Box 5, Folder 3, Document 47

Box 5, Folder 3, Document 47

PERRY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

SURVEY ON LOW RENT HOUSING

Do you have or have you ever had a low rent housing program in

your city? .
Yes x No

If the answer to the previous question is no, have you ever con-

Sidered such a program, and if so, why did your community decline
to enter the program? t

IF THE ANSWER TO NUMBER 1 WAS YES, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING
QUESTIONS.

When was your project initiated 1936 and with how many units
604 ? 'Techwood'" Public Housing Project. Current accelerated
program initiated November 15, 1966.
How many units do you have today and which years were they
constructed?

See attached Summary

In how many sections of your community are housing projects located? gee

attached Public Housing breakdowns. In 3eing to 1966 - New Public Housing.
How many units are located in each section?

See accys : 5
Please tell us how many one-bedroom units you have 3 Two-
bedroom units _3 three-bedroom units + Impractical to determine

for entire program including all categories of low-income housing.
To what extent are your units integrated and has integration been

a problem? All are integrated or subject to integration. It has caused

mOme problems.
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Does your city receive any benefits from the low rent housing program

in lieu of taxes?
yes

Do you have housing programs, in addition to low rent housing, such
as turn-key (non-profit organizations) and/or exclusive housing for

‘Has your city used Urban Renewal in conjunction with low rent housing

and if so, to what extent?
yes ~ ver extensively

Do you feel low rent housing has been good for your community? If

yes, why? If no, why not? Yes - Public Housing provides the only sadierd
Housing which the lowest income families can afford. The 221 d(2) single-
family and 221 d(3) multi-family attempts to fill the gap between Public
Housing and conventional market mate housing produced by Private Enterprise
in providing standard housing for those families whose economic status is
too high to qualify for Public Housing, but not high enoughto compete
successfully for standard housing in the Private Enterprise market.

Based on your experience with your program, would you recommend to
other Georgia cities, who do not have low rent housing, that they

consider the merits of this (these) program(s)?
yes

Please give any additional comments you would like to offer.
See attached material: _

Mayor's Address at Housing Conference, November 15, 1966
Announcement Of Appointme nts to Housing Resources Committee
Functions of Housing Resources Committee
Membership List, HRC
Second Annual Report of HRC
Summary of Low-income Housing Program, Janney 15, 1969

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