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Den etreor
June 16, 1969
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
Attached is copy of Agenda of joint meeting June 13 of the
Planning Department wifthe P & D Committee and the Finance Committee
of the Board of Aldermen,
I wasn't officially notified of this meeting nor invited to
attend, However, I went any way, as we are particularly interested
in and concerned with Item 2).
The Planning Department was attempting to get the two Aldermanic
Committees to indicate how far the 1970 NDP Program should go and
specifically whether Lightning, Plunkettown and possibly other areas
should be included; and if so, what provisions the City proposes
to make to support the program financially.
I threw a bomb shell into the discussion by stating that
the HRC proposes to support the incliusicn of both Lightning and
Plunkettown in the NDP application, for execution in 1970,
Both the Planning Department and Housing Authority representatives
appeared horrified and at first said that I must mean "for planning
purposes only" in 1970; and that the first year should be for planning
only for execution to start the following year.
When I insisted that I meant for planning and execution both
to take place, or at least start, in 1970 they finally admitted that
this is possible, if the staffs are made large enough.
There is no good reason that I can see why Plunkettown and
Lightning should require a year for planning only, especially since
a Feasibility Study at the cost of some $15,000 has already been
conducted by the Planning Department in Lightning.
\1f the plans are kept simple, as they should be, I can see no
reason for waiting another full year before going into execution on
either area.
Mr. Cecil A. Alexander
June 16, 1969
Page Two
After the meeting, Collier insisted to me that both you and I
were on the mailing list and had been informed of that meeting and of
the Agenda,
I checked with Collier's secretary ami found that you had not
been on the list nor furnished notice of the meeting and that the
copy which I should have gotten was sent to CACUR.
Sincerely,
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordinator
MDJ/mec
Encl: Agenda ,
cc; Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Pe
- Cc a
Den etreor
June 16, 1969
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mr. Cecil A, Alexander, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
Attached is copy of Agenda of joint meeting June 13 of the
Planning Department wifthe P & D Committee and the Finance Committee
of the Board of Aldermen,
I wasn't officially notified of this meeting nor invited to
attend, However, I went any way, as we are particularly interested
in and concerned with Item 2).
The Planning Department was attempting to get the two Aldermanic
Committees to indicate how far the 1970 NDP Program should go and
specifically whether Lightning, Plunkettown and possibly other areas
should be included; and if so, what provisions the City proposes
to make to support the program financially.
I threw a bomb shell into the discussion by stating that
the HRC proposes to support the incliusicn of both Lightning and
Plunkettown in the NDP application, for execution in 1970,
Both the Planning Department and Housing Authority representatives
appeared horrified and at first said that I must mean "for planning
purposes only" in 1970; and that the first year should be for planning
only for execution to start the following year.
When I insisted that I meant for planning and execution both
to take place, or at least start, in 1970 they finally admitted that
this is possible, if the staffs are made large enough.
There is no good reason that I can see why Plunkettown and
Lightning should require a year for planning only, especially since
a Feasibility Study at the cost of some $15,000 has already been
conducted by the Planning Department in Lightning.
\1f the plans are kept simple, as they should be, I can see no
reason for waiting another full year before going into execution on
either area.
Mr. Cecil A. Alexander
June 16, 1969
Page Two
After the meeting, Collier insisted to me that both you and I
were on the mailing list and had been informed of that meeting and of
the Agenda,
I checked with Collier's secretary ami found that you had not
been on the list nor furnished notice of the meeting and that the
copy which I should have gotten was sent to CACUR.
Sincerely,
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordinator
MDJ/mec
Encl: Agenda ,
cc; Mr. Dan E, Sweat, Pe
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