Box 5, Folder 6, Complete Folder

Box 5, Folder 6, Complete Folder

ATLANTA, GEORGIA
PHONE 522- 4463
From Malcolm D. Jones,
Housing Coordinator
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�This document sets forth the basi c problems to be considered
i n preparati on for the development of the New-Town-In-Town program
i n the Federal Surplu s l and from the Federal Pen .
The Schedules
c ontained herein are opti mum and probably are too ti ght to be met
by the agencies involved .
However , this optimum s cheduling gives
· the soundest bas i s for the consideration of differences between
t he var iou s means of carrying out t he project.
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1.
Decisi ons Ne ces s ary to Develop Ne w- Town-In-Tmm Projects
Who will a dmini ster the project ?
a.
Direct sale by HUD to Developer.
b.
HUD to City of Atlanta to Developer.
~ c. . HUD to Atlanta Housing Autho rity to Developer.
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2.
Will di s position be for 221 (D) (3)) 202 only?
3,
Who builds prima ry str eets and utilities?
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a,
Dev eloper.
b.
City.
c.
Atlanta Housing Authority.
When are street locations to be pinned down?
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�Persons to be invol ved in these decisions?


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a.
Members of the Planning i,Development Commi tte8 and Board of Aldermen.
b.
Mayor Ivan Allen
c.
Mr. John Edmunds
d.
Mr. M. B. Satterfi eld
e.
Mr. Edwi n Stern
f.
Mr. Frank Ethridge
g.
Mr. Colli er Gladdin
h.
Mr. Richard Case
i.
Atl anta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
j.
Mr . Cecil Alexand er
k.
Col. Malcolm Jone s
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Mr o Dan Sweat
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Mr. Edo Baxt er
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�l.a. Direct Sale By HUD To Developers
, 1.
HU!ID states tha t they would expect the City to provide the land use plan)
assurances as to public facilitie s, review the_developer s proposals.
2.
HUD would need Bureau of Budget apprqval of the method of sale and
would present the proposal to sell to the Bureau prior to making the award.
Each of these steps would consume a minimum of approximately 30 days or a
tota l of 60 days on this stage .
3.
Under this method t he :Developer would put in the streets and utilities
and this cos t would be r eflected in rent s or s ales prices.
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4.
No non- cash credits i nvolved.
5.
Fed. Pen • .to GSA to HUD i s based on certai n improvements (fen ces , etc.)
which onl y HUD can finance .
6.
Can HUD a cquir e the
4 non-gov 1 t
owned parcel s ?
Leave t hem out ?
�l.a. Schedule
Direct Sale IIDD to Developer
Decisions
Land Use Map
Disposition Plan
Relocation Plan
4cqui si tion Plan
Project Improvements Plan
Financing Plan
Submit to the Bureau of the Budget
for prior approval
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Approval
Select developer (advertise if necessary)
Submit to the Bureau of the Budget for concurrence
Concurrence
Execute Contract
Approval of FHA or Mortgagor of redevelopment
Start Engineering
Start Cons t r ucti on of Site impr ovements
Complete Site Impr ovements sufficient to begin
construction of Housing
May
May
May
May
May
May
May
1, 1968
J, 1968
21, 1968
21, 1968
21, 1968
21, 1968
21_, 1968
May 21, 1968
June 21, 1968
July 21, 1968
July 21, 1968
Au gust 21, 1968
September 1, 1968
January 1, 1969
January 1, 1969
February 1 , 1969
June 15, 1969
Dur ing the interi m from July 21 to J anu ary 1, it will be necessary to
acqui re the 4 pr ivately owne d parcels, r eloc at e the one fa mily and demolish
the str ucture .
�l.b. Sale from Goverrunent to Cit y to Developer
1.
HUD clear with Bureau of Budget for sale direct to City - approximately
30 days.
2.
City proceeds with l and use plan, decis ions as to provision for street s a.n.d
utilo, determine method of s ale.
3.
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Method sal e as outlined by Asst . City Atty - Tom Choyce :
1.
A res olution mus t be pa s s ed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen s tating
that the r eal estat e is no longer usef ul and n ecess ary to the Cit y and
ordering the real es tate t o be sol d.
Formality but must be done at
a r egul ar Ald . meeting after a mee t i ng of P & D Com.
2.
The Land Agent mus t cause a pl at of the pr operty to be made by a
register ed l and surveyor.
~This mus t be done by any agent .
AHA woµl d
n eed about 20 days prior to cl os ing ).
3.
The Land Agent must cause an appra isa l of t he property to be ma de by
t he Atlant a Real Es t at e Board or a r eal estate appraiser who i s a
member of t he American I ns t i tute of Re al Est ate Appr ai ser s .
The
apprai s a l must be pla ced in a s eal ed envel ope and turned over to t he
t he Land Agent .
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The plat of the property al ong with the l egal de scription must be submi t t e d
to t h e Purchasi ng Agent, who mus t a dvert ise for bids t o be submi tted
for t he purchase of t he pr operty .
5.
All bids mus t be opened and r ead a t t he desi gnated time by the Pur chasing
Committ ee .
The Purcha sing Commit t ee must t abul ate t he bids and ref er
them to an. Al dermanic Committee .
6.
The Committee must open the sealed appraisal and take t he appraisal
into consideration in determining whether or not any of the bids shall
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be recommended for acceptance.
This Committee must submit its
final
recommendation to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for :f.nra:i determination.
4.
City must find a way to purcha se the
them out.
4 non-gov
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�. 1. b. Schedule
HUD to City of Atlanta to Developer
Decisions
Land Use Map
Dispos ition Plan
Acquisition Plan (4 pri vately owned par cel s as
well as Federal Land )
Reloc ation Plan
Project Improvements Plan
Financing Plan
Planni ng and Development Committee to make
reco mmendations t o the Board of Aldermen in
joint session with the Finance Committee
Aldermani c Approval
Order Survey and Des cription
Appraisal s Ordered
Advertise
Recei ve Bids
Board of Aldermen Approve
Contract
• Begin Construction of hous ing ·'k
May 1, 1968
May 3, 1968
May 21, 1968
May
May
May
May
21,
21,
21,
21,
1968
1968
1968
1968
May 27, 1968
June 3, 1968
June 3, 196e
June 24, 1968
June 24, 1968
Au gus t 24, 1968
September 16, 1968
September 26, 1968
J anuary 26, 1969
ENGINEER ING AND SITE IMPROVIl'IENTS
Engineering
Let Site Improve ments Contract
Complete S.I. suffici ent to
begin Cons truction of hous ing
Ju ne 3, 1968 1~~--lEJuly 21, 1968
December 6, 1968
September 16, 1968-:B~
Nove mber 1, 1968
· March 15, 19691*'


