.:v::'...lities would be included in the projec ts? What kinds would not Le inch11Ld? Tl-.e facilities which are not included should then give an iciea of the community needs that a~ likely to be generated through construction of the projects. -' ' �-20(a) Facilities Likely to Be Included According to information from public housing authorities and from plans of private developers, i.e. Rockdale Park, it appears that the projects Jld include such facilities as community buildings and var ious .l:orms of parks and recreational spaces. w, Public housins would allocate space and facilities for community buildings, child care centers, and enough recreational spaces to meet the requirements of a neighborhood park. In the case of major project generating the need for a new school, it might cooperate with th~ 3chool Department by allocating part of its total land area -for a school site. Large private or 221 (d) (3) developments , such as Rockdale Park, would not only provide adequate recreational facilities, but also an elementary school and a health center. So in summary one would expect the housing projects to include: (b) (1) Community center, i.e. central meeting building, child care centers, etc. (2) Recreational spaces adequate to meet requirements of Neigh!:>orhood Parks. (3) In the case of one large scale project, i.e. Rockdale Park, an elementary school~- and health center. Facilities Not Likely To Be Included From the above discussion it · becomes apparent that except for Rockdale Park, the proposed housing developments would not include the following facilities: (1) Elementary and High School's (2) Collll!lunity Park ( - . (3) Maj or Sewer Improvements (4) Other Facilities, such as Librarie s, Health Cent ers, etc • . ·- •••• 1 ~ ... • ... ". .·? · ...:;.·,._.. : This me;;.ns that if the housing developments are cons truct ed they will probably be creating a need for these facilities . .. (3) List of ~equired Items and Conditions Be 1.ow iB I \' • ~ . ..... ... . ..· ~ ·-. ~ ., ..:: ~ - . -.. , . : ,-(, a list of the items and con<lttions that will probably be re- ··, ~ , .. - ·}_ (iU"~ r:,~. 'l ~: the hou r;i.1::g ;;i 1:r>jects cur·.rE:ntly considered for Northwest BroHi'\.~ : a • ·., ,· · ., tc,1,.11:' .are ,"'.o;:lCt'L·1Kt. !C!, vl1~n possible, cost- estimates of the it ems are :·· gi·-.,,. n, I t sr.0ulo. .h.;;i lt.,::µt. in mind that these required ite ms and conditions nm <>ri·ty i;;en~r <i.L ,;~.t:L;;;... ~~s designed to give some idea of the sc.:,.le o f co ..1.1r.1;_~, ;.~~\7 -.~!e<, 6: ,.r.. ohou!.\l not be taken as precise formulations · to apply to ev~Y-::~, f,c·.rc!.cular situation. Also, these needs do not represent . sotr..e ~ : ' 0 ~~ •, • •• ..:· . 0 • \ , ... ·... · ~· . ·: -: ·:·: . 0 M O ~ oO i • • 0 .. ... I. .- . • 0 , ... - . ·,·· . �-2 i - thing t ha t must be met at once, but as the ho~sing projec ts will probably be bu ilt in a gradual fashion over a 3 or 5 year period, so the needs wil l develop in s uch a fashion. COST ITE MS I l high s choo l To t a l 3 elementary schools ±ot a l 1 complete community pa ~k Total ( A more detailed discussion seen in the ' Dis cussion of report) const ru ction minus land costs $5,000;000 cons truction n1inus land CO $ tS 6,000 , 00 1 construction mi nus i.:lnd co sts 400,000 and cxpl;:tni:it:.ion of these items c nn b e Community Problems 1 13cction of this CONDITIONS ( 1) Sewer As cons truction of the hous i ng proj e ct s are undcrway 1 it . is also . probable that Phase I of the Sandy Creek Sewer Improvements will : be underway and will begin t o reliev~ many of the sewer probic~s i n the area. However, it is doub t ful that the fl ooding Proc t or Creek· . · will be relieved any time in t he near future. In thi3 c as ~ it i s important that future housing be located at safe distances fro~ the creek. of (2) Park Expans i on and Improvement As population in the a rea be gins to build up, it will be ne cessary and desirable to i mprove and cKpand s ome of the parks. s~e, for example , the suggested e xpansion o f Center Hill Park in previous section of this report. (3) Traffic and Transportation The a dditional population in the area would incre a se even· furthe r t he need f or many traff ic and t r a nspor t ation improvements . Of spcci.s.1 urgency would be reschedul i ng and r outing of bus se rvice more in tune with transportation needs of the people . (4) Other Facilitie s it is quite po ssib le t ha t the need f or other s uch ~acil i t ies as libraries and hea lth will deve l op . PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING Disturbing Trend \.lhi le it is true that N. W. Browntown, like ma ny other areas in the City, will have t o accommodl)te some of the lcw~income public housing scheduled to be built over the coming ye ar n, statis tical data indicates that N. W. Browntown is receiv ing a disproportionate share of the City's public housing. Although containing only 3% of the total nutnber of housing units in the City, 1t already con.ta.ins nP.m::ly 20% of th~ total �' - - -- -- - - -- -·1 -22- public housing units in the City and about 50% of the housing currently considered for development in the area is public housing. Socia~ Implications Residents of the N. W. Browntown have expressed strong concern about becoming a "dumping ground" for the City 1 s public housing. Studies of this city and many others have attested to the danger of concent~Gting too many public housing projects in one area, showing that concentrati on of public housing in one area usually means the concentration of all the social problems commov.ly associated with pub lie housing: family instability, unemploymP.nt, idle youth, etc. Such concentrations can me an potentially explosive situations which in turn can only further aggravate the existingbifu~~at2onbetween low-income and middle to ' upper income areas of the City. Necessity To Est.~blish Limits Without a doubt, it would be to the advantage of all segme nts of the City's population to arrest the trend toward over concentra t i on of public housing before the accumulation of serious social p r oblems that could affect the City as a whole. It is difficult to say just where the line should be drawn as to how much public housing Northwest Browntown should be expected to absorb. Undoubtedly more information would be needed on the availability of possible sites throughout th e City. Yet it is important that residents and public offici a ls beg in now to make some effort to create a more healthful mixture of housing types in the Northwest area. ' �-23R.:.:COMMENDATIONS Based upon the ah:s;~Q analysis and assessment of coID:IDunity problems and needs in N. W. Browntown, this section proyides the recommendations designed to as., _.st public officials in their decisions to meet the problems and needs of the area. If carried out, the recommendations should eliminate the ~resent lag between the developm~r.c of community facilities and residential growth, they should correct existing deficiences and anticipate major future needs. Bvt before getting directly into the recommendations, it is important one l ook at the transitional nature of the N. W. Browntown Area. i:l.c.t' For it is only within this context that one can appreciate the real value of the reco mmendations. 'I RANSITIO NAL N.A~lJ RE OF N, W. BROWNTOWN ARE A Many of N. W. Browntown's problems accrue from the dilemmas which it fac e s at thi s particv 1,~'t" point in its community development . N. W. Brownt owri is a new ly devE:- l oping area which is just at the point where it is t oo large f or many e~is t ing facilities, but too s mall to justify many i mmed i at e l arge / seal .~ imp rovements. For exampl e , Arche r High is t oo s ma l l and over crowded f o r the number of n i gh scho o l students current ly in t he area, yet th i s current h i gh school ? Opulat i on is not l arge enough t o j ust i fy the cons t r uc tion o f an addit~~nal h i gh schoo l. Io t he cas e o f s ewers t he mai n l ines are operating near or at peak capacity and the Pro ct or Creek system is operating ab ove its o r iginally des i g11 u<l c ap acity. Yet the needed improvements are necessar~ ly of a long term nature and al t hough they canno t be comp leted i mmediate l y~ i n all pr obab ility . they wii.L be comp l et ed i n t i me t o !Support the pOl)U lation of the area when it becomes heavily deve l oped . �- 24 ·An~i hcr ~ spcct of this sit u ation ist .at V3r ious city and county 3crv ic e agencies v e3/ ra re ly plan pr oje ct s 5-10 ye ars ahead . Of cour se , ic would be (, ideal if / ~ ey were involved in long-r ange planning so that they cou ld antici. ,_,/ pa~,.4~ oblems rather than res.p ond to them as they occur. But due primarily to ~:/ _.......,,,-/,? fimit ed funds, the age ncies are more o r l ess compe ll e d t o respond prair.:.:;.tically -;;¢:'."' -~,.;:-- to community problems. t I ! The value of this report then is that it tends to ~ake up f o r the lack of long -range planning for various city services. Through its asses sment of co mmunity needs and its recom.~e nd at ions, it can be of inva luab le assistance to public officials by pointing out wh~t needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area . RF.COMMENDATIONS In ord er to e liminate exi sting deficiencies and bring about ord e rly growth i n the N. W. Browntown Area, it is reco,mr,e nd ed: Schools (1) That a vertic al addition to Archer Hig~ wh ich wo uld in crease its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects · approach ing 300 units or mo re in size. (3) That planning be started now for the cons truction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it. (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a juni or high school on the already a cquired site located west of James Jack.s on Parkway as population increase demands it. Parks and Recreation (1) That a request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be rlaced on the next bond issue. (2) That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed to maintain recreational services i~ Perry Homes . ~ �- 25 (3) (4) Th~t pl a ns be started for securing funds to build u con-:rr.uQ ity cl ub house _;_nd iully equip Gun Club Par.c - s a community park . That p l ans be started for the devel opment of a com:nunit y po . k to the . .. o f Jame s Jackson Parkway as population increase de:· ,il , GS it. wes (5) Tha t plans be s tarted for the development of at least on.i= more neighbor hood park in addition to t he two a lreau.y proposed f or tLe 2.re a . (6) That the Par ks Department _be prep ared to expand and i Dprcve upon existing parks and recreational facili ies as population increase dema nds it. Se·w ers (1 ) That the Sa ndy Creek I mp rovenc nts Proj e ct be ini tiated as s oon as po ·sible in order to bring about the major so l ution to most of th e sewage and flooding problems in the a r e a, (2) Tha t until the Sandy Creek I mp rov ements Project is ini ti ated wha t eve r temp orary solutions a re fe.:z.sibl e b e i mple ,ented to a l leviat e sei:rge condit ions before large new holls;i.._ng_ prc,ject-a a:ci2: <.:u nstrucceci. ,I i...l ~·-- ... .... (3) Tha t a plan of action be developed t o ident ify and aid th e owners of those homes which are too poorl y s ituated near Proctor Creek for anyth ing economically feasible to be done ab out their sewage and fl ooding problems . Other Facilities (1) That a public transport a tion study be made to spe c ify problems face::d by residents in terms of ac cess to library, ,ealth, and employment facili ies and to r e commend feasible alte4na tives for r esolv ing t he situation. (2) . That the City make a conccntritcd effor t to upcr3de street and traf f ic facili t ies in the ar e a, including the erection of traffic faciliti es at needed int erse ctions, the co nstruction of street l ights in un lighted r esidential areas, and the general maintenance of cl ean and well _ paved .streets. -·-r:: .:· • . .,. (3) That eff ort s be made to attr~ct to nearby industrial areas firns that would generate employment op portunities for local residents. (4) That the City requi r e that developers of any pub lic housing projects in in the area hi re l ocal residents first in recruiting workers . Ge ner al (1) That local community group s establish the ne c ess~ry orbani zutionai ~achinery to direct t h eir cox:1p l ai::1ts and reque:;;ts to the ap p rop riate public .:lgE:ncies and to follow through ar,d see th at their comp laints and re~uests are acted upon o �il l ,. .f f I j i - 26- I lI I ! (2) That t he public service agencies act upon complaints and r e que sts fr o~ l o cal community groups and g ive t he g:.oups a ciear explanation if t h ey are unable to rr.eet a re quested serv ic e. (3) That eve ry effort be made to develo~ a health i er mixture of low and midd le income h ous ing types t h .. oughout the City so that pub lic housing d does not b e come furt he r overconcent r ated in the Northwest Browntown . �N O RTHW ES T BROW N TO WN STUDY GU IDE LINES FO R IMPLE MENTATION Most ac tion toward im pleme nta t ion of the recommendat io ns o f the N o rthwest Brown town Study mus t in it iate from the N o rthw e st Brow n town comm uni ty itsel f. As sta ted in o ne o f the re commendati o ns o f the stu dy the local comm uni ty mus t es tab lish the ne c essa ry or ganiza t iona l mach ine ry to di re ct th eir conce rn s and requests to the a p pro pr ia te pu bl ic a ge ncies. The fo llow ing c har t·k ind ica tes the e le c ted poli t ic al bod ie s a nd ad m inistrat ive a gen cies to w h ich th e communi ty should dire c t its effor ts in ini ti a t ing ac t ion on part icular recomm end a t ions. RECOMMENDATIONS ELECTE D PO LITI CAL BODY ADM INIS TRATIVE A G EN CY At lan ta School Board, Dr . Ru fus E. Cl eme n t , Re presenta t ive from Th ird Wa rd Bu i ld ing & Grou nds Commi ttee of School Boa rd, Fred M. She ll, Cha irman D ivisi on o f Schoo l Pla nt Planning & Co nstruc t ion o f Atl an t a Pub li c Sc hools, Darw in E. Womac k , Assis tan t Su pe r intenden t A ldermani c Parks Comm i ttee , Char les Le ftw ich , Chairman Pa rks Department, J a c k De liu s, G ene ral Manager Schools Re commenda t ions 1,2,3 & 4 Parks & Re creat ion Re commendati ons 1, 3 , 4 ,5 &6 Re comm e ndati o n 2 Mayo r 1s Offic e , Da n Sweat , J r ., Direc tor o f Gov e rnm e n tal Li aison Sewe rs Recomme ndations I, 2 & 3 Alde rman ic Pu b! ic Works C ommittee G. Ev erett Mi lli can , Chairman Pub Iic Wo rks Departme nt Ra y Nix on, Chie f o f Pu b lic Wo rks Di v is ion o f Wa ter Po ll u tion Co ntrol, Rober t H . Morr iss, Eng in eer o f Wa ter Poll u tion Control ·k Th is c hart is d esig ned to ac compa ny the re commendations I iste d on pages 24-26 of the N orthw est Brown town Stud y . �RE CO MMENDATI O NS ELECTED POLIT IC AL BODY ADMINIST RATI VE A G EN C Y Re commendati o n I Aldermanic Traffi c, Parking & Transi t Committee , Jack Summ ers, C hai rman (Atl an ta Transi t System , Robert Sommervi l e , Presiden t) Re com mendat ion 2 A !dermani c Traffi c, Park ing & Transit Committee , Jac k Su mmers , C ha irman Pu bl ic Works Department , Street Di vision , G. F. S teele , Engi neer o f Stree ts Traffic En g in eer in g Department , Kar l A . Bevins , Ci ty Traff ic Engineer San itary Depa rtment Ray N ix o n , C hief o f Public Works Re commendatio n 3 (C hamber of Commerce , Division of Ur ba n Affairs , Cu rtis H . Driskell) Recommenda t ion 4 Mayor 1s O ffi c e Dan Swea t , Jr., Di re c tor of Governmen tal Liaison Board o f Aldermen , Sam Masse 11 , Jr ., Pres ident Ot her Foci I ities G eneral Re commenda t ion 3 Aldermanic Planning & Development Committee, Rodney Coo k , C hairman Aldermanic Zoning Committee John M. Flanige n , C hairman Planning De partment , Co llier B. G lad in, Planning Director, Land Use Con trols Division of Planning Department, Tom Shu ttleworth, Div is ion Ch ief �NORTHWEST BROWNTOWN STUDY MAP N s MA JOR PROBLEMS, PROGRESS & RECO MM ENDATIONS LEGEND 11111111111111 STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES MAJOR STREETS PROCTOR CREEK EXISTING COMMUN ITY FACI LI TIES (schools, parks, libraries, - PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE PR OPOSED PAR KS I) O ne community pork to west of Jomes Jackson Parkwa y I) New high school (capac ity 2,000) 2) New junior high school (ca pac ity 1200) �" • • � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 41 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/daa73413bf86a9fcb95778b3a9b51695.pdf 83d255cea9c21a738439e4f3ee1211a4 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. NORTHWEST-BROWNTOWN AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY City Planning Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document NORTHWEST-BROWNTOWN AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY City Planning Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 40 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/94323030d159400080caec0253006568.pdf d3c4b2e60199d989a7be621f30494aa8 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Si&A ¥04£4A4b #§@2#$,!Q(J 4 ;g;_ MINUTES HOUSING RESJTJRC'SS COMHITTI:E :SXECUTIVE GR,)H? l-:IE?.TL '!1 September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Hesources Committee met at 10: 00 a.m., September 12, 1967, in Cormu.ttee Room f2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housin1 Reso·....rccs Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr~ Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Yir. Henry L. PJ.lls, representing Mr. Le e Bur 6 e, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Hr. John Wilson, member, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Charles F. Palmer, representing Mr. Clarence D. Coleman, Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. F. c. Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dr. 'Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr~ Stewart Wight, member, Land Acquisition Panel ~an Williams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. Edward S, Simon, Vice-Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr. Dale Clark, Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. William S. Holland, Executive Director, CACUR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting with comments pertaining to the program and then cailed on Nr. Jones to present the current status report of the program. Mr. Jones stated. that his office was in the process of retyping the low.. income housing inventory report but had only the summary ready for this meeting (Item 2 on the agenda and document 2 in the folder which had been presented to Executive Group members) . He explained that included in the inventory are apartment units bei~ developed under conventional financing which do not cost more than $10,000 per unit to construct, $12,000 for each side of a du~lex and $1S,OOO for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, ro me of which are especially significant •. He explained that Item A of the notes gives a comparison of the status of the program on August Jl, as compared with the previous report of June 28 and stated that on the whole we have lost ground in this program since the previous report two months ago. �2 He then called attention to the extract from the CIP report pertaining to low-income housing requirements (Item 3 on the agenda and in the folder). He also pointed out that we are not rec1.lly building low-cost housins in public housing but low-income housing . He also explained Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponclin:; document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertainj_ng to availahle land sui tabl)r zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones' office was understaffed to hancUe the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone GOes to the Building Department for a pennit we should try to r-;et the Per1rdt Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; thc>.t there is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to clo is to <1lso go back to the developers now in the program and get more specific information on their plans. He proposed for this purpose that the City provide a Clerk to the Committee for not less than 3 months. He stated that he felt the structures bein5 built are reasonably r,ood and that his feelin: :s are that a great deal more interes t should be put in the lowest rental-purchase ranges ; that we can get more in that price range from the prefabricated housing; th2.t the carrying charges on these per month is important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program misa.as going to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments f rom members of the Committee. Mr. Clark said he would sup::_Jort askin.:; f or more help; that he also saw a news report for housinr, that would rent for 1~50 to fi>70 per month, under the Farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County, and is called City Line. Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to ~et low.cost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Association pro,~ram is also a part of the FHA program. Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing? Mr . Jones replied that it is essentially a matter of interpretation, Mr. Alexander stated that is was from $0 to ~55 per month, Mr. Palmer commented 11 And they want low-income housine built under private enterprise?" Mr. Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development. Mr. Jones added "And even Rent Supplement11 • �3 Mr. Alexander again proposed askin~ the City f or a Clerk and developing a form for the Building Department to get filled out at the t ime permits are obtained and. c tated that we will have to talk to Mr. Hoff ord about that. A motion was made that the matter be left in seconded it. The matter was drop'.:Jed there. M r. Jones' hands, ¥ir. Yates Mr. Alexander then explained that the roll of this Committee in zon.i.ng matters is not an open ru1d shut case as to how to make 1~ecormnendations to the Boo.rd of Aldermen; that we have been taking this on as a extracurricular roll to a ;,sist the developers in this progr am; t hat this has been done in several instances, but no members of this Committee have been asked to eo around lookin£s at these sites to r e commend those which we consider r easonable, Mr. -Jones explained thnt this is what he and Mr. Gates have been attem0tint; to do; that they have been out with the s-,Jonsors and actually looked at most of the aites and have only listed ancl encouraa;ed thos e which they felt were pr actical and desirable, t hat in a several instances they have di scoura~ed sponsors fr om submittinc: s ites which they f elt were i mpracticable or unsuitable . Hr. Alexander continued that his f eel inc i s that we should t ry t o aid and assist the builders in this progr am but that we have no power to chan;:;e what is going on and that we are hnvin s our pro_)osals turned down one by one f or various reasons. He stated that t he approach which he f elt we should truce i s to i ssue a gener al s tatement about t he housing progr am, i t s needs, and t he shorta~e of l and that is now suitabl y zoned and t o work toward gettin:s a rezoning of the entire City , with due consi derat ion f or low-income housing needs; t hat as for working wit h the developer s we should be governed by what we see i s a ccept able to the Board of Alder men and the Building De~artment i n· granting permits; and f ur ther to come to some conclusi on about t he probl ems. He s t at ed t hat we shoul d also hel p the developers arr ange meetings with the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone 1>1ho 1-1ants t o talk to t hem about deficiencies in Communit y Facil ities r el ated t o t he housing program, which in some instances have been l oeimatc , such as parks, transportation, traffic, schools etc . He further stated. that at t he same time the ur,'sency of this program has seemed to es cape s ome ?eopl e; that one thi ng whi ch we also need is to emphasize the requirement f or additional l ow-income housing in the neighboring cities and countios and make it clear tha.t we are not trying to create a haven here in Atlanta for the whole country to come to and move in on this program; that this may happen, but we should t ry t o avail' it. He st ated that the CIP requirement is for replacement of houses and apartments that are unfit for human habitation • . He then called upon Mr . Jones for comments . Mr. Jones stated he feels tha t it wo do not take a position to actively sup:iort the cJ.evelopers who have proposed good projects and which ap~ear~ reasonable, he di d not know who would; that he was personally inclined to feel that we can do a service if we asa Committee take a -·JOsition on such proj ects; that he docs not think however that many ar ens will be built in the City which already have a surplus of cormnunity facilities; that he has hopec:_ that we can supµly facilities such as parks, nchools, pl aygrounds etc. simultaneous with the development of the housing proj e cts, by r elying on other Agencies and other Department s; �4 that those details should be chocked into carefully and coorc;ination made to provide these services as adequately as we ca1~. He said that he felt personally that a statement from the Housing rtesources Committee on each of the projects proposed f or low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Boa;.~d and. the Zoning Committee when they make their decisions. He pointed out difficulties which we have had in gettine sites approved up to that point and e:;~)lained that he and Hr. Gates (the Committee Consultant) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow through on aJJ. details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Hr. Gates have discourn:~ed sponsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, facilities not available etc. and that as a result, sever al of the sites originally proposed have nevP.r come up for rezonin~. He further stated tha,t he was inclined to feel that on those pronosals for Turnkey development that it would even be 1-roll for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee -to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favorable ~.nd suitable. One member commented that perhaps the whole City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander replied it seemed to him that we must create additional land through purchases for the ci ty-·wide a pproach; that when the individual developer canes along, there should be a body looking to tho interest of the whole city and it ap;:>eared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether this is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Planning Board is also very 1~uch in order, presumably. In referring to Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked docU17lcnt in the fol der, Dr. Henderson inquired if this material is whc>.t his Committee had asked for? Mr. Jones s t at ed that this is l1hat the Planning Department pr ovided in r e:Jponse to his a zoning ma:9 of nnd a report of by Land Lot and p.'.lilel's request; thnt when ue got it, it crone in t wo f orms: the City with va cant land areas superimposed on it in orange; total land in tho various zoning cat aeories and vacant land Dis trict. Mr. Jones furth0r explained that the Planning fupartment is now making a co~prehensive Land-Use s tudy to go before the Board of Aldermen with s ome proposed chti.Il~es in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the bes t thi n3 this Committee could do now is to cct its r e commendations presented to tho Planning and Development Committee; that we have a Joint Meeting scheduled for the 29th of Sept ember . Mr. Alexander then told Dr. Henderson that he s hould meet with Mr. Jones to go over the mat erial provided by the Planning Department, but that i n trying to resolve this thing we are s till short on l and and thos e two should cane up with a proposal , say in Sept ember, as to the number of a cres needed and its dis tribution. Dr . Henderson asked approximately how many a cres does tha t involve? �5 Mr . Jones replied that the maximum 0.ensity authorized f or garden type .::partments is 16 units per acre, but that the Housing Authority has been trying to hold that down to about 12 units per acre. Mr. Pcrsells stated that was correct; that 3, h, Qlld 5 bedroom units, which t he Housing Authority particularly ne eds, results in reduction of the density below 16 units per a cre. Mr. Jones explained we had one project which has been approved by FHA at 16 units per acre , but it is in an Urban Renewal project; that we had a developer recently dro~ a project becnusc he had bought the land expecting to develope it at the ma.xir.um authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary clis cussions, F"rlA suggested 10 uni ts per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to deb~te about how many total acres would be required.; that our exp8rience to date indicates that no more than 1/3 of the land appropriately zoned actually gets into the low-income housing program, due to turndovms by HUD, FHA, nei ghborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program. Mr. Alexander stated that there ap:1ears to be a need to r ezone the City at large; that there wer e 51 zoning petitions on the agenda recently for one r-.co ·::ing of the Planning Board. Mr . Jones expl ained that the current z oning was especially planned f or }ndus1;,ry; that many areas were original ly planned but never used as industrial, 1-;:C.- .ich development will not occur in the f orsecable futur e , and that the same c_pplies to much of the land now zoned residential ( singl e family development) t-:hereas tho immediate need of the City now i s for low-income multi-family housing. Mr. Persells e.xpl ained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the l anu to cons:i.der addit i onal parcels 1vhich could be used f or the low-income housing c~tegoriJ where chrin gcs seem to be reasonabl e . Mr. Alexander stat ed the builders have claimed that FHA procadurea were hol d.inc them up , that Atlanta is one of the City's in which FHA now clcims that it can process an application in l ess than 2 weeks; that this i s a change in nttitude , but the 221 d ( 3) proeram does not come within the direct line of FHA 1 s principal insuring policy. Mr . Alexa,~der asked Mr . Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gat es on the accelerated procedure for multi-family processing by F1IA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co-::iics in the folders ) Mr . Clark indicated that it would probably be better for this tY}Je of announcement to be made by the local FHA office rather than f r om this Committee. �6 Mr. Alexander then referred to Item 7 on the agenda pertaining to the proposal in the Rent Supplement program to require nonprofit sponsors to put up 5% equity (in effect a donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thine; in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors 2.re financially imo lved in the success of their project that they will have more permanent interest in it; that Urban AmGrica's feeling is, if this is done the Rent Supplement program will die before it gets nn opportunity to grow; and Urban America has suGgested that those interested send telegrams to their Senators and to Senator Warren Magnuson sugGesting th2.t this approach of requiring the 5% equity will defeat the purpose of the program; that what he would like to do is to eet an authorization from the Committee to sign a t 8l egram in support of this position and to urge cons ideration of this matter in the final preparation of the bill. A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and unanimously adopt ed asking Mr. Alexander to send. such telegrams to .:i.ppropriate Senators, Mr. Cl.:i.rk asked if the 5%o.onation Mr. Alexander stated that it i s nonprofit, s1Jonsor is not sup;iosed to 2.nd it is asking too much of him to Mr . Alexanuer also said that to give nonprofit projects one can borrow up is what you are competing with, in a is a known step or a new development. new; that the thinking is that the be get tin~ any profit back from the project put up 5%equity donation to the project. tho other sid0. of it is, that in 221 d (3) to a 102% of the project coat and this sense. Mr. Pers ells asked Mr. Alexander to explain the l02_;i . Mr. Alexander explained what the extra 2% takes care of. Mr. Alexander again asked for and received unanimous consent to r equest the City for a GI.erk for at least 3 months. Mr. Alexander then called for hrief reports from the Panel Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr . Archer Smith made a very interes ting presentation of his case study and the significance of the She.ffer vs. City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up for hearing the next day. Constructi on and Design Panel - As no one was present to represent this panel, Mr. Alexander explained a proj e ct which that panel was working on involving Building Codes and a System s tudy. