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CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
August 6, 1969
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
MALCOLM D., JONES
Housing Coordinator
MEMORANDUM
TO: © Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.
Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Tommy Hess, Manager of the Central City EOA Neighborhood
Center, under which the J. P. Stevens and Company temporary Relocation
Assistance Office is operating, informed me today that although the services
of Mrs, Hazel Johnston, the current Housing Authority Relocation Worker
with the Mill Village project, are highly satisfactory, however, much to his
disappointment, the Relocation Housing Office of the Housing Authority
(Mr. Howard Grisby) has not provided any lists of firms to contact, information
or assistance for relocating families in private enterprise rentals or sales
housing. Further that Mr. Grisby stated that his office keeps no information
on sources for relocation, other than Public Housing. Mr. Hess advises
that his staff has had to refer exclusively to newspaper ads and direct contact
with Atlanta Real Estate Board to gather information on possible sources of
private rentals or sales and prevailing prices,
It was my understanding, when in 1964 the City contracted with the
Housing Authority to establish a Central Relocation Housing Office to perform
relocation services on a city-wide basis (in addition to Urban Renewal areas,
which responsibility they already had) for families displaced by Governmental
action, that they were to include all available sources of private enterprise
housing, in addition to Public Housing facilities, This is exactly what the
Relocation Housing Division of the Urban Renewal Department (only 3 people)
were doing when the city-wide relocation function was turned over to the
Housing Authority.
It certainly appears that the Central Relocation Housing Office of the
City should be up to date on and utilize all possible sources for relocation in
private enterprise developments, in addition to Public Housing,
Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.
August 6, 1969
Page Two
Some time ago I sensed that the Housing Authority Relocation Housing
Office was relying too extensively on Public Housing only for relocation purposes.
I came to that conclusion when I found out that the Housing Relocations Office
did not have a list of low and moderate income housing developments under the
low-income housing program. Iasked Mr. Grisby about this at the time and he
told me that they did not have a list of the various projects shown in the HRC
periodic progress reports, but that his staff knew pretty well which ones they
were and how to get in touch with them.
As a result of that experience, I then personnaly sent Mr. Satterfield
a complete list of all the low-income housing projects, explaining that it was
for use by the Relocation Housing Office. Apparently that idea didn't take.
Furthermore, the recent experience with the J, P. Stevens and
Company personnel indicates that the City's contract with the Housing Authority
for operating a central relocation facility should provide not only utilization
of all sources of housing available, but should also include relocation
assistance, when needed, for any reasons whatsoever, and not limited to
displacement by Governmental action only. =
Sincerely,
SF, bestin~
Malcolm D, Jones
Housing Coordinator
MDJ/mc
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
August 6, 1969
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
MALCOLM D., JONES
Housing Coordinator
MEMORANDUM
TO: © Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.
Chief Administrative Officer
Mr. Tommy Hess, Manager of the Central City EOA Neighborhood
Center, under which the J. P. Stevens and Company temporary Relocation
Assistance Office is operating, informed me today that although the services
of Mrs, Hazel Johnston, the current Housing Authority Relocation Worker
with the Mill Village project, are highly satisfactory, however, much to his
disappointment, the Relocation Housing Office of the Housing Authority
(Mr. Howard Grisby) has not provided any lists of firms to contact, information
or assistance for relocating families in private enterprise rentals or sales
housing. Further that Mr. Grisby stated that his office keeps no information
on sources for relocation, other than Public Housing. Mr. Hess advises
that his staff has had to refer exclusively to newspaper ads and direct contact
with Atlanta Real Estate Board to gather information on possible sources of
private rentals or sales and prevailing prices,
It was my understanding, when in 1964 the City contracted with the
Housing Authority to establish a Central Relocation Housing Office to perform
relocation services on a city-wide basis (in addition to Urban Renewal areas,
which responsibility they already had) for families displaced by Governmental
action, that they were to include all available sources of private enterprise
housing, in addition to Public Housing facilities, This is exactly what the
Relocation Housing Division of the Urban Renewal Department (only 3 people)
were doing when the city-wide relocation function was turned over to the
Housing Authority.
It certainly appears that the Central Relocation Housing Office of the
City should be up to date on and utilize all possible sources for relocation in
private enterprise developments, in addition to Public Housing,
Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Jr.
August 6, 1969
Page Two
Some time ago I sensed that the Housing Authority Relocation Housing
Office was relying too extensively on Public Housing only for relocation purposes.
I came to that conclusion when I found out that the Housing Relocations Office
did not have a list of low and moderate income housing developments under the
low-income housing program. Iasked Mr. Grisby about this at the time and he
told me that they did not have a list of the various projects shown in the HRC
periodic progress reports, but that his staff knew pretty well which ones they
were and how to get in touch with them.
As a result of that experience, I then personnaly sent Mr. Satterfield
a complete list of all the low-income housing projects, explaining that it was
for use by the Relocation Housing Office. Apparently that idea didn't take.
Furthermore, the recent experience with the J, P. Stevens and
Company personnel indicates that the City's contract with the Housing Authority
for operating a central relocation facility should provide not only utilization
of all sources of housing available, but should also include relocation
assistance, when needed, for any reasons whatsoever, and not limited to
displacement by Governmental action only. =
Sincerely,
SF, bestin~
Malcolm D, Jones
Housing Coordinator
MDJ/mc
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