This date would delay the start of cons truction from J anuary 26, 1969, to


March 15, 1969.
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Engineeri ng start after selec tion of Toveloper.
Engineering start before s election of .Tuveloper.
�l.c. HUD to AHA to Developer
l.
Atlanta Housing Authority would use the normal urban renewal procedure
through on and 'expe dited " basis. The schedule i s estimated on optimum
time intervals as are the other schedules.
2.
If the project puts in the basic streets and utilities, they would be
constructed at project cost which could be more than offset by Noncash Grant-in-Aid Credits.
J.
-The t wo major credits are for two schools: one at $1,000,000 - 100%
eligible and one at $2,000,000 - 10 to 50%eligible.
4.
Some comparatively small credits would be eligible from park, bridge,
ramp and other items probably in the range of $50-100,000.
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Sc;ne dule Thomasville Amendr~ent R-- 22
HUD To AHA To Devel oper
Thi s schedule i s prepar ed ba s ed on the fo llouing as sumptions :
L All deci sio ns nec essary for th e submission of t he appl ication ( particul arl y the ones appli.ed to the method of disposition and sequence installation of
site i mprovements) are made prior to May 1, 1968 .
2. That the submission is to be macl e to the June 3, 1968 Aldermanic
· Commit tee .
3. That HUD holds good on their commitment t o r eview and approve the applic ation in 30 days .
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Part I - Part I I Aopl ica tion
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Decj_sions
Land Use Map
Proj ect Area Dat a Report
Disposition PJ.an
Relocati on Report
Acquisj_tion Plan
Urban Renewal Plan
Proj ect I mprovements Plan
All other s ections of t he application
Financing Pl an
Submit to Alderciicm:i.c Financ e Commit tee
Pub1.ic Hearing
Aldennanic Approval
Compl ete Submi sc:i on
II.
May 1, 1968
May 3,
May 20,
May 20,
May 21,
May 21,
May 21 ,
May 21,
May 21,
May 2)-1,
May 27,
May 31,
J une 3,
June 7,
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Execution Activi t i es
Approval
Executed Lo an and Gra nt Cont r act
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Disoos~ti on Acti viti e s
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Adverti s e
Receive Bids
Identi fy Developer
Sign Contract
Begin Const ructj_o'r1 of hous ing·:H*"
b.
July 8, 1968-~July 15,
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July 29 ., 1968
Sept . 23,
Oct. 21 ,
Oc t. 31;
Januar y 27, 1969 April 2b, 1969
}fay 27,
Acsiuis:itio r:~RelQ c at :i.on-Dsmolitiori
Begin l\.cqui s ition
Begin Relocation
Complet e Ac~uis ition
Complete R2lo c 2tion
Complete D~n0 J_j_tion
July 29, 1968
Aug . 26,
Sept. ~Cl,
Scp -L .
1966
July 27,
Aug. 27,
Sept . 27,
Feb . 27, 1969
30,
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Oct. 11 ,
~:-T~me cont ingent on HUD acq9-9.. i-r-~f-Time contingent on Develop<in.ehi:. FHA action and completion of access streets o
Col. 1 contingent on pre-advertis ing.
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Enf)-neer:i.i~~ and Site Ifilprovements
Engirieering
Let Site I mproveme nts Contract
Complete Site Improveme nts
Sui'ficient for Co nstructfon
Complete Site Improvements
May 27, 1968
July ·12, 1968
Oct . 21, 1968 Aug. 27 , 1968
ilec. . 11, 1968 Oct. 15, 1968
26, 1969
Nov . 27 ,
Apro
Apr. 27, 1969
Aug. 19, 1969
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Site Improveme nts Designated in.Planning
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Adve rtise after Loan and Gra r1t - Site Improvements on b asis of bid
Pre--Adver tise - Site I mpro veme nt s on b a sis of bid
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Febo
·;rf, 1969
June 27 ., 1969
�2.
Will Dlsposition be 221 (d)
(3), 202 , only?
a.
221 ( d) ( 3) development would prevent any private development
being fin anced by other FHA or conventional finance. This would
prev~,nt an extensive eco nomic mix in this new area. However ,
higl{ income families now occupy the Single Family Portion of the
Thomasville Project.
b.
To split the area between two programs will require definite
boundaries fo r each , so that ea ch can be appra i sed separately.
c.
221 ( d ) ( 3) would insure l ow and moderate income occupants·.
d.
221 (d) (3) would require special appra isal techniques (write down of l and price ).
e.
Commercial areas must be designated regardless of other
consideration for appra i sal purposes.
f.
I f public housing is involved ( this is at the present ruled out ),
this boundary would have to b e delineated. ( Turn key or conventional).
g.
Can the developer be non-profit , limited dividend , Co -op, or
other, or will it be limited to one .
�3. Who builds primary streets and utilities?
a.
For the developer to bui ld streets and utilities would increase
the cost per dwelling unit.
b.
221 ( d) (3) might affect the decisio ns .
c.
Approximat ely
months would be required for the City or Authority
to build the primary street system sufficiently to provide access .
However , construction can begin prior to advertising sale of land.
d.
A developer could build the streets at his rate of need but probably
6½
no more r apidly than the City or the Authori ty . It would however,
force scheduling of construction to be tied to street construction
schedule ( acc e ss ). This may not be pertinent.
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e.
Authority constr uction of the streets would co st the City
approximat ely 1/3.
f.
Bridge credits would be affected.
g.
Cost of streets and utilities estimated at$