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel - Mr. Alexander explained that this panel is working on creation of a Honpr ofit Housing Development Corporntion, He also mentioned the favorable comment s made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pertaining to loans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects. �7 Business Participation Panel - Hr. Alexander cormnented briefly on his rec ent conference in Washington with Se.cretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Braim.stein, pertaining to bringing "Big Business 11 into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr •. Clark commented on the ill-fated Browntmm Road rezoning at tempt and to a nonprof it sponsor proj ect which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Social Problems Panel - Daan Jackson explained that the avera::,;e annual income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in rent8l units . Mr. Alexander then called on Mr. David T. Edwar ds, sponsor of a rezoning petition f or an 18 acre site on the \I.Jest side of Atlanta , i'Jorth of Bakers Ferry Roacl , S. W. (LL 2h, 14th Dist. FF) to present his proposal ( one of three in Item 5 on the· agenda )~ Ytr. Edwards made a good and convincing presentation. From questions a ske d mid comments J11ade by some members of the Committee , the Cornmi ttee ai)poared receptive to Mr. Edwards I propos8l. Formal action by the Committee however was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this proj ect to the Zoning Committe e , as had previous ly been re ques ted by Mr. Edwards, as well a s similar requests from sponsors of t wo other projects which the Committe e had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for r easons explained earlier in the mooting . Subsequently however, the Chairman of the Planning Board. was r eques t ed to pas s on to the Zoning Committee , with the Plannin.r; Boards' r e commendations, a l etter which had pr eviously been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those t wo proj ects. The mee ting was adjorned nt 12 noon. l_,. ~ti~ _ ,,.,_,,.,,i , ~ <~- Malcolm D. J onefJ Supervisor of I nspe ction Services Encls : Agenda Documents contai ned i n fol der provided every member pr esent (wi th file copy only ) • � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTOS SXECULTIVE GRWe MESTIA September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing lesources Committee met at 10:00 a,m., September 12, 1967, in Comnittee Room 7/'2, City Hall, The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housing Resoirces Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr, Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, _ Legal Panel Mr. Henry L. Hills, representing Mr. Lee Burge, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit funds Panel Mr. John Wilson, member, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Charles F. Palmer, representing Mr. Clarence D. Coleman, Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. F. C. Terrell, representing Mr, Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dr. Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. Stewart Wight, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dean William S. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. idward S, Simon, Vice-Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr, Dale Clark, Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. William S. Holland, Executive Director, CACUR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting with comments pertaining to the program and then called on Mr. Jones to present the current status report of the program, Mr. Jones stated that his office was in the process of retyping the lowe income housing inventory report but had only the summary ready for this meeting (Item 2 on the agenda and document 2 in the folder which had been presented to Executive Group members). He explained that included in the inventory are apartment units being develoved under conventional financing which dco not cost more than $10,000 per unit to construct, $12,000 for each side of a duvlex and $15,000 for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, sme of which are especially significant. He explained that Item A of the notes gives a comparison of the status of the program on August 31, as compared with the previous report of June 28 and stated that on the whole we have lost ground in this program since the previous report two months agOs He then called attention to the extract from the CIP renort pertaining to low-income housing recuirements (Item 3 on the agenda and in the folder). He also pointed out that we are not really building low=cost housing in public housing but low-income housing. He also explained Item (a) on the agenda and the correspondin’: document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertaining to available land suitably zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones! office was under- staffed to handle the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone goes to the Building Vepartment for a permit we should try to set the Permit Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; that there is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to do is to also go back to the developers now in the program and get more specific information on their plans, He proposed for this purpose that the City provide a Clerk to the Committee for not less than 3 months. He stated that he felt the structures being built are reasonably good and that his feelin:'s are that a great deal more interest should be put in the lowest rental-purchase ranges; that we can get more in that price range from the prefabricated housing; that the carrying charges on these per month is important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program means going to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments from members of the Committee. Mr. Clark said he would support askin; for more help; that he also saw a news report for housing that wovld rent for $50 to 470 per month, uncer the farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County, and is called City Line, Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to set lowecost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Association prosram is also a part of the FHA program. Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing? Mr. Jones replied that it is essentially a matter of interpretation. Mr. Alexander stated that is was from $0 to $55 per month, Mr. Palmer commented "And they want low-income housing built under private enterprise?" Mr, Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development. Mr, Jones added "And even Rent Supplement", Mr. Alexander again proposed askinz the Cit3- for a Clerk and developing a form for the Building Department to get filled out at the time permits are obtained anc stated that we will have to talk to Mr. Wofford about that. A motion was made that the matter be left in Mr. Jones' hands, Mr. Yates seconded it. The matter was dropved there. Mr, Alexander then explained that the roll of this Committee in zoning matters is not an open and shut case as to how to make recommendations to the Board of Aldermen; that we have been taking this on as a extracurricular roll to assist the develoners in this program; thet this has been cone in several instances, but no members of this Committee have been asked to fo around looking at these sites to recomniend those which we consider reasonable, Mr. Jones explained that this is what he and Mr. Gates have been attemoting to do; that they have been out with the s»onsors and actually looked at most of the sites and have only listed anc encourazed those which they felt were practical and desirable; that in a several instancos they have discouraced sponsors from submittins sites which they felt were impracticable or unsuitable. Mr. Alexander continued that his feeling is that we should try to aid and assist the builders in this program but that we have no power to change what is going on and that we are havinz our pro»osals turned down one by one for various reasons. He stated that the approach which he felt we should take is to issue a general statement about the housing program, its needs, and the shortagze of land that is now suitably zoned and to work toward getting a rezoning of the entire City, with due consideration for low-income housing needs; that as for working with the developers we should be governed by what we see is acceptable to the Board of Aldermen and the Building Department in granting permits; and further to come to some conclusion about the problems. He stated that we should also help the developers arrange meetings with the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone who wants to talk to them about deficiencies in Community Facilities related to the housing program, which in some instances have been legimatc, such as parks, transportation, traffic, schools etc. He further stated that at the same time the urzency of this program has seemed to cscape some Deople; that one thing which we also need is to emphasize the requirement for additional low-income housing in the neighboring cities and countics and make it clear that we are not trying to create a haven here in Atlanta for the whole country to come to and move in on this program; that this may happen, but we should try to avoi' it. He stated that the CIP requirement is for replacement of houses and apartments that are unfit for human habitation, He then called upon Mr. Jones for comments. Mr. Jones stated he feels that it we do not take a position to actively suport the «‘evelopers who have proposed good projects anc which apnear§ reasonable, he cid not know who would; that he was personally inclined to feel that we can do a service if we as a Committee take a »osition on such projects; that he does not think however that many areas will be built in the City which already have a surdlus of community facilities; that he has hopec that we can supoly facilities such as parks, schools, playgrounds etc. simultaneous with the development of the housing projects, by relying on other Agencies and other Departmenis; that those details should be checked into carefully and coorcination made to provide these services as adequately as we cam. He said that he felt personally that a statement from the Housing resources Committee on each of the projects proposed for low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee when they make their decisions. He pointed out difficulties which we have had in getting sites approved up to that point and explained that he and Mr. Gates (the Committee Consultant) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow through on all. details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Mr. Gates have discoura'z;ed syonsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, facilities not available etc. and that as a result, several of the sites originally proposed have never come up for rezoning. He further stated that he was inclined to feel that on those proposals for Turnkey development that it would even be well for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favorable and suitable. One member commented that perhaps the whole City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander replied it seemed to him that we must create additional land through purchases for the city-wide approach; that when the individual developer comes along, there should be a body looking to the interest of the whole city and it apyeared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether this is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Plaming Board is also very much in order, presumably. In referring to Item h(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked document in the folder, Ur. Henderson inguired if this material is what his Committee had asked for? Mr. Jones stated that this is what the Planning Department provided in response to his panel's request; that when we got it, it came in two forms: a zoning man of the City with vacant land areas superimposed on it in orange; and a report of total land in the various zoning catagories and vacant land by Land Lot and District. Mr. Jones further explained that the Planning Department is now making a comprehensive Land-Use study to go before the Board of Aldermen with some proposed changes in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the best thing this Committee could do now is to set its recommendations prescnted to the Planning and Development Committec; that we have a Joint Mecting scheduled for the 29th of September. Mr. Alexander then told Dr. Henderson that he should meet with Mr. Jones to go over the material provided by the Planning Department, but that in trying to resolve this thing we are still short on land and those two should come up with a proposal, say in September, as to the number of acres needed and its distribution, Dr. Henderson asked approximately how many acres does that involve?  Mr. Jones replied that the maximum censity authorized for garden type apartments is 16 units per acre, but that the Housing Authority has been trying to hold that down to about 12 units per acre. Mr. Persells stated that was correct; that 3, lh, and 5 bedroom units, which the Housing Authority particularly needs, results in reduction of the density below 16 units per acre. Mr. Jones explained we had one »roject which has been approved by FHA at 16 units per acre, but it is in an Urban Renewal project; that we had a developer recently drov a project because he had bousht the land expecting to develone it at the maximum authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary discussions, FHA suggested 10 units per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to debate about how many total acres would be required; that our experience to date indicates that no more than 1/3 of the land appropriately zoned actually gets into the low-income housing program, due to turndowns by HUD, FHA, neighborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program. Mr. Alexander stated that there apvears to be a need to rezone the City at large; that there were 51 zoning petitions on the agenda recently for one rec ling of the Planning Board. Mr. Jones explained that the current zoning was especially planned for industry; that many areas were originally planned but never used as industrial, vhich development will not occur in the forsecable future, and that the same “pplies to much of the land now zoned residential (single family development) whereas the immediate need of the City now is for low-income multi-family housing, Mr. Persells explained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the land to consider additional parcels which could be used for the low-income housing category where chsngcs scem to be reasonable. * * * Mr, Alexander stated the builders have claimed that FHA procedures were holding them up; that Atlanta is one of the City's in which FHA now claims that it can process an application in less than 2 weeks; that this is a change in attitude, but the 221 d (3) program does not come within the direct line of FHA's principal insuring policy. Mr. Alexander asked Mr. Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gates on the accelerated procedure for multi-family processing by FHA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co»ies in the folders) Mr. Clark indicated that it would probably be better for this type of announcement to be made by the local FHA office rather than irom this Committee. Mr, Alexander then referred to Item 7 on the agenda pertaining to the proposal in the Rent Supplement program to require nonprofit sponsors to put up 5% equity (in effect a donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thing in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors are financially inw lved in the success of their project that they will have more permanent interest in it; that Urban America's feeling is, if this is done the Rent Supplement program will die before it gets an opportunity to grows; and Urban America has suggested that those interested send telegrams to their Senators and to Senator Warren Magnuson sugresting that this approach of reauiring the 5% equity will defeat the purpose of the program; that what he would like to do is to get an authorization from the Committee to sign a telegram in support of this position and to urge consideration of this matter in the final preparation of the bill, A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and¢ unanimously adopted asking Mr, Alexander to send such telegrams to appropriate Senators, Mr. Clark asked if the 5% donation is a know step or a new development. Mr. Alexander stated that it is new; that the thinking is that the nonprofit syonsor is not suposed to be gctting any profit back from the project and it is asking too much of him to put up 5% equity donation to the project. Mr. Alexander also said that to give the other side of it is, that in 221 d (3) nonprofit projects one can borrow up to a 102% of the project cost and this is what you are competing with, in a sense. Mr. Persells asked Mr. Alexander to explain the 102%. Mr. Alexander explained what the extra 2% takes care of. +t ci * Mr. Alexander again asked for and received unanimous consent to request the City for a Glerk for at least 3 months, Mr. Alexander then called for brief reports from the Pancl Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr. Archer Smith made a very interesting presentation of his case study and the significance of the Shaffer vs. City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up for hearing the next day. Construction and Design Panel - As no one was present to represent this panel, Mr. Alexander explained a project which that panel was working on involving Building Codes and a System study. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel = Mr. Alexander explained that this panel is working on creation of a Nonprofit Housing Development Corporation, He also mentioned the favorable comments made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pertaining to loans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects.  Business Participation Panel - Mr. Alexander commented briefly on his recent conference in Washington with Secretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Brownstein, pertaining to bringing "Big Business" into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr, Clark commented on the ill-fated Browntorn Road rezoning attempt and to a nonproiit sponsor project which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Social Problems Panel - Dean Jackson explained that the averarze annual income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in rental units. Mr. Alexander then called on Mr. David T. Edwards, sponsor of a rezoning petition for an 18 acre site on the West side of Atlanta, North of Bakers Ferry Road, S. W. (LL 2), lth Dist. FF) to present his proposal (one of three in Item 5 on the agenda). Mr. Edwards made a good and convincing presentation. From questions asked and comments made by some members of the Committee, the Committee aopeared receptive to Mr. Edwards! proposal. Formal action by the Committee howover was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this project to the Zoning Committee, as had previously been requested by Mr, Edwards, as well as similar requests from sponsors of two other projects which the Committee had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for reasons explained earlier in the mecting. Subsequently however, the Chairman of the Planning Boara was requested to pass on to the Zoning Committce, with the Planning Boards' recommendations, a letter which had previously been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those two projects. The meeting was adjorned at 12 noon, HS ethene Anasha poe Malcolm D. Jon Supervisor of Inspection Services Encls: Agenda Documents contained in folder provided every member present (with file copy only).  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 39 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/a2379ef47e36c5a6b72a1eab55a44e1f.pdf 3fb29c0d886b9fbd8042241564713938 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. AGENDA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committe e Rm. No. 2 1. Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman 2. Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones ). (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from GIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing - Jones (b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program (for Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman 4. 5. Requests f rom Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones 6. Accel er at ed Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 7. 5% 8. Panel Reports - Chairman 9. other &siness (Comments on Urban Ameri ca Seminar) - Chairman Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Propos ed for Rent Supplement Proj e cts - Spe cial Notice from Ur ban Amer ica � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document AGEN DA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committee Rm. No. 2 Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from CIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing = Jones (b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program (for Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman Requests from Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones Accelerated Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 5% Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Proposed for Rent Supplement Projects - Special Notice from Urban America Panel Reports - Chairman Other Business (Comments on Urban America Seminar) - Chairman  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 38 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/788505689d418000fc598d6b68d4cbdb.pdf ae4376754c0b72ef34aff668783bc76a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. . , . .. MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEET!NG October 23, i967 T h e ~ ,· HRC Conmittee, aild the Land Acquisitio~ Panel ~t the Housing Resources Comnµ.ttee met jointly with the members of the Plantrl.ng Department at 11:00 a,m., Octobe~ 23~ 1967, in Committee Room #2 1 City Hall, pursuant to invitatiortal. notice attached~ The roiiow:1.nt me~bers were present! Mrl Mr; Cecii A. Aiexartder~ Chairman, Housing Resources Committee F.· C. Terrell, rep:t-esenting Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr •. Cl:.ayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: w. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Chamber o!' Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Len E. Sweat Jr,, Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Ge'orge Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin stated that he and the members of his sta!f were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problem~, He stated that every effort.would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being made by his Department in produeing a new Land.Use map. He presented a map showing progress to date, but . explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr. Gladin also stated that coll8id~ration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit •ystem stations have not been determined ·and this eould be one item that would involve possible changes, �- - - - - - --- 2 City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that !fayor Iva., Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo,re ·:. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty i n getting zo:ling changes. Johnson s ~id most of t he sites the plannsrs are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nu.~erous occasions have appeared before the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson s2id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and sutmit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park s ite on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustrat i on of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr . Gates , HRC Co:;,.rnittee Consult ant, provided :member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use i n t he low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of l and in the City presently zoned f or industrial use and suggest ed that study be given to det ermine if some of t his land should be released fo~ use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan nhich would make additional apartment sites available. �\I 3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, < ,-, . \ . .' ...;~.'-j~__/ ..jl!--~·-2 -Malcolm D. Jones ( / Supervisor of Inspection Services . <.• ••/ Encls: (with original only) -: • • Invitational Notice, Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. Proposed Sites offered for the Low-ihcome Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MINUTES HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING October 23, 1967 The Chairman, HRC Committee, and the Land Acquisition Panel of the Housing Resources Committee met jointly with the members of the Planning Department at 11:00 ams, October 23, 1967, in Committee Room #2, City Hall, pursuant to invitatiotial notice attached. The following menibers were present: Mr, Cecil A. Alexaridery Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Mr, F. C. Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr, Clayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr, J. A, Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W. W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: Mr. George W. Kennedy, Jr,, Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Dan E, Sweat Jr., Director of Governmental Liaison Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin stated that he and the members of his staff were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problems, He stated that every effort, would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being made by his Department in produeing a new LandeUse map, He presented a map showing progress to date, but explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr, Gladin also stated that consideration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed LandeUse map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit system stations have not been determined and this could be one item that would involve possible changes,  City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for low- income housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Federal objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that Mayor Ivan Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slowe! by objections of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty in getting zoning changes. Johnson s-id most of the sites the planners are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on numerous occasions have appeared before the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson said that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renowal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and submit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stated that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park site on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustration of how a site might be developed for mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr. Gates, HRC Committee Consultant, provided members of the Planning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use in the low-income Housing Program. Only of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of land in the City presently zoned for industrial use and suggested that study be given to determine if some of this land should be released for use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use pian which would make additional apartment sites available. The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ate Lon sense Malcolm D. Jones Cys Supervisor of Inspection Services Enclss Invitational Notice. (with original Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. only) Propdsed Sites offered for the Low-income Housing Program dated October 10, 1967.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 37 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/9422ef841f9f9a448ec0ec478f9fdd93.pdf 02183299cad1971595492e4dd3b866e1 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - - - - ---- -- - - -· - -·- J..J<..c;i '. H~ '--:_ &/_'7._r-t»-<~ ~~ t ~ , 12.-. Hai SING RESOU CES C1)HHI TTES Room 1204~ City Hall SeptGmber 1,;~ 1967 Mr. Jim Crawford,. Chn.irrnan Atlant~-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co. 56 Peachtree Sto • Wo Atlanta, Georaia. 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: . Enclosed are copies of l etter to you d.:lted Aueust Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairma."1, 14, 1967, f'rom O-.lsing Resot,z-ces Committee., advisini of endorsement by tha Housing o~ources Comtllttco of re-1,oning petitions Z-67-lJl...E and #Z-67-.138-E proposed for 101-.-inc ome housin~ development and requesting favorable recom.~endations by th~ Plenning Board. a Alexnnder has as1-ed me to r equest ~ou to please hav0 transmitted, with the report of the recommendations of the Planning Board, to the ZQ.nine Cam.":'.!ittce o.f the Board of Aldermen, co;ios of the above indicated l.otter shooing the posit ion o.f the Housing Resources Committee i:-rl.th r espect to the~o t10 petitions . Sincerel y, Halcolm D. Jones Super•Jisor of Inspection Services Mill/ sp Enclt cc: 2 copies of HRC l etter dated August Y~. Tamrrr:, Shuttloworth .14, 1967. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document \) = a Ps AF i Ln 4 ¢ (Go ff ) JAAS. AA f- = pea » \ 1 | | i KA. b} MF b- ine, Deak 120 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTES Room 120), City Hall September 15, 1967 Me. Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co, 56 Peachtree Ste Ne We Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: _ Enclosed are copies of letter to you dated August 14, 1967, from Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee, advising of endorsement by the Housing Resources Committee of re~zoning petitions #Z-67-131-E and #Z-67=136=~ proposed for loweincome housing development and requesting favorable recommendations by the Planning Board. Mr. Alexander has asked me to reauest you to please have transmitted, with the report of the recommendations of the Planing Board, to the Zoning Comaittee of the Board of Aldermen, copies of the above indicated Lotter showing the position of the Housing Resources Comittee with respect to these two petitions. Sincerely » Malcolm D. Jones Supervisor of Inspection Services MB/s) . Encl: 2 copies of HRC letter dated August 1h, 1967. ccs Mr. Tomay Shuttleworth .  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 36 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/6d02149a9a3b2a45c18a9aceeae6ccad.pdf 02b8f4762e1fe779aa07514a100b496a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. k1; (_ ~ 2_ C.-V -1:_ , U '._ ~,_., ,L t_, 0-o r\/'v,_.v, :_ct::_~__.__ -).\ ,~J'-' a,;t.,6 o; HOUSING RESOURCES COH!1ITTEE Room 1204, City Hall August .14., 1967 . Y.ir . Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-fulton County J oint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co . 56 Peachtr0a St. N. W. ..·•. Atlanta, Geor gia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawfordi Reference is made to Zoning p tition #Z-67-lJl~E on the Agenda of the Atlanta- Fulton County J oint Planning Board for conslderation August 16, 1967. .. , On August 9 the Executive Group of the Hou.sing ·Resources Committee considered the proposed re-zoning of this 45 acre tract from M-1 & M-2 t o A-1 for ~onstruction of low-income housing under the Turnkey program for Public Housing., as part of the City 1_s ac celerated low-income housing program . The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this prDposcd housing project ii badly needed in meeting an important portion of the City's critical houaing needs, unamiously endorsed this proposaJ. and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to recommend favorable a cti on nn t he proposed r e-zoning of this site for Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Reference ia also made to Zoning petition //Z-67-138-E on your agenda for consideration at your August 16 meeting . The Executive Group of the Housing Resourceo Committee on August 9 also considered the proposal for re-zoninz of approximately 69 acres of a larger tract from R-3 to A-1 for the purpose of construction of approximately 360 dwelling units under · the 221 d (3) co-op program. · The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is des.Lrable in meeting a special seement of the overall housing requirement for low and medium income .families in Atlanta and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to also recommend favorable a.ctio~ on the proposed re-zoning of this site for the purpose stated. · Sincerely, .. · Cecil A. Alexander~ Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDJ/sll 2· ec~-,; .J..J M A ,, Sf+,;11}'-~~,fh � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document aes ets Mas ive. 4 tale eth HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120, City Hall August 1), 1967 Mr. Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co. 56 Peachtree St. Ne We Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: Reference is made to Zoning patition #2-67-131l~E on the Agenda of the Atlanta-Fulton County Joint Planning Board for consideration August 16, 1967. On August 9 the Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee considered the proposed re-zoning of this 5 acre tract from Mel & M~2 to A=1 for construction of low-income housing under the Turnkey program for Public Housing, as part of the City's accelerated low-income housing program. The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is badly needed in meeting an important portion of the City's critical © housing needs, unamiously endorsed this proposal and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to recommend favorable action on the proposed re-zoning of this site for Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Reference is also made to Zoning petition #Z-67-138-E on your agenda for consideration at your August 16 meeting. The Executive Group of the Housing Resources Committee on August 9 also considered the proposal for re~zoning of approximately 69 acres of a larger tract from R=3 to A-l for the purpose of construction of approximately 360 dwelling units under the 221 ad (3) co-op program. The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is desirable in meeting a special segment of the overall housing requirement for low and medium income families in Atlanta and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to also recommend favorable action on the proposed pe eons of this site for the purpose stated. Sincerely, : Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDI/a1. ee. oc jecov chal Mp Sh stleseeth  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 35 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/917f4cc07c87cd529cccabc6c45dc2c9.pdf 55af19c2ae21fc663ca0d9db5ad6766a Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ----- ---· ----~-- . , ..... . i . ' DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager. Atlanta, ·Georgia 30303 •' ' October 2, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Arnold Cate Arnold ·and Cate · Attorneys· at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cate: As per your recent request, I am listing all parks and their development status within a five mile radius of the property listed in rezoning application No. Z-67-131-E. ,. .. . : ·' The parks under development are as follows: Collier Drive, . .. ,.Wilson Mill Road, Gun Club ( Community Park) , Center Hill -- · .. , :-:, .. : -.-.and Chattahoochee._.. The older parks already developed are English and Adamsville Recreation Center. The two undevelo ped park sites are Peyton .Road and Sandy Creek, a total of . nine parks. " } ,:....... ".~·/ ,... ~-, ;-- ,_-:~ '·~·- • ~ ~:~.• ~ •,r' • "'*. l >'( ...:'~· The parks we hope to have well developed by the end of 1969 are Collier Drive, Wilson Mill and Gun Club. · I hope the ·above information will prove of use to you. Sincerely, f ~/,/~ A. P. Brindley Parks Engineer APB:cj ' • . J � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document e CITY OF ATLANTA : a A DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 October 2, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Arnold Cate Arnold and Cate’ Attorneys at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cate; As per your recent request, I am listing all parks and their development status within a five mile radius of the property listed in rezoning application No. Z-67-131-E. The parks under development are as follows: Collier Drive, ~~ ~.Wilson Mill Road, Gun Club (Community Park), Center Hill -and Chattahoochee. The older parks already developed are English and Adamsville Recreation Center. The two undeveloped park sites are Peyton Road and Sandy Creek, a total of nine parks. hey tay: CR ap | The parks we hope to have well developed by the end of 1969 are Collier Drive, Wilson Mill and Gun Club. I hope the above information will prove of use to you. Sincerely, Ch bedi in A. P. Brindley , Parks Engineer APB:¢j Pe desea em sore. (Pron Pan  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 34 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8cdf1f9e0b89dde9c2a3b6b738f80445.pdf f743491f7f22da1d07ad126f2bd5f5cc Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ,., \ • • r ) ' It ~ ., ' DEPARTMENT of WATER WORKS • < ..... . 68 MITCHELL STREET, S. W. .. ! r: ; .· : .- . ,, 102 City Hall "" PAUL WEIR JACKSON 5-8341 Atlan t a, Georgia 3 03 03 September 29, 1967 WE !JEL L R . c.r~ ",j ,'.> _ GENERAL M A NACER OFF l : C:: ' /J.-•,,-..-=,·- WILLIAM T . BUSH W. CU9Tl3 h : ~T E.: " ASST, GENERAL MANAGER ,:.u;;:,1-v R Mr. Ross Arnol d Arnold & Cate 904 S-tandard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ross: Thank you f or your lette r relative to the availability of water for a 45_ acre tract of land on Banlchead Highway between the drive-in theatre and the Chattahoochee River. We have a 8-inch main in Bankhead Hi ghway, a 12-inch in Carroll Road, and an 8-inch in Maynard Road. Atlant a ' s Water Depart~ent is a modern, muqicipally owned utility valued at $175 , 00 0,000. We have a continuous program of upda;ing and strengthening t he system to .provide the most reliable water service possible to all our ci tizen-customers. However, fa ctors beyond our control such as water m&in breaks, elect ri cal po~ir fa ilures, et c. can cause a reduction in pressure and volume or complete suspension of service during tne period of repairs . We cannot assure any customer of uninterr4pted service during these e~ergencies. · If a building req ui res a guaranteed minimulTI wat er pressure and volume, it is the responsibility o f the OWJler to provide adequate storage and booster pumps. It will be a pleasure to work with you in providing water service and fire protection for this proj ect. Paul Weir PW:sb "AILANT11 Gl<OW,'J WI-/EHE WAltN OO{S" _ __ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document ee DEPARTMENT of WATER WORKS "68 MITCHELL STREET, S. W. 102 City Hall JACKSON 5-8341 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 PAUL WEIR September 29, 1967 ~ ps GENERAL MANAGER .- WILLIAM T. BUSH : W. CURTIS HESTE ASST. GENERAL MANAGER f AUDITOR Mr. Ross Arnold Arnold & Cate 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ross: Thank you for your letter relative to the availability of water for a 45 acre tract of land on Bankhead Highway between the drive-in theatre and the Chattahoochee River. We have a S-inch main in Bankhead Highway, a 12-inch in Carroll Road, and an 8-inch in Maynard Road. Atlanta's Water Department is a modern, municipally owned utility valued at $175,000,000. We have a continuous program of updating and strengthening the system to provide the most reliable water service possible to all our citizen-customers. However, factors beyond our control such as water main breaks, electrical power failures, etc. can cause a reduction in pressure and volume or complete suspension of service during the period of repairs. We cannot assure any customer of uninterrupted service during these emergencies. If a building requires a guaranteed minimum water pressure and volume, it is the responsibility of the owner to provide adequate storage and booster pumps. It will be a pleasure to work with you in proveetaE water service and fire protection for this project. . Paul Weir PWssb “AILANTA GROWS WHERE WATER GOES” ys  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 33 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/b19626527aada24a595a0683bc44745e.pdf aabf3dfeeb87d313e7fa1e61c3fe060c Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. - ~• I • • . . .. . • \ ' ATLANTA · PUBLIC SC A0MINl6TRATION BUIL91NCi 224 CENTRAL AVE .. 6 .W. ' ATLANTA . GCORCilA Of"FICE OF' ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SCHOOL J-LA.N T PLANNING AND September 29, 1967 CON8TRUCTl0N Hr. Ross Arnold Arnold & Cate 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Banl<l1ead Housing Development-Land Lot 267 Dear Mr. Arnold: At your request, this is to confirm in writing that the Department of School Plant Planning and Construction of the Atlanta Public Schools has been working with you in an attempt to plan for necessary additional school facilities which will be generated by your proposed housing development on Bankhead Avenue, N~ W., between Carroll Drive and the Chattahoochee River . The nearest elementary school is the Mayson School. It is a small schoo:J., and to make matters worse s two thirds of the building was burned last spring. Construction is now under way to rebuild the school , and it · is expected to be completed by February. Its size, however, is such that no additional students should be assigned to the school. This means that a new school will be required because of your housing project. j We discussed possible sites adjacent to your proposed development. We have examined nearby property presently zoned R-4 and feel quite sure that an adequate school sit e can be purchased ·in that area. The gas main which runs through som~ of this propertyis of some concern to us. I believe you have plats sho,ving the exact location of this gas main. I f you have such information, this department would greatly appreciate a copy of such a plat. The high school situation is also overcrowded in this area . The nearest school t o your propo sed development is Harper High School. This summer, however, the Douglass High School will open, and this facility should completely relieve Harp er High School for ne..x:t year. It is probable, however, that an addition will have to be scheduled for Harper High School. ~ This department wishes to eA'J?ress its appreciation for your cooper.1tive spirit and your consideration of school needs of. people . Sincerely yours, 'U ~" { >-<~ 1 { , '-..) . 1J.1..,-.-•\..-<\.. <:.,,l_ Darwin W. \voma ck Assistant SupCl.' .i.n t.~ud~~n t D\v'W: pu cc: !vl r. Cecil Thornton ) 30J 0 .3 t (· � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document We ee? _ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 224 CENTRAL AVE... 6.W. ATLANTA. GEORGIA SO303 OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION F September 295 1967 Mr. Ross Arnold Arnold & Cate 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Bankhead Housing Development—— Land Lot 267 Dear Mr. Arnold: At your request, this is to confirm in writing that the Department of School Plant Planning and Construction of the Atlanta Public Schools has been working with you in an attempt to plan for necessary additional school facilities which will be generated by your proposed housing development on Bankhead Avenue, N. W., between Carroll Drive and the Chattahoochee River. The nearest elementary school is the Mayson School. It is a small school, and to make matters worse; two thirds of the building was burned last spring. Construction is now under way to rebuild the school, and it is expected to be completed by February. Its size, however, is such that no additional students should be assigned to the school, This means that a new school will be required because of your housing project. We discussed possible sites adjacent to your proposed development. We have examined nearby property presently zoned R-4 and feel quite sure that an adequate school site can be purchased in that area. The gas main which runs through some of this property is of some concern to us. I believe you have plats showing the exact location of this gas main. If you have such information, this department would greatly appreciate a copy of such a plat. The high school situation is also overcrowded in this area. The nearest school to your proposed development is Harper High School. This summer, however, the Douglass High School will open, and this facility should completely relieve Harper High School for next year. It is probable, however that an addition will have to be scheduled for Harper High School. This department wishes to express its appreciation for your ROVaSr eS tive spirit and your consideration of school needs of people. Sincerely yours, eee LO, Reb. < bs Darwin W. Womack Assistant Superintendent DWW: pa ze €e: Mr. Cecil Thornton  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 32 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1933225d43a1c8fcfa4ac5bb0edf5a57.pdf 6fb24d9d205b494199a9ffc88fa10648 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ... ~- I ATLA TA DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION 301 CITY HALL Atlanta 3, Georgia September 29, 1967 RI CHARD W. RE $;:>E~ S RAY A . N IX ON A SS T. CH I E F O F c c,r ,.~ TRL.CTI C ' , Ct, ief o f Con s tructi on ROBERT H . M O R RISS ASST . CHI E F OF C O NS.TH ' C 1 1.:., · . Mr. Ross Arnold At.torney at Law 904 Stand ard Federal Savings Bldg. Atlanta, Georgi a 30303 Dear Mr. Arnold: With reference to your letter of Se ptember 26, i.967, the follor.. ing corr.men t s are offered relati ve to the pr opos ed devel b pme nt of appr oximatel y 65 acre s of l3nd on the no_rth and south side of Ba nkhead Highway, N.W. at Maynard Drive . l-{r . Fr a ncis B. Shee t z, Ar chite c t , h a s pr eviou s ly ·a dv i s e d this of f ice of a prop osed deve lopment in this a r ea and his pl ans for such deve lopment are pre s en tly und er review from the standpoint of sewer availability. Mr. Sheetz advised us al s o that a ny development i n this ar ea was a t least 12 to 18 months i n th e fu t ur e a nd pre s ented no immediate probl em fr om the standpoint of requiring sani ta r • s ewer s . Thi s offi ce has advised Mr . She e tz i n t he pas t t hat t he pr opos ed dev elopment i n t h is area would be serv ed wi t h s anit ar y s ewers a t an appropri a t e time c o pe r mi t deve lopment by s ome means to be deve lope d in cons ultation wi th t h e devel oper . At this time, we antic ipate that a sma l l package e j e c t or s ta t ion loc ~ted somc\.J e·· J near the westerly boundary of th e proposed development will be required to l if t sanitary s ewer flows t o an existing outfa ll sewe r in Carroll Road. I t is a nticipate d furth er tha t thi s package eje c t or s ta t i on cou l d be e limina t ed wi t hin t h P next 2 ye ar s by t h e ins t a l lation of a ma jor - s a nitary t r unk s ewer runni ng par3l l e 1 wi th the Chattahoo chee Rive r at a point ne ar this dev e l opment and flow i ng to t h e Sa ndy Creek Wa t e r Pol l ution Contr ol Pl ant . A firm s chedu l e with r egard to th e l atter line is impossible t o s e t at t h i s t ime. The Publ ic Wor ks Comm ittee o f t h e At l anta Board o f Al dermen i s committ ed t o pr ,· i c •' sanitary s ewer se rvi ce to deve lopmAnt where such deve lopme n t is consid er "d h t ~ desirable and reasona bl e . Th is offi ce con side rs you r devel opmen t at this lrntfrn as both d esirable ~nd rea s onable a nd will as neces s ary, wor k wi th the dev r l 0~nr in providinr, f or san i t :iry sewer far.il it i es. Such fa ci.li ties, particul:~rl : ·hrr e a sewage lift sta t i on i s re quired, mi gh t wel l add to th e proposed cost of d ~v l rment and this factor s hould be consid e red o t t hi s t i me . Thi s office woul d e xp ~ t the developer to .bear t he cosf of t he ins t a l lation of a l ift station if such n station were necessarY, and the ass ociated force main, toge t h er with nll s~wer s 0n the deve lope rs site, as needed for t he deve lopmen t. �.. ,· -- . .. -:.. Page 2. September 29, 1967 More detail with r egard to cost and construction problqms in ·this r egar d wi l l be available shortly, upon the completion of surveys being conducted by thi s o ff ic e . I trust that this will adequately fulfill t h e ne eds cited in your letter of September ' 26, and permit you to proceed in this regard. · Yours very truly~ Jffdii~I Water Pollution Control Director RHM:ck cc: Mr. Tommy Shuttleworth Planning Department � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION 301 CITY HALL Atlanta 3, Georgia September 29, 1967 RAY A. NIXON . : ASST. CHIEF OF corsTRUCTION Chief of Construction “ ROBERT H. MORRISS Mr. Ross Arnold Attorney at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Bldg. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Mr. Arnold: With reference to your letter of September 26, 1967, the following comments are offered relative to the proposed development of approximately 45 acres of land on the north and south side of Bankhead Highway, N.W. at Maynard Drive. Mr, Francis B. Sheetz, Architect, has previously advised this office of a proposed development in this area and his plans for such development are presently under review from the standpoint of sewer availability. Mr. Sheetz advised us also that any development in this area was at least 12 to 18 months in the future and presented no immediate problem from the standpoint of requiring sanitary sewers. This office has advised Mr. Sheetz in the past that the proposed development in this area would be served with sanitary sewers at an appropriate time to permit development by some means to be developed in consultation with the developer. At this time, we anticipate that a small package ejector station. located somewhe~s near the westerly boundary of the proposed development will be required to lift sanitary sewer flows to an existing outfall sewer in Carroll Road. It is antici- pated further that this package ejector station could be eliminated within the next 2 years by the installation of a major sanitary trunk sewer running parallel with the Chattahoochee River at a point near this development and flowing to the Sandy Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. A firm schedule with regard to the latter line is impossible to set at this time. The Public Works Committee of the Atlanta Board of Aldermen is committed to provide sanitary sewer service to development where such development is considered hoth desirable and reasonable. This office considers your development at this lecaticn as both desirable and reasonable and will as necessary, work with the develoner in providing for sanitary sewer facilities. Such facilities, particularly where a sewape lift station is required, might well add to the proposed cost of deyelop- ment and this factor should be considered at this time. This office would expect the developer to,bear the cost of the installation of a lift station if such a station were necessary, and the associated force main, together with all sewers on the developer's site, as needed for the development. Co ae ASST. CHIEF OF CONSTRUCTIO’. Page 2. ' September 29, 1967 More detail with regard to cost and construction problems in this regard will be available shortly, upon the completion of surveys being conducted by this office. I trust that this will adequately fulfill the needs cited in your letter of September '26, and permit you to proceed in this regard. - Yours very truly, bee LM Worm Robert H. Morriss . Water Pollution Control Director RHM:ck cc: Mr. Tommy Shuttleworth Planning Department fr  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 31 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/ca02bea6fcdc23a25430eaf50fddd353.pdf e86ca79a896bcff9ae08543b6a498259 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. t• .. ,· ..... MEMO Tom Shuttleworth ro: From: Peter Labrie and Tom Bane Subject: Rezoning of Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of public housing We have examined various factors and issues concerning the rezon~~i of the Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of 'turnkey' public housi~ 6 and have · come up with Che following findings and recom.nendations. Community Facilities and Services Needed According co our information on the NW area construction of the 540 units at the Bankhead site would probably generate the following needs in community facilities and services: ? (1) One (1) elementary school (2) One (1) neighborhood park (3) Public tran$portation improvements provi9ing efficient access to a library, connnunity park and shopping centers J (4) Book mobile to provide library service within the area (5) An increase in urgency to resolve high school problems of t he area. Construction of the public housing project would brin~ additional high school students into the area. This would probably increase the overcrowding at Archer or Fulton High Schools, but still not justify the construction of a new hi£h ? school, thereby further aggravating a deteriorating high scho~l situation. �- .. . ' -. . ·-- ' .. ' Prob l ems in Provision of Needed Facilities .1. nd Se rvic es One can also expect certain problems to be encountered in Qecting ? the needs listed above. 7 (1) These problems would probably include: Competition between the Il,:ml~l~ead an_d Browntown public housing sites for elementary school funds. as the following: next bond issue? 7 X both projects? (2) This brings up such que s t ions Is it too late to place the schools on t he Would there be enough funds for schools for If not, which project would come first? Reinforcement of already prevailing attitude among N'~ residents that their area is becoming a 'dumping ground' for public housing. More over, rezoning of the Bankhead site would undoubtedly make residents less prone to accept rezoning of the Browntown site. (3) Considerable difficulty in making necessary public transportatio.1 improvements. From the residents' point of view, efficieat bus service would be a dire need, but from the point of view of the bus line, which is privately owned, there would not be enough people in the project to make the improvements profita~le. Ad dition al Considerations In addition to the above problems there are some other highly si &nif- icant consideration which must be taken into account. (1) Construction of the Bankhead project would in fact contribut e to the current trend of an overconcentration of public hous ing in the NW area. This in turn would aggravate the develo? in.; social problems in the area, especially the feelings among the residents of social isolation and hostility toward city hall about �.... . . .... ...... -· , ' ... l'agc 3 being 'dumped ' into public housing pro j ects . in t he out!.ki rts ? of the city. · l' In fa~t, it may very well be that the benefits of erecting additional public housing projects in the N.,,/ will be outstripped by the costs of increased soc~al problems. (2) ~ t, I .> ,\i ·,V D ,\ {,' f~ ~f There is a lack of information on development plans for t he area surrounding the Bankhead site. Such factors as compa ta- J ' bility of nearby ind us tries, potentiality of an employment base , . 'J ' . vi,_~, possibility of a mixture in types of housing, etc. should be \~u..f' ~}' ,v. . . carefully examined before ~ decision is - made on rezoning t he ~.,. y· /'v site. Recommendation In light of the above findings it i~ our recorranendation that the Bankhead site not be considered for rezonin~ for publi~ housing until t he f ol~?wing conditions are met: (1) The stu dy on public housing is released which shows that e very effort is being made to distribute public housing throughout the city. (2) Preliminary provisions are made for meeting community faciliti.:~s and service needs: schools, parks, public transportation s e=vice, ' etc. 1,). . .1 ~G'I J~ vrl" . ~ui (3) More information exists on the potential and probable devclo? - ($ . ment of areas surrounding t he site. ' '<i,, r/1ti1 · We wil~ be glad to discuss the matter with you at your earliest convenience. v><j,~;-. - /ho/ &'V>'/ ~7 ?he a.i::..Pt!. ~c~'v..i~ · fo_'-#t:. i,~ d.-l'~U-~ '-:_ih~ re..~u/Jt.. £)3/e<,c"'/rvi CA;..:/~) <>Y o//2e,v-J~, )'), ~.2/-e...(M_;d 7o ~ <Yh'C iii• f'<Jd/4,PA .. n,,e.J, 1.,..,, ;Jh M c~ ch-~'t;v.>. ...:>t' ~ 0C-1..JrJ(ene_e,J 0£;:d1CN1-J -~~ c-<,~IIYI ~ "7 M ~~ r;;v-G ~ n o.f fj t. v"'Aa, 14- --~ f) ry,d·. ~7 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document MEMO To: Tom Shuttleworth From: Peter Labrie and Tom Bane Subject: Rezoning of Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of public nousing We have examined various factors and issues concerning the rezoning ne of the Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of 'turnkey' public housing and have come up with the following findings and recommendations. Community Facilities and Services Needed According to our information on the NW area construction of the 540 units at the Bankhead site would probably generate the following needs in community facilities and services: { (1) One (1) elementary school (2) One (1) neighborhood park 9 (3) Public transportation improvements providing efficient access to a library, community park and shopping centers ? (4) Book mobile to provide library service within the area (5) An increase in urgency to resolve high school problems of the Ab ay Gommeruction of the public housing project would bring additional high school students into the area. This would probably increase the overcrowding at Archer or Fulton High Schools, but still not justify the construction of a new high ? school, thereby further aggravating a deteriorating high school situation. Page 2 Problems in Provision of Needed Facilities and Services 9 one can also expect certain problems to be encountered in meeting the needs listed above. These problems would probably include: (1) Competition between the Bankhead and Browntown public housing sites for elementary school funds. This brings up such guestions i { as the following: Is it too late to place the schools on the nS next bond issue? Would there be enough funds for schools for By: both projects? If not, which project would come first? X (2) Reinforcement of already prevailing attitude among NW residents that their area is becoming a ‘dumping ground' for public housing. More over, rezoning of the Bankhead site would undoubtedly make residents less prone to accept rezoning of the Browntown site. (3) Considerable difficulty in making necessary public transportation improvements. From the residents’ point of view, efficient bus service would be a dire need, but from the point of view of the bus line, which is privately owned, there would not be ~ enough people in the project to make the improvements profitabdie. Additional Considerations a50ii" In addition to the above problems there are some other highly s icant consideration which must be taken into account. (1) Construction of the Bankhead project would in fact contribute to the current trend of an overconcentration of public housing in the NW area. This in turn would aggravate the developing social problems in the area, especially the feelings among the residents of social isolation and hostility toward city hall about being ‘'dumped' into public housing projects in the outskirts ‘ ! of the city. In fact, it may very well be that the. benefits of erecting additional public housing projects in the NJ will be outstripped by the costs of Paarea eed social problems. (2) There is a lack of information on development plans for the v4 area surrounding the Bankhead site. Such factors as compata- & vole a Oy \bility of nearby industries, potentiality of an employment base, at oe + ovr ov oe at possibility of a mixture in types of housing, etc. snould be WYNN: Me" yu se carefully examined before a decision is. made on rezoning the y . . (Y AY site. Recommendation in light of the above findings it is our recommendation that the Bankhead site not be considered for rezoning for public housing until the eer ad 5 following conditions are met: (1) The study on public housing is released which shows that every Xx ioe effort is being made to distribute public housing throughout 1d the city. (2) Preliminary provisions are made for meeting community facilities ph pe and service needs: schools, parks, public transportation service, etc. i (3) More information exists on the potential and probable develop- iy ~ "i ur 90 ' ment of areas surrounding the site. oe ph We will be glad to discuss the matter with you at your earliest U convenience. ; | Va sndicadiesn Lhe any cS Lhe akove goers Pave een odiveness eel by tie ne oye Dyce mens, oF others, Jn ales } Fo pes ohve Zhe gueshens peised. . : “ve cnidvecotiera of cenncurrente, olject teins ek comm éy Su Lert ors za We O tern veg Dyed. FZ  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 30 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/5a4d37a9cb6563a27409fa3f20429ea0.pdf 0c8b311dffb6218be9df2d6b01f24f12 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ~- - -- - - - -~ ~ ~ . ~".- ~ ::'"- -T. .:,,..--::..i;.•·.; .6----- .,1-,--·- ·. -..,. _ -._,,.- .,. _• . ., . . ·.--_._.· .__.,..._.. ... . .- , J,_. ,. _ __ _"J.._., , L• • , . • - - - - - - -- - ~-- , -. ~. -24- 1 Another aspect of this situation is that various city and county service agencies very rarely plan projects 5-10 years ahead. Of course, it would be • I ideal if they were involved in long-range planning so that they could anticipate problems rather than respond to them as they occur. But due primarily to limited funds, the agencies are more or less compelled to respond pragmatically to community problems. The value of this report then is that it tends to make up for the lack of long-range planning for various city services. Through its assessment of ... community needs and its recommendations, it can be of invaluable assistance to public officials by pointing out what needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area. RECOMMENDATIONS In order to eliminate existing deficiencies and bring about orderly growth in the N. W. Browntown Area, it is recommended: '· Schools (1) That a vertical addition to Archer High which would increase its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing project_s approaching 300 units or more in size. (3) That planning be started now for the construction of a new high school in the area as population increase d~mands it. ( 4) That plans be started now for the construction of a junior h i gh school on the already acqu i red site located west of James Jackson Parkway as popu lat ion incr e a s e demands it. Parks and Re cre at ion (1) That a ,. r equest f or a neighbo rhood park fo r Linco ln Homes be p l a ced on the next bond i ssue. (2) \That the City find a means of paying all of the .personne l costs needed t o maint ain recreational services in Perry Romes. I ~ , ..: �-25- ! ' (3) That plans be started for securing funds to build a community club house and fully equip Gun Club Park as a community park. (4) That plans be started for the development of a community park to the west of J _ames Jackson Parkway as population increase demands it. (5) That plans be started for the development of at least one more neighborhood park in addition to the two already proposed for the area. (6) That the Parks Department be prepared to expand and improve upon existing parks and recreational facilities as population increase demands it. Sewers (1) That· the Sandy Creek Improvements Project be :i,nitiated as soon as possible in order to bring about the major solution to most of the sewage and flooding problems in the area. (2) That until the Sandy Creek Improvements Project is initiated whatever temporary solutions are feasible be implemented to alleviate sewage conditions before large new housing projects are constructed. (3) That a plan of action be developed to identify and aid the owners those homes which are too poorly situated near Proctor Creek for anything economically feasible to be done about their sewage and flooding problems. of Other Facilities (1) That a public transportation study be made to specify problems faced by residents in terms of access to library, health, and employment facilities and to recommend feasible alternatives for resolving the situation. (2) That the City make a conce ntrated effort to upgrade street and tr·a ff ic facilities in the area, including the ere ction of traf f ic facilities at needed inte rsections, the construction of street lights in unlighted residential areas, and the general maintenance of clean and well paved .streets. (3) That efforts b e made to attract to nearby industrial area s firms that · would genera t e employme nt opportunities fo r local residents. (4) That t he Cit y requ i r e that deve lope rs of any publ ic housing p r oj ect s i n in the area hire local residents first in recruiting workers • . General (1) That l ocal community groups es t abl ish t he nec essary organizational machinery to direct t heir complaints and requests to the appropriate public agencies and to fo llow through and s_ee that their complaints and requests are acted upon. -· �-26(2) That the public service agencies act upon complaints and requests from local community groups and give the groups a ~lear explanation if they are unable to meet a requested service. (3) That every effort be made to develop a healthier mixture of low and middle income housing types throughout the City so that public housing d does not become further overconcentrated in the Northwest Browntown. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document a a ee ee -24- Another aspect of this situation is that various city and county service agencies very rarely plan projects 5-10 years ahead. Of course, it would be ideal if they were involved in long-range planning so that they could antici- pate problems rather than respond to them as they occur, But due primarily to limited funds, the agencies are more or less compelled to respond pragmatically to community problems. The value of this report then is that it tends to make up for the lack of long-range planning for various city services. Through its assessment of community needs and its recommendations, it can be of invaluable assistance to public officials by pointing out what needs to be done to meet existing prob- lems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area, RECOMMENDATIONS In order to eliminate existing deficiencies and bring about orderly growth in the N. W. Browntown Area, it is recommended: Schools (1) That a vertical addition to Archer High which would increase its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968, (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects approaching 300 units or more in size, (3) That planning be started now for the construction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it, (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a junior high school on the already acquired site located west of James Jackson Parkway as population increase demands it. ‘ Parks and Recreation (1) That a’ request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be placed on the next bond issue. (2) \That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed yj ‘to maintain recreational services in Perry Homes. fore (3) That plans be started for securing funds to build a community club house and fully equip Gun Club Park as a community park. (4) That plans be started for the development of a community park to the west of James Jackson Parkway as population increase demands it, (5) That plans be started for the development of at least one more neighbor- hood park in addition to the two already proposed for the area. (6) That the Parks Department be prepared to expand and improve upon existing parks and recreational facilities as population increase demands it. Sewers (1) That the Sandy Creek Improvements Project be initiated as soon as possible in order to bring about the major solution to most of the sewage and flooding problems in the area, (2) That until the Sandy Creek Improvements Project is initiated whatever temporary solutions are feasible be implemented to alleviate sewage conditions before large new housing projects are constructed, (3) That a plan of action be developed to identify and aid the owners of those homes which are too poorly situated near Proctor Creek for anything economically feasible to be done about their sewage and flooding problems, Other Facilities (1) That a public transportation study be made to specify problems faced by residents in terms of access to library, health, and employment facilities and to recommend feasible alternatives for resolving the situation. (2) That the City make a concentrated effort to upgrade street and traffic facilities in the area, including the erection of traffic facilities at needed intersections, the construction of street lights in unlighted residential areas, and the general maintenance of clean and well paved - streets. (3) That efforts be made to attract to nearby industrial areas firms that would generate employment opportunities for local residents. (4) That the City require that developers of any public housing projects in in the area hire local residents first in recruiting workers. General (1) That local community groups establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints and requests to the appropriate public agencies and to follow through and see that their complaints and requests are acted upon. -26- (2) That the public service agencies act upon complaints and requests from local community groups and give the groups a clear explanation if they are unable to meet a requested service, (3) That every effort be made to develop a healthier mixture of low and middle income housing types throughout the City so that public housing d does not become further overconcentrated in the Northwest Browntown.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 29 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/1e94a0e313d114666057e5d8210db61c.pdf bc0ee99678ba2dbeed9953371659f038 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. ( - ( - J J- � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Waal bale yee ae et 2y\ ; Ae se bete CWS eos t Liees 6 eet? tems av ws ets 7 - (ft? oo Ateee™) 6! as 933 26? vag - : i. : jmeLelbio-,, we / ena PES epiteld 62 sot ais 80 terene@ (enane” a fo) seniet Bos ati?  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 28 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/8b221f5a83403cf333bd170aea640276.pdf ba3bb01267334939b333cfb42271f781 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. i . ' .. C TY OF A TLA TA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 October 30, 1967 JACK C, DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Collier B. Gladin, Director Department of Planning City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia SUBJECT: Neighborhood Study for Northwest - Browntown Area Dear Collier: My staff and I have read with interest the preliminary study of community problems in the Northwest-Browntown Area of Atlanta. Havinq been asked to comment on the contents of this report, our observations regarding the problems, needs, and recommendations included in the report are set forth in this lette r. To beqin with, we would like to comment on the several references to Gun Club Park. Early in the report it is stated that Perry Home s has virtually no City recreati onal facilities and programs and v e ry limited access to those in other areas (Page 5). While the large Gun Club Park will serve a s a community park for the entirn study area, it was acq uire d primar ily to serve the r esidents of Pe1:ry Ho mes and i s located i mme d iately adj acent t o the Perry Homes Pr oject. Further, t he report make s several references t o Gun CJ. uh Park o e ing a n · inao.equ a t e and poorly d e v eloped park (l?a9es § , 6 ,10 & 11). T'h,~ report st:a 't;es t h at what h a s been bui;l..t: shews little a ppreci a tion for the p refer e nces o f the loca l re side nt s, t h a t plans s h ould b e d rawn up in s uch a ma nne r that the l ocal resident s can hav e a v o ice in sel e c ti n g the t y p es of f a cilities to be erect ed in the park (Pages 6 & 12) . Befo re c o nstruction began on any of the development of this par k , a master plan, which incl uded nearly every facility y ou would fi nd in a community p ark as wel l as a recreat i on building and s wimming pool , was completed. The rr.c1ster plan for Gu n Club was d i scu ssed o n two occasio ns with Perry Homes citizens and o ther area residents. (This is the procedure! followed prio r to development of any new park. ) The Perry Homes citizens asked for and endorse d tennis courts. The park will (Cont'd) ..,, no) ' I •I• V ,-;;r.:R01 1 1rl)f'•Y , I x 1 no 1 • 11,• y �... ,·, Mr. Gladin October 30, 1967 -2- include many facilities such as basketball-multi-use courts , (included in the present phase of construction now under way) which have not yet been built. For financial reasons, we must develop all new parks in stages over a period of years. In most cases, the first phase of development includes few facilities above ground that can be seen. Most of the money goes into preparation of the site, utilities, sewers, and underground storm drainage during the first phase of construction. The first phase of constrµction of Gun Club began on April 11, 1966, and was concluded in February 1967. This phase cost $83,4!56.00 and included the following items: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Clearing and grubbing Rough grading - West- area Utilities - water - sewers - lighting Drive and parking Sidewalks Two tennis courts Playgrounds Fencing and retaining walls Restrooms Storage buildings Concrete benches Landscaping - trees and shrubs Finished grading and grassing. On Auqust 4, 1967, construction began on phase two of development, estimated to cost $52,206.00, which includes the following items: A. In the South portion of the park 1. The remaining portion of the parking lot 2. The addition of landscaping 3. The multi-use court area 4. The play hill and related play area 5. The erection of playground equipment and structures B. In the North portion of the park 1. The day ~amp ing areaB and related parking 2. The grading and establishment of an athletic field with two baseball diamonds and a football field 3. Entrance drive and parking Phase two development, mile scheduled for completion in December, 1967, is running behind schedule due to technical problems but should be completed in early 1968 . This department recently received a windfall of $350,000 . 00 from the S1:ate to purchase park land and for capital improvements in exist:Lng parks. On July 26, 1967, the Aldermanic Parks Committee appro,red the allocation of $75,000.00 (the largest single allocation ' to any one park) for further development of Gun Club Park. Our original plans were to attempt to secure matching funds from the Federc1l Government and, if successful, build a major s ize swimming poo l c1nd bathhouse estimated to cost $ 150 , 000 . 00 . In the meantime, howE~v·or, a study group has been organized to prepare a park and recr ec1tion survey and plan for the entire city with projected needs ,' 11 x,~nol '"f' - - f (Co nt'd) ( xi- Ao \'"' (.ll•Y ; ( xi-Qo 1 ' ( ' l)" V �Mr. Gladin - 3'. - October 30, 1967 according to population trends, etc. through 1985. This comprehensive study is a joint effort of the Community Council, E.O.A., the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Planning Department. Staff personnel £rem each of these agencies are devoting considerable time to this project, which should be completed in late December, 1967. We have asked this group to study the Northwest area first and attempt to determine from the area residents their preference regarding the swimming pool or a community building. It should be emphasized that we only have $75,000.00 allocated and our regular community buildings, which do not include a gym and would not be adequate for the population, have been costing approximately $85,000.00. Feder~l assi st ance .i s not ava i lable for thG construction of a recreation building as such. In order to qualify for Federal assistance, a building would have to be a complete neighborhood facil:Lty offering various services other than recreation. Further, it should be pointed out that the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is the only Federal agency that approves grants for swimming pools; and, B.O.R. funds allocated to the State of Georgia being rather limite d, we have no assurance of Federal a~iisistance in the construction of a pool. We welcome and solicit comments from citizens• group:3 in the Northwest - Browntown area concerning their preferences. In reqard to Center Hill Park, only $20,000.00 has been allocated; and, ,:1gain, we shall attempt to secure matching Federal funds. Center Hill Park, being an older park, has no design plan. We intend to develop a master plan for this park, including the improvements you have mentioned in the report. There are references throughout the study of the lack of recreational services in the public housing projects, to the insufficient distr:lbution of recreation leadership, and to insufficient recreation leadei~ship due to poor development of recreat i on facilities in general (Pages 5,6,10,11 & 12). This Department has realized for many y ears the need for recreation leadership in public housing projects and we have never been able to secure funds to pay salaries of recreation leaders in these projects. However, during the summers of 1966 and 1967 we were able to provide recrea t ion l ea d ershi p through our contract with E.O.A . in Perry Homes, Bowen Homes, and Gun Club P ark. We have provided recre ation leadershi p at Scott School for appr o ximately th irty years. On a number of occasions, we have ch ecko d out other schools in the area only to find that none are des i gned for other agency use . Several years ago we attempted to p r ovide r ecreation leadership at Whitaker School only to be asked t o leav e when the p r incipal at Whitaker School objected to our staff bei n g t h ere a nd even secur ed petitions f r om area residents demand i ng we wi1:hd r a w our progr am . In rega r d to poor facilities fo r r ecr eat ion pro grams , a tremendous i n c r ea s e i n appr opriations to park s and r e crea tio n \Tould .be n eces s a ry be f o r e we c o u l d begin buildi n g a n d sta ffing needed r e cre a tion c e nte r s . The c o s t o f s ta ff ing o n e r e creatio n center properly would be a minimum o f $17,29 0 . 00 annua lly. ·' Thi B :;tudy refer s numero us times t o l a ck of communication b e tween c itiziins in the Northwest- Browntown area and the Parks Department . While communications h a v e been l es s than p e rfect, we have on .many c,c cas ..ons discusse d Gun Club Park, play l ot s , r e cre ation leader ship , e t c,, Hi th civic l e ade r s , including one or more listed in the (Cont'd) �r . ·: ': . Mr. Gladin ,·. • ' .' -4- October 30, 1967 Special Planning Committee, and with Mr. Arthur Smith, Housing Manager of Perry Homes. I believe I am correct in stating that no community in Atlanta has had more consultation regarding parks and recreation. Any suggestions for improving communications would be greatly appreciated. We sincerely appreciate the efforts that have gone into the NorthwestBrowntown area study and suggest that copies be sent to each member of the Parks Committee as well as the Park and Recreation Study Group. Thanking you for the opportunity to comment on this report, I am ordially, neral Manager of Parks and Recreation JCD:lq x,-,1ol r- 1J t •Y f f l\ ' ... ~ no ' ( ll ' y ,. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document rrRo) JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER CITY OF ATLANTA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 hSAing, s &y, FEOAS GE October 30, 1967 Mr. Collier B. Gladin, Director Department of Planning City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia SUBJECT: Neighborhood Study for Northwest - Browntown Area Dear Collier: My staff and I have read with interest the preliminary study of community problems in the Northwest-Browntown Area of Atlanta. Having been asked to comment on the contents of this report, our observations regarding the problems, needs, and recommendations included in the report are set forth in this letter. To begin with, we would like to comment on the several references to Gun Club Park. Early in the report it is stated that Perry Homes has virtually no City recreational facilities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas (Page 5). While the large Gun Club Park will serve as a community park for the entire study area, it was acquired primarily to serve the residents of Perry Homes and is located immediately adjacent to the Perry Homes Project. Further, the report makes several references to Gun C).ub Park being an inadequate and poorly developed park (Pages 5,6,10 & 11), The report states that what has been built shows little appreciation for the preferences of the local residents, that plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local residents can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected in the park (Pages 6 & 12). Before construction began on any of the development of this park, a master plan, which inclucled nearly every facility you would find in a community park as well as a recreation building and swimming pool, was completed. The master plan for Gun Club was discussed on two occasions with Perry Homes citizens and other area residents. (This is the pro- cedure: followed prior to development of any new park.) The Perry Homes citizens asked for and endorsed tennis courts. The park will (Cont'd) XERO| [xFRO cory cory i) [O° 0 {xrro ciaey 4. xPRo)} t oeey | = Mr. Gladin — 2a October 30, 1967 include many facilities such as basketball-multi-use courts. (included in the present phase of construction now under way) which have not yet been built. For financial reasons, we must develop all new parks in stages over a period of years. In most cases, the first phase of development includes few facilities above ground that can be seen. Most of the money goes into preparation of the site, utilities, sewers, and underground storm drainage during the first phase of construction. The first phase of construction of Gun Club began on April 11, 1966, and was concluded in February 1967. This phase cost $83,456.00 and included the following items: 1. Clearing and grubbing 2. Rough grading - West area 3. Utilities - water - sewers - lighting 4, Drive and parking 5. Sidewalks 6. Two tennis courts 7. Playgrounds 8. Fencing and retaining walls 9. Restrooms 10. Storage buildings ll. Concrete benches 12. Landscaping - trees and shrubs 13. Finished grading and grassing. On August 4, 1967, construction began on phase two of development, estimated to cost $52,206.00, which includes the following items: A. In the South portion of the park 1. The remaining portion of the parking lot 2. The addition of landscaping 3. The multi-use court area 4. The play hill and related play area 5. The erection of playground equipment and structures B. In the North portion of the park 1. The day camping areas and related parking 2. The grading and establishment of an athletic field with two baseball diamonds and a football field 3. Entrance drive and parking Phase two development, while scheduled for completion in December, 1967, is running behind schedule due to technical problems but should be completed in early 1968. This department recently received a windfall of $350,000.00 from the State to purchase park land and for capital improvements in existing parks. On July 26, 1967, the Aldermanic Parks Committee approved the allocation of $75,000.00 (the largest single