Box 4, Folder 14, Document 107

Box 4, Folder 14, Document 107

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Sk et DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
% faa PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323

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Rovenmber 6, 1969

IN REPLY REFER To:
ir. Lester EH. Percells
Executive Director
&étlanta Heusing Authority
824 urt Builcing
Atlanta, Georgia 30323

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Dear Mr. Perselle:

Subject: Neishborhood Pevelapment Propram
Project No. Ga. h-2
Second Year Activity

We are writing in conneetion With vorious convorsations held betvecn our
offices regarding Atlanta's 1970 Helghberhood Development Application.
Ae explained im ours letter of September 25, 1969, the teral Federal Capital
Grant funds for the second year's ectivities in all st: oxheod Levelop-
ment Frograns in Region LIT has been established as $24,000,060

: shins prioxities for urben ronevel

" in Atlanta, The duty of estahlishing these priorities rests prie
aarily with the Toard of Comalssioners of the Atlanta Uounsing Authority:

ow sole is nereiy te cee that certain national objectives are met. We
believe that the metorities should ba arranzed such that the resulting

HP second Year (1} vill be stronsly oriented toward the national poals

of producing lowe end moderateseinconea housing and creating job opnortunttics;
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Thus you, and we, are faced with estab).
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fot activity onby da a@feas Which were included in the Hub first
Will avoid activities vhich have an excessive multinilier aifect

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te viil create cor mext yosr a demand tor Federal money which cannot

We believe it necessary for the Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Comniasioners,
probably with the assistance of the City Planning Department, to ostablish a

~" set of priorities for the urban reneval activity in the City. Wa will be

glad to give you any technical assistance you may seer.

Because of the interest which the City Planning Department has in this matter
@ copy of our Letter is being cent to Me. Collier Gladdin.

Sincersly yours,

A Srna
ohm T. Edsaunds -
Assistant Reetonal Adatndistrator

fox Renewal Aselstarnce

ect Tite Collier Gladdin
live Howard Openshaw

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