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When should street loc ati ons be pinned down ( invol ves savi ng s of
approximat ely 1- 3½ months )?
a.
I f str eet is pinned cJown befo re ad ver t ising propert y :
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b.
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(1 )
Would restric t t he de sign of th~ devel opment plan.
( 2)
Would defin e school and park s ite s so that costs and
credits could be fi rm .
(3 )
Would s ave approxi ma t el y 1-3½ mont hs.
After st reets are pinned down after advertising and decis ion on
devel oper :
(1 )
Would gi ve f re edom to t he develo pment plan.
( 2)
Cost and credit s wo uld no t be quite as fi rm .
(3)
Would del ay fro m 1-3½ month s befo r e co nst ruction could be
started (woul d thi s be actual or would the architects u se
up the t i me anyway )?
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C TYOF-A:.
U.OUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Roo~ 1204, City H~ll
May 29, _1968
Alde-r ma n G-. Everett Milli.can
.P..ld-e rma n Rodney M. Cook
Mr. Dan E . Sweat, Jr.
Mr~ Jim Cr a wfor d
Mr . Collier B. Gladin
Mr . Lester A. Pe r sells
Mr. Edwin L. Sterne
Mr. Ca ry S. Hooks
Dr~ J ohn W. Letson
Mr o A. B. Pad ge t t
Mi-o J im Parham
Mi· " Johnn y C . J ohnson
Ur . George W. Kennedy
M1 o James B. Pi l c he r
D io Sid ney L. Da vis
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IVAN Al.LEN, JR., MAYOR
CECIL A, AHXANOER, C,ha irm~n
Housin11 Resource ~ ComJ11ittee
MALCOLM D. JONES
Housine Coordinator
Ge ntleme n :
Th e nex t mee t ing of this Coordinating Group, for the purpose of
ge t t i ng t oge ther , comparing notes and exchanging ideas in int e rest of
e x edit ing t he Low-income Housing Program through effective coordination,
il l b e held Thrusday, June 6, at 10:00 a.m., in Committee Room 2,
Cit y Hal l.
Th i s wi l l be a joint meeting with the Executive Group of the
Housing Res ourc es Committ e e.
The several previous meetings of this group have bee n stimulating
and helpful to the Low-income Housing Progr a m.
Jlr., Ceci l A. Ale x a nder, Cha irman, Housing Resources Committee 9
and I hope tha t you wi ll be able .to att e nd t h is meet ing , as your active
pa r t i cipa ti on is v e~ y he lpfu l in furthering the progress of the Low
incom Hous i ng· Pr·ogram.
A r eturn addres sed posta l card is enc los e for your c onven ienc e
in informing us whet he r y ou pl a n to at tend t he J une 6 mee ti nga
Sincerely,
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HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Room 1204, City Hall
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
May 29, , 1968
CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
MALCOLM D. JONES
Housing Coordinator
Dear Ho.u sing Resources Committee Member:
The regular monthly meeting of the Executive Group of· the
Housing Resources Committee for June 1968 will be held on regular
scheduled date, Thursday, June 6, at 10:00 a.m., in Committee Room
2, City Hall .
This will be a joint meeting with the Housing Coordinating
Group composed of Heads of Departments and Agencies who activities
relate to the Low-income Housing program.
Please consider the functions and activities of your panel
and be prepared to offer some specific proposals for making conrete
c ontributions to the program.
We hope that you will be able to attend this meeting.
r eserve the date on your calendar.
Please
A return addressed postal card is enclosed for your convenience
i n advising us whether you will be able to attend t he June 6 meet i ng .
Sincerely,
Ma l colm D. J ones
Housing coordinator
Enc l : Postal Ca rd
�W E L C O ME
t;o t;he.
SITE
ATLANTA'S LARGEST
LARGEST IN. THE SOUTHEAST
SECONO IN THE NATION
TURNKEY LOW REWT HOUSING PROJECT
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H.L.C. AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
COBLE-WEAVER
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DEVELOPER
CONTRACTOR
�BANKHEAV PROJECT GEORGIA 6-28.
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45. 40 AcJu¼ :to :the. Nolt..:th and Sou.:th ofi Bank.he.ad
Highway a.:t Mayna1td Road, jU-6:t EM:t 06 :the.
Cha-tta.hooehe.e. RivVL.
500 - eon.oi-6ting 06 1 J:.o 5 be.dltoorn6 i n two
and :th!c..e.e. -1.doJL y bu.,u'.d,i,ng •
No f.i e.pa!ULte. 6ac_ili_;U_u 6Oil. :the. Eide.Jzl.y.
Community &u1.cl.,i_.ng.
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$9,356,094.00
To be. eompie.te.d in 6oUJt inMe.me.nu.
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Se.eond PhM e. 10 8 Un,Uf.,
TM!Ld PhMe. 148 Un,Uf.,
FoUJL:th PhM e. 112 Un,Uf., ,
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GROUND
3475-76
BREAKING CEREMONIES
Monday, May Twenty-Seven,
Nineteen Hundlted & Six:ty-Eight
Bankhead High.way,NoJvthwe.,ot
Ate.a.vit:a., Geottg ia.
Ho.o.:U:
Mtt. F1tanw B. Sheetz, J1t., A. I. A.
Mtt. Ric.ha1td H. Btiad6iehl, A. I. A.
Gue.ot Spea.keM:
Mtz.. Edwin L. Stettne, ChlUll.man
Hou..oing Autholtity 06 the City 06 Ati.a.nta
Vil.. Benjami..n E. May.o, Co-Chtultman
Hou/2ing Re.,o outtc.e.o Committee
Mtz.. Edwa1td H. Ba.x:tett, Reg,W na.£. Admini.otll.atott,
Vepa!l.tment 06 Hou..oing and Uttban Veve.lopment
Hono1table Ivan Allen, Jtt., Ma.yo.It,
City o6 Ate.a.nta

















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"CHILVREN OF POVERTY TOVAY WILL BE THE PARENTS OF POVERTY
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and o:theJr. c.iue..t.. Jo ble..t..t. pe.ople. mu.t.;t .t. e.e.12 . NatUJtaUy ;the.y


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Me.M uiu'..l J.>ptte.ad uf2e. c.an.c.e/l..
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c.Jz.d,i_c_al. a11.e.M whe.11.e. on.e. ,v., af;11.a.,ul. .t.o wa.£12 - - Me.a.t. whic.h e.ve.n.
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06 c.Jume. and c.011.Mp;U.on.? What ,i_gn.de..t. .t.he. 6u.t.e.? We. have. .t.e.e.n.
e.xplo.t,ion..t. in. othVl. c.aie..t..
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who aJz.e. ,UY!pal.e.d upon the. 6;.,.uh and ha;te. on ;the. .ofu.m.6 !
Who among lL6 ha.o ne.v~ had the. na~e/2 06 a ;toile.;t, QOOQe.d
on a de.Qe.n.t .o;tov e. , on, a.o in ;the. pcv.d, lAXl6 he.d fu he/2 in a pan
and tMown the. wa.t~ out a W,tndow? Ye.;t thi-6 ,u., ;the. line. 06
many to day .
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th~ TMnQe.y Sy.ote.m i.o a .oub.o;tan,u,a.,f_ ne.auza;tion and a milM;tone.


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the. job.


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I n.o;te,ad 06 e.duQWO n, we. c.an be.ti~ ;t~m a ;the. n e.vdauza;tion on
inh~e.n.t qu~e/2 06 man.. To ne.v~ ze. ;the. ne.e.d and M ge. ;to
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the. ne.auzwJ.on 06 a Qon;tinual.ly impno ving e.nvinonme.n;t; ;to