allocation to any one park) for further development of Gun Club Park. Our original plans were to attempt to secure matching funds from the Federal Government and, if successful, build a major size swimming pool and bathhouse estimated to cost $150,000.00. In the meantime, however, a study group has been organized to prepare a park and recreation survey and plan for the entire city with projected needs (Cont'd) XERO [xcro xTRO roy ;Cory | Cire y  Mr. Gladin -3- October 30, 1967 according to population trends, etc. through 1985. This compre- hensive study is a joint effort of the Community Council, E.0O.A., the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Planning Department. Staff personnel from each of these agencies are devoting considerable time to this project, which should be completed in late December, 1967. We have asked this group to study the Northwest area first and attempt to determine from the area residents their preference regarding the swimming pool or a community building. It should be emphasized that we only have $75,000.00 allocated and our regular community buildings, which do not include a gym and would not be adequate for the population, have been costing approximately $85,000.00. Federsl essistance.is not available for the construction of a recreation building as such. In order to qualify for Federal assistance, a building would have to be a complete neighborhood facility offering various services other than recreation. Further, it should be pointed out that the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is the only Federal agency that approves grants for swimming pools; and, 3.0.R. funds allocated to the State of Georgia being rather limited, we have no assurance of Federal assistance in the construc-— tion of a pool. We welcome and solicit comments from citizens' groups in the Northwest -— Browntown area concerning their preferences. In regard to Center Hill Park, only $20,000.00 has been allocated; and, again, we shall attempt to secure matching Federal funds. Center Hill Park, being an older park, has no design plan. We intend to develop a master plan for this park, including the improvements you have mentioned in the report. There are references throughout the study of the lack of recreational services in the public housing projects, to the insufficient distr:iibution of recreation leadership, and to insufficient recreation leadeisship due to poor development of recreation facilities in general (Pages 5,6,10,11 & 12). This Department has realized for many years the need for recreation leadership in public housing projects and we have never been able to secure funds to pay salaries of recreation leaders in these projects. However, during the summers of 1966 and 1967 we were able to provide recreation ieadersnip through our contract with E.O.A. in Perry Homes, Bowen Homes, and Gun Club Park. We have provided recreation leadership at Scott School for approximately thirty years. On a number of occasions, we have checked out other schools in the area only to find that none are designed for other agency use. Several years ago we attempted to- provide recreation leadership at Whitaker School only to be asked to leave when the principal at Whitaker School objected to our staff being there and even secured petitions from area residents demanding we witthdraw our program. In regard to poor facilities for recreation programs, a tremendous increase in appropriations to parks and recrea- tion would .be necessary before we could begin building and staffing needed recreation centers. The cost of staffing one recreation center properly would be a minimum of $17,290.00 annually. This study refers numerous times to lack of communication between citizens in the Northwest-—Browntown area and the Parks Department. While communications have been less than perfect, we have on many occasions discussed Gun Club Park, playlots, recreation leadership, etc. with civic leaders, including one or more listed in the xrro [erro (Cont'd) xPRO cory ‘oomey | topey Mr. Gladin -4- October 30, 1967 Special Planning Committee, and with Mr. Arthur Smith, Housing Manager of Perry Homes. I believe I am correct in stating that no community in Atlanta has had more consultation regarding parks and recreation. Any suggestions for improving communications would be greatly appreciated. We sincerely appreciate the efforts that have gone into the Northwest-— Browntown area study and suggest that copies be sent to each member of the Parks Committee as well as the Park and Recreation Study Group. Thanking you for the opportunity to comment on this report, I am ordially, ck C. Delius neral Manager of Parks and Recreation JcD:1lyg foe pi XIZRO| [xnRo xen) XERO| Cory, ACERS p  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 27 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/62458294d4ce18a02700df7042aacb38.pdf d56813ec5bcbdda2c4ec7686e515fbb7 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. 1~· ~?~ ====~- --~~- - -404/351-4325 [Q)=u COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL-ACREAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N. W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 November 16 0 1967 Mro Hami l ton Doug las 0 Jro , . Attorney Na ll 0 Miller 0 Cadenhea d & Denn i s 24 J 4 Nati on al Ban k of Georgia Bld g o Atlan t a 0 Geor g ia Re : Brown town Re - z onin g De a r Earn , Unde r separate cover t he Plan nin g De partme nt i s send ing y ou a c opy of the Nort hwest Brown t own Area Nei g hbor ho od Study Re p or t , and also a t wo pa g e check l ist of which City Depar t ment is to b e con tact e d re gard i n g the recommenda t i ons in t h e r e porto I t alked wi th Dan Swea t t h i s mor n i n g 0 and h is b e s t jud g eme n t is tha t we ha ve a 50- 50 cha n c e of success f u l re -z on i n g. S i nce y ou will nee d to know the s tatu s a n d pro jec ti on s f or sewer, schools, and recreati on; he suggests t h a t y ou tak e the prime responsibility in ge t tin g .u p-t o - d ate -0n wha t commitments can firmly be made and wha t commitments will ha v e to come in the next b ond issue. Hopefu l l y t he l att e r will be a reality b y the time the Brown town pr oje c t is c omp l e te d t wo years from n ow. We are in the pr o cess of s etting up a 9 :3 0 A . Mo meeting on Wednesday, Novemb er 22nd with Dr. Womack and Mr o Satterfield so that we can get bo t h of t h em t o agree on the school site and on the Land Use Plan o I will le t you know wh en eveTyone has committed themselves t o the 2 2nd meeting date , and would like to suggest t hat you make arrangements to attendo When you have had an opp ortunity to review the Browntown Study, I would appreciate your comments. Sincerely 0 , .,_J I { • •' r (. William Ho Woodward WHW/lm Copies: Mro Matt Bystry Mr o Bob Couslns � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document 404/351-4325 WOODWARD-THOMPSON CGO. COMMERCIAL-INDUSTAIAL-ACRESGE SALES SUITE 13 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N.W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 November 16, 1967 Mr. Hamilton Douglas, J¥., Attorney Nall, Miller, Cadenhead & Dennis 2434 National Bank of Georgia Bldg. Atlanta, Georgia Res Browntown Re-zoning Dear Ham, Under separate cover the Planning Department is sending you a copy of the Northwest Browntown Area Neighborhood Study Re- port, and also a two page check list of which City Department is to be contacted regarding the recommendations in the ree- port. I talked with Dan Sweat this morning, and his best judgement is that we have a 50-50 chance of successful re-zgoning. Since you will need to know the status and projections for sewer, schools, and recreation; he suggests that you take the prime responsibility in getting up-to-date -on what commitments can firmly be made and what commitments will have to come in the next bond issue. Hopefully the latter will be a reality by the time the Browntown project is completed two years from NOW o We are in the process of setting up a 9:30 A. M. meeting on Wednesday, November 22nd with Dr. Womack and Mr. Satterfield so that we can get both of them to agree on the school site and on the Land Use Plan. I will let you know when everyone has committed themselves to the 22nd meeting date, and would like to suggest that you make arrangements to attend. When you have had an opportunity to review the Browntown Study, I would appreciate your comments. Sincerely, AHL é William H. Woodward WHW/1m Copies: Mr. Matt Bystry Mr. Bod Cousins  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 26 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/e2d11edeb9d3f32706e172b5b93c15cd.pdf 9a66515fa1ec26de2c9b157a3dcb1c8b Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. HOUsnm RF~ )U C s C . I TTEE 1204, City Ball cembol"' 26,, 1967 I I. I I Building I Mr. I ardt has UWY,M:>6d Brawnto,m Ro ('JISlJ;)anJ' ,;;J.Ui,Lll.lo."' I I I con t.ruction o£ � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Room 120h, City Hall December 26, 1967 Mr. John Iszard King & Spalding h3h Trust Company of Georgia Building Atlanta, Ga. 30303 Dear Mr. Iaezard: Mr. William H. Woodward of Woodward~-Thompson Company has advised me that the existing option will expire January 25 on the Browntown Road site, for which re-zoning had been requested to enable construction of a Turnkey Multi-family development for Public Housing. As you know, action on the re-zoning petition was deferred December 7 by the Zoning Committee of the Board of Aldermen until ar Ae Sie Denies Cece a Se eet ee eee ¢ Se Commnity Facilities, particularly increased high school Naturally this office is very disappointed over the zoning deferment and has been and continues to be quite active in coordinating City facilities to permit the re-zoning of this site and has solicited the active support of the Mayor in this endeavor. Housing needs. We hope that the owners of this property will see fit to extend the option sufficiently to permit the anticipated re-soning of the site next July. Very truly yours,  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 25 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/c64c22463ffb9dc6a72eec2d69996312.pdf d3fea56567e66b6d4079cd08e5d41816 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. /. - 14th District Fulion County I L.L. 34 34 32 5 27 12: 22: 10 229 251 41 89 39 73 143 205 167 18.5 241 109 Map Appendix A 20 20 12' 13 15 19 6 4 20 14 8 Comment Committed Committed Rejected (by FHA) 4 8 20 6 12 20 31 AL & Al 10 18 39 12 10 8Cl&Al 36 20 28 9 15 no 174 72 53, 8 13 84 9 7 8 7Cl&Al 8 A2. 40 A2 & Ml 15 14 ll7 118 186 212 179 180 L Rejected (by HUD) other Use (Morehouse College) Committed Gommitted 1 Committed Committed 30 8 31 3 2 8 116 other Use (Vocational School) 3 4 20 10 2 ---1i - 2:53. &b-total - 393 '·' Swnma.ry: Grand total 482 Committed 125 Turned down or 122 rejected Other Use 31 c Balance -- -~. . '~2()4 · acres 764 278" 486 acres i!Experience to date indicates that not more than 1/3 of suitably zoned vacant land will actually receive final approval for inclusion in the low-income housing program. � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document lth District Fulton County . L.L. Map Appendix A Comment 34 20 20 Committed 3h 20 12 Committed 32 ‘i 3 5 1h Le : Rejected (by FHA) 27 19 120 8 6 22 , 4 10 h 229 31 AL & AL 251 - 8 10 yy 20 18 89 6 39 Other Use (Vocational School) 39 ie 73 10 143 12 8 Cl & Al Rejected (by HUD) i 205 36 167 20 20 185 28 2h. 9 109 15 9 Other Use (Morehouse College) 110 7 17 8 72 7Q&AL 53. 8 8 A2 Committed 8h 13 O A2 & ML Committed 8 ' 30 : Committed 116 8 Committed 15 3} 14 a 2 ELT 3 118 ir 186 20 212 10 179 2 180 h Sub-total 253. 393 Summary 8 Grand total 82 76h Committed 125 Turned down or rejected 122 Other Use 31 ae l8 278 +#Balance “20),- acres 86 acres land will actually receive final approval for inclusion in the low-income ( tena to date indicates that not more than 1/3 of suitably zoned vacant housing program.  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 24 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/377c2596c5df295cf8c40d71b293c144.pdf e827982aeb9f4bcce2a131eceee3e8b5 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. r:"l:=., =HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE July 'J:.7, 1967 A-1 Zoning (Approx. Acre$) Comparative Tabulations I· 17th Di.strict--Fulton County 0 Mctp i.1. July 249 250 5 Analysis Appendix to 12 34 4 33 8 4½ 18 259 4 107 10 186 47 15 36 6 6 15 20 29 248 185 30 247 · 251 12'. 20 8 260 34 98 99 111 110 268 24]. Sub-total Comment July 21 Memo Unable to get approval (by FHA) 4 23 12 39 12 20 AL 13 Al 5 Rejected (by HA) & R5 Rejected (by FHA) Committed Unable to get approval (by FHA) Rejected {by HUD) 2 \ . 5 Other Use (No Bridge) 10 10 214 295 15th,District DeKalb County L.L. 207 Sub-total Report Rejected (by HA) --1± 4 14th District Formerly Fayett -L.L. 15 ~ 6 Aj?PendiJc A 13 8 1.6 Al. & R3 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE July 27, 1967 A-1 Zoning (Approx. Acres) Comparative Tabulations 17th District--Fulton County Map Appendix to LeLe July 5 Analysis July 21 Memo 29 12 250 18 3 259 33 Ty 8 107 10 "eg 186 15 36 hi? 6 98 6 99 15 29 248 20 23 12 185 30 39 5 12 24,7 12 20 AL 251 a 13 AL & RS 260 3 ait 2 * 110 5 268 10 2a 10 aaa Sub-total 21h, 295 15th District DeKalb County L.Le Map Report 207 4 mM Sub-total h iT 1th District Formerly Fayett Ll. Map Appendix A 15 6 13 8 16 Al & R3 Comment Unable to get approval (by FHA) Rejected (by HA) Rejected (by FHA) Committed Unable to get approval (by FHA) Rejected (by HUD) Other Use (No Bridge) Rejected (by HA)  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 23 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967 https://ivanallen.iac.gatech.edu/mayoral-records/traditional/files/original/78b9e7c93138254538e4881ddadec06a.pdf cf57921c36bfc6ac6bd613bb9e1fd040 Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. August 9, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Comparison. of c·Jul:}f 5 Analysis by Im.C from Zoning Map and Appenfu to July 21 Memo. .from Planning Department Zoning Map was revised April 31, 1967. Appendix was compiled as of January 1966. As can be seen, discrepencies exist in both land lots and acreages between the Zoning Map Analysis and the Appendix. This may be accounted for by zoning changes and new: developments which have taken place since the compilation shown in the Appendix. However, this reduces the dependency which - can be placed now on the compilation of figures shown in the Appendix. See Summary at end of the attached Comparative Tabulations for acreages already connnitted; turned down or rejected; and planned for other uses. V~ant areas zoned A-L (understood to be generally for a specifically planned development) and A-2 (not generally accepted locally as suitable for low~cost housing, except for the Elderly) have not been generally included in this comparison. The vacant land in both categories is relatively small h0W@V@i'1 CONCIDSION: In any event, from the attached comparison, it is •quite obvious that the land currently zoned A-1 is both inadequate in quantity and unequitabl.y I S distributed throughout the City to meet requirements of the' low-income housing '. l program .. Encl& "' Comparative Tabulations ' � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document August 9, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Comparison. of.July 5 Analysis by HRC from Zoning Map and Appendix to July 21 Memo. from Planning Department Zoning Map was revised April 31, 1967. Appendix was compiled as of January 1966. As can be seen, discrepencies exist in both land lots and acreages oa | between the Zoning Map Analysis and the Appendix. This may be accounted for by zoning changes and new developments which have taken place since the compilation shown in the Appendix. However, this reduces the dependency which can be placed now on the compilation of figures shown in the Appendix. ‘ See Summary at end of the attached Comparative Tabulations for acreages already committed; turned down or rejected; and planned for other uses. Vacant areas zoned A-L (understood to be generally for a specifically planned development) and A-2 (not generally accepted locally as suitable for low-cost housing, except for the Elderly) have not been generally included in this comparison. The vacant land in both categories is relatively small however's CONCLUSION: In any event, from the attached comparison, it is quite obvious that the land currently zoned A-1 is both inadequate in quantity and unequitably distributed throughout the City to meet requirements of the low-income housing © program. "I Encl Comparative Tabulations  Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 5, Folder 16, Document 22 Box 5 Box 5 Folder 16 Folder topic: Housing Resources Committee | 1967