ne.vimliz e. ;the. dMine. ;to main;tain and uplint ;the. .o;tandand 06
.ouQh e.nvinonme.n;t - to ;thi.o we. ple.dge. oun.oe.lve/2 .o o ;tha;t he. , ;too,
Qan go W,t;th dignity and pnide. among ill me.n. - - and hM Qhildne.n
a6t~ ~ .
In .oome. i vit,;tanQe/2 we. may nail - but we. ~ put thMe. nailune/2
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MAYOR
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Mr . M. B. Satter f ield, Executive Director
Housing Authority of the City of Atlant a
824 Hurt Building
At l anta, Georgia 30303
�IV AN A LLEN, .JR .
MA YOR
ATL AN T A , GEORGIA
Mr. Edw in L . Sterne, Chairman
Atlanta Housing Authority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia
�June 11, 1968
Mr. J ames S. R ~bins on, President
Urban East
H o using Consultants
900 Peachtree Stl"eet
Atlanta, Geo rgia 30309
Dear Mr . Robinson :
I am v ery ple ased to l earn that you are making pr og res s
on the Martin Luther Kin g . J r .• Village to provide housing
for 193 Atl anta families.
Your plans are i maginative and e xemplify the best th i nking
in n10dern housing developn:ient for low and mo J erate
income families .
Since re ly yo urs .
Ivan A ll en, Jr.
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James S. Robinson, president
900 Peachtree Stree t
Atlant a. Georgia 30309
Phone 404 875-0781
June 3, 1968
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor of the City of Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Re: Rawson-Washington Urban
Renewal Project
Martin Luther King, Jr. , Village
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dear Mayor Allen:
I am writing at the requ e st of Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., in reply to
your letter of May 31, 1968, regarding the progress of the above captioned
project. Please be advised that the Application-Project Mortgage Insurance
(FHA Form 2013) with preliminary plans and sp e cifications were submitted
to the Atla nta Insuring Offi c e of the Fed era l Housing Ad ministration this
morning, June 3, 19 68. The Federal Housing Administration has e x pressed
its eagernes s and willingness to e x p e dite th e processing of this case in
order to provide th is ne e ded housing at the earliest possible date .
A considera ble amount of time and effort has been e x p e nded by the
Ebe ne zer Ba ptist Church and its repres e ntative s to insure the deve lopm e nt
of a resid e ntia l community which e mbodies the most ad vance d thinking in
multifa mily liv i n g.
Our deve lopment plan provides for a high ris e buildin g con s isting of twe l v e
stories, pre s enting a pa norama vi e w of downtow n Atl a n ta , th e expre ss
ways and the spaciou s spl e ndor of the City . This i s the fir s t atte mpt to
de velop a high ri se cons tru c tion under Sectio n 2 2l(d) (3) of the Na tiona l
Housing Ac t i n th e City of Atlan ta . With the i ncreas ing a waren e s s of th e
ne e d for hi gh r:ise residenti a l faciliti es , it is i mpera t i ve tha t low to
modera te i ncome fam ilies , especia lly fa milies with out children , are pro vid ed for i n h i gh ri se constructio n in C entra l City. Larg er fam ili e s will
fi nd spacio us accommodation s in 2 , 3 or 4- bedroom s i ze u nits with the
3 and 4 bedroom units designed with 1 1/2 baths . All low rise units are
town houses and garden type, two -s tory wa l k-up apartments, w i th amp l e
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play areas and enclosed patios. A pedestrian walkway, free of vehicle
traffic, allows for safe access throughout the development.
A community shopping center consisting of approximately 7,000 square
feet form an integral part of this development concept which will provide
the daily essentials for residents and the general community. In addition,
an office building complex of approximately 3200 square feet, is incorporated in this community center, providing space for professional
offices and convenient type stores and shops. A day nursery designed to
accommodate preschool-age children of working mothers has been given
special study and the result of this intensive investigation regarding the
special needs of these children are reflected in our day-care center. A
coin-operated laundry facility is also provided. Our development plan
utilizes open spaces and green belts in order to provide a character of
individuality and sense of pride and appreciation. The total 19 3 unit
complex will be served by central air conditioning and heating.
We feel that Martin Luther King, Jr. , Village will be an exciting and
important addition to the City of Atlanta and a major step forward in the
development of residential communities in urban areas.
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June 11 , 1968
Mr . Cecil A. Al exander, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
E ORANDUM TO:
Pursuant to your suggestion ~ several days ago I talked to
Jim Parham about E. O. A. providing administrative support to
Lee Burges' newly organized Housing Development Corporation nd
informed him of our previous contact with Bi ll Allison regarding
this matter . At that time 1 . Parham did not ppear to be f miliar
ith it, bµt said he would talk with Bill Allison and look at the
file on the subject which as pro ided to Bill Allison by H 11 are .
Following the Housing Resources Committee Meeting June 6 , Hr .
Parham discussed the atter with me and provided me with the att ched
copy of "A Proposal to Form the Atlanta Housing Development Corporation .
r . P rh m stated thnt be is very spmpathotic ith the idea of
E . O. A. prov iding ad inistrative support for the Housing Development
Corporation; th the ill need, ho ever , the folioing indicated
materi l in ord r to present nd justify this atter to his Board ,
•hich he feels will be inclined to act favorably upon it :
copy of the Logal document of Incorporation
of the Housing Development Corporation .
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A statement of the Corporations functions ,
scope of operation , and principal activities,
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for for tion of the Corpor tion, as cont ined
in th att ch d.)
(C)
A list of th
Corporation's Bo rd of Directors
( r. Parha stated that it ould bee 1 r for
E. O. A¥ to support the Housing D velop ent Corpor tion
dministratively. if tho Bo rd of Directors
contains r pres nt tion from th poor).
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(D)
A statement as to how the Housing Development
Corporation will benefit the poor .
(E)
Budget (including breakdo n by principal items) .
NOTE : At the time of our conversation r . Parh m insisted that
I give him some concept as to what the total amount of the budget
would probably be , I told him that I did not know , as I felt this
would have to be orked out with the Director, selection of hicb I
understand is now being considered , but that I anticipate that it
would be in the neighborhood of $25 , 000 per year , principal items of
hich would be the salaries of the Director and Secretary, office
supplies and postage .
r . Parham said thnt as soon as the above information is
presented to him, he will submit a formal proposal to his Board for
inclusion of this item in E . O. A.' s further activities. I feel that
e should provide him as quickly as possible with information he
has requested .
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordinator
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Copy "A Proposal to Form The Atlanta Housing Development
Corporation .
CC:V'Mr. Dan E. Sweat , Jr.
�June 7, 1968
Housing Resources Committee
City of A tlanta
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Attelltion: Mr . Malcolm D . Jones
Gentlemen :
Re : G~lbert Gardens Turnkey:- Mayor Allen ' s Letter
We are in rec~pt of the Mayor ' s letter of May 31 , 1968 'U rging us to
proceed as quickly as pos sible with the Gilbert Garden Turnkey Project. He
requested t hat we keep you advised 0£ our progress and any problems which tend
to delay this development .
To the best of our knowledge, the estimates have been received and
approved, and they confirm our revised contract price of $4,028,775 .00.
We would be ready to sign 'the contract on Monday , June 17, 1968 and
proceed with the project immediately thereafter.
If in checking the statu of thi project you should find that any
inf'<:>rmation is required , plea e advise the writer.
dditional
We are most aru.tious to take advantage of the balance of the desirable
oununer con truction season, and look forward to an award this month .
V erry truly your ,
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Ralph P. Pase, Jr.
D n E . Sweat, Jr. , Director of Governmental Liai on
M. B. Satterfield, E x ecutive Dir ctor, Atlanta. Hou ing Authority
�CEREX ATLANTA CORPORATION
June 10, 1968
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Director of Redevelopment
Atlanta Housing Authority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
Dear Mr. Openshaw:
This is with reference to your letter of June 4, 1968
outlining several objections to our plans for the development of Parcels E-la and B-2. As I understand it, these
objections represent the position both of your office and
that of the City Planning Commission.
I should like to take exception, first, to the second
paragraph of your letter, which states in part that, "While
certain elements of the original plan have been retained ....
other features on which the development competition award
was made have been eliminated, reducing the original extraordinary site plan proposal to the average run-of-the-mill
development." That statement is unjustified as to the facts,
and, if it is an expression of aesthetic judgement, not one
with which we agree or respect.
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Second, I should like to point out that your action in
advising the Federal Housing Administration that our plans
were not acceptable has resulted in their refusal t6 issue
ready-to-go commitments. This may mean the loss, to . us and
. to the City of Atlanta, of the 22l(d)(3) reservations for
this project and, if 22l(d)(3) money is, as we are advised,
exhausted, it may be some time before new reservations are
obtained if we lose these.
A far more advisable course for you to have followed
(in terms of safeguarding the 22l(d)(3) reservations for
this project) would have been to permit FHA to issue their
commitments and in the period preceeding initial mortgage
closing, work with us to achieve that which you feel is
necessary. Your control of our going and our coming is
so complete in every respect that with or without the
commitment we cannot proceed into construction until you
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are completely satisfied with our work. You chose, however,
to pursue a course which places the project's development
in . jeopardy .... a needless and disheartening risk and delay.
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interested than are you or any other City Agency concerned
with this project, · in producing as superior a development as
possible.· Our competition submission was not a pipe dream nor
did we approach it on the basis of winning a beauty contest
thinking to make it work later, as is often the case.
I would
imagine that we will be with this project long after most of
the City officials concerned with it now have left the scene
and its success, both as an investment and in the achievement
of our social objectives, depends entirely upon its desirability
to potential tenants.
It was recognized publicly, by you and by us during the
course of the competition, that detailed planning, architecture
and fiscal analysis would require certain changes, but that
the major concepts presented would be preserved. We have
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to you, have related to four major factors:
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The severe cost restrictions governing the 22l(d)(3)
program which have become even more severe over this
past year by virtue of the money market and tremendous
increases in construction costs.
B.
Detailed cost analysis of certain of our original
development proposals (such as rental town housing
in Parcel E-la and elements of site development)
have proved to be economically infeasible in terms
of their effect upon rentals.
C.
The need to provide the full number of units
originally proposed when certain areas, upon
detailed site planning, proved to be economically
infeasible for development or, proved to contain
conditions of which we were not advised
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The rentals and carrying charges which the housing
market with which we are concerned can absorb.
Lastly, _ I should like to point out that most of those
elements of our work which you now question ·; have been known
to your office and to the City Planning Commission for several
months.
It is baffling, to say the least, that at this late
and critical date you choose to present your comments.
Now, as to the substance of your letter, I shouH like
to make the following brief observations which will be enforced
by oral argument and graphic material presented at our meeting
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As to your item (a), we do not agree that the geometric
arrangement of buildings does not provide interesting and
varied pedestrian spaces. The changes we have made in
Parcel E-la with regard to buildings placement are not major.
If you are making an aesthetic judgement, we agree that the
original concept is better, but not that our revision does
it great violence. Additionally, some study of our building
placement would have indicated the extreme topographic conditions which account for many of our shifts in building
_.location, conditions we originally felt able to resolve, but
in the face of economics, could not.
In this regard, I sh9uld
point out that retaining walls were the first to go when the
dollar situation became extreme and this fact mandated a shift
in building, parking and driveway location .
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As to your item (b), rental townhouses in Parcel E-la were '
eliminated solely for reasons of economy and FHA guidance here _:
was quite convincing. They proved too costly to build and
could not be absorbed by the rental market with which we
are concerned . Eliminating townhouses eliminated the structured
and disciplined flow of pedestrian traffic, but that function
can be provided by strong and adequately designed pedestr i an
pathways .
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The original competition drawing did in fact show
townhouses step up or down the grades.
It was later
recommended by your office and concurred in by us, that
the B-2 site be converted to all co-op townhouses which
more fully and economically served the market for townhouse
occupancy.
In addition, FHA requirements regarding percentage of grade around the E-la townhouses parking ·lots
which served these steep townhouse had severe cost implications.
Also, the cost of producing such a steep townhouse
proved to be so high as to approach or exceed the maximum
rentals under the 22l(d)(3) program as follows:
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126
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As to your item (c), we agree that the community plaza
. was a major and highly desirable element of our original
proposal. We eliminated it and distributed the functions
elsewhere throughout the project in that a part of Parcel
E-lb and all of E-lc cannot now be developed for housing due
to certain facts not brought to our attention during the
competition. We, therefore, sought to recapture some of the
lost units by placing them on the community plaza site.
However, we are quite willing to eliminate that housing and
to reinstate the original community plaza proposal, but you
must recognize that this will mean a net loss of approximately
40 dwelling units.
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Additionally, it should be noted here that the new
centrally located community recreation area was not only
approved by the Planning Commission and the full Board of
Aldermen in our Community Unit Plan submission, but was also
approved by the Atlanta Housing Authority.
Similarily, the
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new church site location plan was forwarded to both the
Housing Authority and Collier Gladdin's office on April
22, 1968 and no objection was raised at that time.
As to your item (d), changes in relationship of peripheral
drives and parking areas to the housing units they serve, were
made necessary by detailed studies which could not have been
performed during the competition and by other changes such
as building location and elimination of retaining walls.
However, not by any stretch of the imagination can we understand the charge that the basic concept and relationship of
driveways and parking to housing units served, has been violated.
As to the statement that a massive "sea of asphalt" parking
area, remote from housing units is created, we point out that
this is not the fact except perhaps in one instance.
Even
though the number of parking spaces has been increased to serve
a larger number of housing units the parking solution in our
proposal is superior to the original in many instances and in
fact results in eliminating seas-of-parking. The statment that ,·
parking areas are remote from housing units is absolutely
unfounded.
Except in two instances they are all in the same
relationship as originally proposed and improved in many
instances -- at FHA insistence.
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As to your item (e), the concept of uninterrupted pedestrian streets is maintained.
As a matter of fact, it is
improved in both -Parcels E-la and B-2.
Site plans showing
the use of this particular street has been in jour possession
since March.
As a matter of fact, its utilization resulted
as much from your suggestion that it be used and dedicated
to the City so that approximately $30,000 in site improvement
credits would accrue to the City, as it did from our desire to
eliminate the cost of constructing additional roadway.
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between Parcels B-2 and E- la will provide for controlled
street crossing as originally proposed.
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Mr. Howard Openshaw
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As to your i _tem (g) , we have rethought the placement of
church sites within building clusters in view of our meetings
with church groups which established that the churches will
attract members both from within and without the project area. ·
·To place churches within the clustered areas would be to introduce large amounts of parking which we consider undesirable.
As to your item (h), ·the geometric arrangement of Parcel
B-2 not only does relate to topography, it is governed by
topography. We do propose a cluster arrangement of buildings
with much of the site open and existing ttees preserved.
The statement that the entire site is covered with buildings
and parking areas is completely unsupported by the facts
and rather contentious. Coverage is approximately 20% for
all buildings, roads and parking areas. The original plan
proposed 331 dwelling units and 450 parking spaces. The present
one proposes 250 dwelling units and 375 parking spaces -on the same acreage.
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Lester H. Persells
Ralph johnston
Collier Gladdin
Rodney Cook
Hamilton Douglas, Jr .
Cecil Alexander
Larry Chkoreff
Stanley Berman
�U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
NOTICE
RENEWAL AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE
5/22/68
JQ:
ALL RENEWAL AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
SUBJECT:
HUD Policy for Provision of Information to the Public
We are transmitting for your information a reprint from the Federal
Register 32 FR 9660-62, dated July 4, 1967, presenting HUD's public
information policy pertaining to those documents, records, regulations,
manuals, etc. contained in the HUD Central and Regional Offices.
The policy of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is to
make full and responsible disclosure of its identifiable records and
information consistent with such competing public interests as national
security, personal privacy, and obligations of confidentiality as are
recognized by the Public Infonnation Act.
The "Public Information Act, 11 also lmown as "Freedom of Information Act, 11
5 U.S. 522, as amended by P.L. 90-23, upon which this policy is based,
became effective July 4, 1967.
Attachment
NOTE: This "NOTICE" i s part of the new HUD Unified Issuances Sys tem.
It will be u sed on occasion t o advise y ou on matters o.f general
interest conceYning HUD assi sted programo
HUD-Wash., D. C.
�DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Reprinted from Federal Register-32 F .R. 9660-62
July 4, 1967
Title 24-HOUSING AND HOUSING
CREDIT
Subtitle A-Office of the Secretary,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development
PART 15-PUBLIC INFORMATION
In Subtitle A a new Part 15 is added
as follows:
Subpart A-Pi,rpose and Policy
Sec.
15.1
15.2
15.3
Definitions.
Purpose.
Statement of Policy.
Subpart S---Production and Disclosure of Records
15.11 Publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER.
15.12 Materials not published ln the FEDERAL
REGISTER.
15.13 Identifia ble records produced upon
request.
15.14 Sche dule of fees.
15.21
Subpart C-Exemplions
E xemptions authorized by 5 U.S.C.
552.
Subpart D-Where Records May Be Inspected and
Information Obtained
15.31 Information centers.
15.32 Informa tion officers.
15.33 Material ln Department Central Information Center.
Subpart E-Procedure for Requesting Access to
Records
15.41 Requests for records.
Subpart !---Disclosure of Records and Refusal To
Disclose
15.51
16.52
Authority to release records or copies.
Authority to deny requests for records.
Subpart G--Administrative Review of Denials of
Requests for Records
15.61
Administrative review.
AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part
16 are issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 and sec. 7(d),
79 Stat. 670; 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).
Subpart A-Purpose and Policy
§ 15.l Definitions.
As used in this Part--
.
(a) "Act" means section 552 of Title
5, United States Code, as amended by
Public Law 90-23, 81 Stat. 54, June 5,
1967. Public Law 90-23 repealed and
superseded "Pubttc- Law 89---487; 80 Stat.
250, July 4, 1966, sometimes referred to
as the "Freedom of Information Act" or
"Public Information Act."
(b) Department" means the Department of Housing and Urban Development which consists of the Office of the
Secretary and the several organizational
units.
(c) "Secretary" means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
(d) "Organizational unit" means any
one of the several offices, staffs, divisions,
or administrations of the Department,
including the F'-ederal Housing Adminis-
tration (FHA) and the Federal National
Mortgage Association (FNMA) . Organizational unit also includes Department
Regional Offices and local FHA and
FNMA offices.
(e) "Person" means "person" as defined in 5 U.S.C. 551(2) to include corpora,tions and organizations as well as
individuals.
(f) "Information center" means any
place, reading room, desk, or other area
or facility established and maintained
by the Department where the public may
request and obtain information and records concerning the Department's operations and business.
§ 15.2
§ 15.12
Materials not. published in Fecleral Register.
Purpose.
This part contains the rules and regulations of the Department implementing
5 U.S.C. 552. It informs the public about
where and how the Department's records
and information may be obtained from
its organizational units in Washington ,
D.C., and its regional and other local
offices throughout the country.
§ 15.3
Except to the extent that a person has
actual and timely notice of the terms
thereof, no person shall in any manner
be required to resort to or be adversely
affected by any matter required to be
published in the FEDER/IL REGISTER and
not so published. For purposes of this
§ 15.11 , matter which is r easonably available to the class of persons affected thereby shall be deemed published in the
FEDERAL REGISTER when incorporated by
reference therein with the approval of
the Director of the Office of the Federal
Register, as provided in 32 F.R. 7899,
June 1, 1967, 1 CFR Part 20.
Statement of policy.
The Department's policy is one of full
and responsible disclosure of Its identifiable records and information consistent
with such competing public interests
concerning the national security, personal privacy, and obligations of confidentiality as are recognized by 5 U.S .C.
552. Every effort will be made to -furnish service with reasonable promptness
to the public with respect to the obtaining of records and information.
Subpart B-Production and Disclosure
of Records
§ 15.11
Publication in the Federal Reg-
ister.
Subject to the exemptions in § 15.21,
the Department shall separately state
and currently publish in the FEDERAL
REGISTER for the guidance of the public:
(a) Descriptions of its central and
field organization and the established
places at which, the employees from
whom, and the methods whereby, the
public may obtain information, make
submittals or requests, or obtain decisions;(b) Statements of the general course
and method by which its functions are
channeled and determined, including the
nature and requirements of all formal
and infonnal procedures available;
<c) Rules of procedure, descriptions of
forms available or the places at which
forms may be obtained, and i.Jl.structions
as to the scope and contents of all papers,
reports, or examinations;
(d) Substantive rules of general applicability adopted as authorized by law,
and statements of general policy or interpretations of general applicability
formulated and adopted by the Department; and
(e) Each amendment. revision, or
repeal of the foregoing .
(a) Subject to
§
the exemptions in
15 .21, the Department, in accordance
with this part, shall make available for
public inspection and copying:
( 1) Final opinions, including concurring a,nd dissenting opinions, as well as
orders, made in the adjudication of
cases;
(2) Statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by
the Department and are not published in
the FEDERAL REGISTER; and
(3) Administrative staff manuals and
instructions to staff that affect a member
of the public.
Cb) To prevent a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy, the Department may delete identifying details ~hen
it makes available or publishes any
material. Whenever such deletions are
required, the record or copy will be made
available with the space formerly occupied by such identifying details left
blank, and the justification for the deletion shall be explained fully in writing.
Cc) The Department shall maintain
and make available for public inspection
and copying a current index providing
identifying information for the public as
to any matter issued, adopted, or
promulgated after July 4, 1967, and
which is required by this § 15.12 to be
made available or published.
§ 15.13
Identifiable
upon request
records
produced
Requests for records and copies may be
m a de in person during normal business
hours at information centers listed below
in § 15.31 of this part. Requests may also
be made by mail addressed to such
centers.
(a) Each request fo r a record or copy
thereof should identify the record specifically with respect to names, dates, subject matter, and location, 1f known. The
Department will hotify any person making a request if further identifying information 1s needed before his request
can l>e J:wllQfed.
(bJ Charges will be made in accordance with the schedule of fees set
forth in § 15.14 for any records search
which involves more than one man-hour
of work, and for duplicating, reproducing, certifying, or authenticating~opies
�of documents furni~ed.
(c) When a request is made for an
identifiable record of the Department
which has been stored in the Na tiona l
Archives or other record centers of the
General Services Administration, such
record will be requested by the Department if it otherwise would be a vaila ble
under this part.
(d) Every effort will be made to make
a record in use by the staff of the Department available when requested, and such
availability will be deferred only to the
extent necessary to avoid serious interference wit h the business of the Department.
(e) Copies of a requested record need
not be furnished if the record is published in the FEDERAL REGISTER or is
availa ble for purchase from the Superintendent of Documents of the Government Printing Office. Such records may,
however, be examined in one of the
Department's information centers.
§ 15.14
Schedule of fees.
For the services listed below performed
in the location and disclosure or furnishing of copies of records under 5 U.S.C.
552, and pursuant to the policy established by Congress in 5 U.S.C. <1964 Ed.)
140, Act of August 31, 1951, the following
charges will apply :
(a) Records search:
( 1) First m a n-hour on any single request :
no fee.
(2) E ach additional man-hour or fraction
ther eof: $5.
(b ) Copies of documents:
(1) X erox or equiva lent, page s ize up to
8 ½ inches by 14 inches, per p a ge : $0.25.
(2) Photostat, page size up to 8 ½ inches by
14 inches, per page : $1.
(c ) If charge is less than $1.00 per
order : no fee.
(d ) Maximum number of copies furnished of any record : 10.
(e) Certifica tion of true copies, each :
$ 1.
(f ) Attestation under the seal of the
Department or of FNMA, as the case may
be, each : $2.
(g) P ayment of fees under this § 15.20
shall be made in cash, or by U.S. money
order , or by certified bank check payable
to the Treasurer of the United States
except that, in case of the F ederal Housing Administ ration and the Federal National Mortgage Associa tion , drafra
should be ma de payable to those organizational units. Postaire stamps will not
be accepted.
Subpart C-Exe mptions
§ 15.21
Exemptions
u.s.c. 552.
authorized
by 5
A requested record shall not be withheld from inspection or copying unless
it bot h (1) comes within one of the
classes of records exempted by 5 U.S.C.
552, and (2) there Is need in the public
interest to withhold It. In determining
the scope of the classes of records described in paragraph (a) of this section,
the Attorney General's Memorandum on
the Public Information Act, June 1967,
will be used as a guide.
(a) The classes of records authorized
to be exempt ed from disclosure by 5
U.S.C. 552 are those which concern matters that are :
0 ) Specifically required by Executive
order to be kept secret in the interest
of the national defense or foreign policy;
(2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Department;
(3) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute;
(4) Trade secrets and commercial or
financial information obtained from a
person and privileged or confidential;
(5) Interagency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be
available by law to a party other than an
agency in litigation with the Department;
(6) Personnel and medical files and
similar files the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy;
(7) Investigatory files .compiled for
law enforcement purposes except to the
extent available by law to a party other
than an agency ;
(8) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition reports
prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use
of the Department in connection with
its responsibility for the, regulation or
supervision of financial institutions; or
(9) Geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, concerning wells.
Subpart D-Where Records May Be
Inspected and Obtained
§ 15.31
Information centers.
(a) The Depar tment maintains a
Centra l Information Center in Washington, D.C., at the following location:
D ep artment of Housing and Urban Development, 1626 K Street NW. (Room 102 ) ,
Washington, D .C. 20410.
(b) The Department also maintains
an informa tion center(1) In each of its Regional Offices as
follows :
R egion 1- 346 Br oa d way, New York. N.Y .
10013.
R egion II- Widener Building, 1339 Chestnut
Street , Philadelphia, Pa. 19107.
Region III-Peachtr ee-Seventh Building , At l a nta, G a. 30323.
R egion IV--360 Nor th Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, DI. 60601.
R egion V-Fed e ra l Office Bu!lding. _819 T aylor
S t reet, Fort Wor t h, Tex. 76102.
Region VI--450 G olden G a t e Avenu e, P ost
Office Box 36003, San Francisco, C al!f .
94 102; Northwest Operations Office, First
Avenue, Seattle, Wash. 98104.
R egion VII- Ponce De Leon a nd Bol!va, Post
Office Box 3869, GPO, San Juan, P .R. 00936.
(2) In each FNMA Agency Office as
follows :
2 11 South Broad Street, Ph!ladelph!a, Pa.
19107.
34 Peachtree Street NE., Atlanta, Ga. 30303.
1112 Commonwealth Edison B uilding, 72
West Ad ams S treet, Chicago, Ill. 60603 .
411 North Akard S treet, Dallas, T ex. 76201.
3840 Wilshire Boul evard, Los Angeles. Calif.
90005.
(3) In each FHA Local Insuring Office
at its respective local address as listed
in local telephone directories.
§ 15.32 Information officers.
There shall be a.n information officer
in each of the information centers described in§ 15.31 who.sha.11 be responsible
for m aking information and records
available to the public in accordance
with this part. The information officer
in the Department Central Information
Center shall be designated by the Director, Division of Public Affairs. The information officer in each Regional Office
and field office shall be designated by the
Regional Administrator or the Director
of the office, as the case may be, with the
concurrence of the Director, Division of
Public Affairs.
§ 15.33 Material in Department Central
Information Center.
(a) The Central Information Center
shall contain or have ready access to the
following as a minimum:
(1) FEDERAL REGISTER, Code of Federal
Regulations, and regu_Iations of the Department contained therein;
<2) Precedent final opinions and orders in the adjudication of cases;
(3) Administrative staff manuals
which affect the public;
(4) Program manuals which affect the
public and forms;
(5) Interpretations relied upon as
precedents;
(6) A current index of the foregoing
materials issued, adopted, promulgated
after July 4, 1967.
Cb) Each Regional Office information
center, each FHA Local Insuring Office,
and each FNMA Agency ·Office shall contain or shall have ready access to such
of the above records as pertain to the
activities of that office.
(c) Fa<:ilities shall be available to
each information center for the copying
of properly requested and available
records.
Subpart E-Procedures for Requesting
Access to Records
§ 15.41
Requests for records.
(a) Requests for identifiable records
should be made at the established information centers.
(b) A request should specify the requested record by brief description, containing the name, number or date as
applicable, in enough detail that the
record ca n be identified and located. A
reasonable time should be allowed for
records to be loca ted, copied, and m ailed
or otherwise delivered.
(c) Th e request should be accompanied by the fee or an offer to pay the fee
when determined.
(d) Copies of ava ilable records shall
be produced as promptly as possible.
Copying service shall be llmlted to not
more than 10 copies, of any single .p age.
Records wh ich are published or availa ble
f or sale n eed not be supplied.
Subpart F-Disclosure of Records and
Refusal To Disclose
§ IS.SI
Authority to release records or
copies.
The head of each organizational unit
or the designee of each of t hese officers,
wit h respect to records pertaining to programs or activities for which each has
primary responsibilit y, is authorized to
release any Department record or copy
t hereof when disclosure ls clearly appropriate under this part. Such authorized
persons may release records for which
another officer has_primary respoiisibWty
�only with the consent of the other officer
or his designee.
§ 15.52 Authority to deny requests for
records.
thereafter may not be made available except with the express authorization of
the Secretary or his designee.
Subpart G-Administrative Review of
Denials of Requests for Records
The officers and their designees described in the preceding § 15.51 may deny
§
15.61
Administrative review.
a request for a record. Any denial shall
be promptly made in writing and con(a) Review shall be available only
tain .a simple statement of reasons for from a written denial of a request for
the denial. Prior to a denial, the officer a record issued under § 15.52, and only
or designee shall clear the matter with if a written request for review is filed
the Office of General Counsel or the office within 30 days after issuance of the writof the appropriate Regional Counsel or, ten denial. The filing of a request for rein the case of an officer or designee in view may be accomplished by mailing to
any FNMA office, with the Office of the the Secretary of Housing and Urban DeGeneral Counsel, FNMA, or the app_ro- velopment, 1626 K Street NW. (Room
priate FNMA Agency Counsel. Denial 600), Washington, D.C. 20410, a copy of
shall terminate the authority of the par- the request if in writing, a copy of the
ticular officer or designee to release or written denial issued under § 15.52, and
disclose the requested record, which
a statement of the circumstances, reasons, or arguments advanced in support
of disclosure of the original request for
the record. Review will be made promptly
by the Secretary or his designee on the
basis of the written record described in
this § 15.61.
(b) The decision after review will be
in writing, will be promptly communicated to the person requesting review,
and will constitute final action of the
Department on the request, subject to
judicial review as provided in 5 U.S.C.
552(a) (3).
Effective date. This regulation is effective as of July 4, 1967.
ROBERT
C. WEAVER,
Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development.
�Jun
7, 1968
~MORANDUM
To: Mr . J. C . John on
Director of Model Citi
Pur u t to our di&cu. io:n y, st rd y , thi is to dvl e you that
in r port which I. in now pr p ring to Mr D n E . Sw t, Jr .,
Dir ctor o..t Gov rnm ntal Li i o , pert lnin . to Ex run ntal
Hou in Surv y , I m p!l'opo ing (1 ) th t approxbnat ly a four
block r
(about 10 c.re.e) c nt r d en0 r ally on the int r ection
of Conn lly Plaee
d Crumley Str et, S . E. or (2 ) slmU ~ eiz
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cent r d o.n the ill' reectiori of R - d Stre t
d Love Str t,
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. b d ign t d for ex riment housing
d t t r que t b
tniti t d promptly to HUD for uthority to cquir tuch tr ct for
thb pu.rpot · a oon · po ei'bl , und r pp opd t proc dur a.
Both of thee tract•
v b n di;scu• ed with Mr . Sw
r . Jim right ot your offic .
M lcolrn D. Jon
Housin Coordln tor
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May 15, 1968
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STATUS OF ACCELERATED LOW-INOMCE HOUSING PROGRAM .
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(Commenced Nov. 15, 1966)
Total dwelling units ·permitted in Atlanta:
1963 - 9,129
1966 - 2,382
5 yr. Program, 1967-71
1964 - ~,829
1967 - 4,630
1965 - 2,656
1968 - 1,810 (thur Apr .)
% estab. for
f Goal (Same %
first 2 yr.
used for 5 yr. period)
' Sta tus
100%
16,800


No. Units


May 15
Jan 15
1,312
2,031
· Completed (new Const.)
(57%)
(9,576)
P.H. & TK.
May· 15
Jan 15
(82)
(13%)
(2,184)
FHA 221
May 15
Jan 15
(510)
(400)
(30%)
(5,040)
Pvt. Devlp. (Conv.)
Ma y 15
Jan 15
(1,439)
(912)
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Elderly & N. H .
May 15
Jan 15

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5,108
3,701
· (910)
(790)
(1,188)
(565)
In Planning
7 2 151
6 2 582
(2 2 91 4 )
(2 2 220)
(3 2 651)
(3 2 868)
(140)
( 4 8)
( 44 6)
{44 6)
Total in Sight
14,290
11,595



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(3,010)
(5,349)
(4,833)
(4,589)
(3,306)
(446)
(446)
Increase-Deficit
-2,510
-5,205
(-5,670) (-6,566)
(+ 3, 165)
(2,649)
(-451)(-1,734)
(446)
(446)
2,?94
4,481
Did Not Materia lize
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(0)
Und er Construction
Be ing considered (all categories)
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(3,010) (2,346)
See Note A.


Figures in this column are basic and represent the entire program.


( ) Indicates breakdown by programs, of figures included in basic column.



In additi on, 658 units have been leased for P.Ho and leasing of 372 additional units for P.H. is being negotiated.




Als o 13,983 units have been reported ~y the Housing Code Division as repaired (rehabilitated). However, those figures include un i ~
found in compliance on ori g ina l inspection.
It is estimate d that 75% of this figure, or 10,487 sub-st andard units have been
brought into compliance thr ough actual r eha bilitation. 218 units have been rehabilitated by the H.A. in the West End U.R. Project.
These do not increase the number of housing units _ available, but do increase the supply of standard units.
1
Includes only units financed under Federal assisted low and med ium income housing programs; and
units constructed under convent ional financing as follows:
Multi-family units costing not more than $10 ,000, exclusive of land
Respectfully submitted,
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Duples uni ts ·
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Single family units
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" $15,000 ,
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Enc ls: 1 . Summary of Public Housing in Atlanta
2. Notes
Malc olm D. Joo/5 .
Housing Coord~nator
3. Inventory of Low and Medium Cost Housing in Atlanta (with office copies only)
Note:
�HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE
May 15, 1968
SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HOUSING IN ATLANTA
8 874
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Existing Units in operation - filled.
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1140
Units in Development stage, as follows:
Units under construction off McDaniel St., in Rawson-Washington
completion in '68)
(248) Spring '68 (82 of these units completed 5-15-68)
(402) Fall '68


(650)


Units under construction in Perry Homes Extension - South of Procter Creek.
(78) 3 Bedroom
Bids opened March 7, 1967. Permit issued May '67. Const.
(46) 4 Bedroom
(16) 5 Bedroom
on schedule for completion by Nov. '68; 48% completed 5-15-68.
(350)
Units planned for Thomasville U. R. Project
(40) 1 Bedroom
(16 elderly)
Bids opened May 15, 1968. 12 months, at least, required for
(120) 2 Bedroom
construction. Will try to have part delivered before final.
(80) 3 Bedroom
(80) 4 Bedroom
(30) 5 Bedroom
4200
(1372)
Units reserved
(Allocations made by HUD to date; Hollywood Rd., 202; Gilbert Rd., 220: Bankhead Hwy., 500;
and Honor Farm #1, 450)
(500 units of this reservation are approved for allocation to the leasing program, to be replaced
later)
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(500)
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Units allocated for leasing program; can only be utilized for Public Housing as ~hey become vaca n t.
Allocation requested for 230 additional units to the leasing program.
300
5640
14 , 514
•
R. Project (scheduled for
(140)
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u.
(8 locations)
(658)
Units under lease
(372)
Negotiations under way for leasing 372 additional units.
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Total Potential


Figures in ( ) in this column are included in figure above; not in ( ).


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May 15, 1 968
NOTES
A.
ll, 022 units proposed did not materialize, of which 8,056 were shown in the previous report of Jan. 1 5, 1968 a nd 2,966 a d di tional
units are listed in this report, as Lost.
(The majority .of these losses were due to disapprovals of sites and propo~ed r ezoni n g. )
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B.
P roposed locations for low-cost housing .are coordinated through the Planning Dept., for adequacy of Community . Facili t ies, ex i s t i ng
or pros p osed. Proposals are also reviewed periodically with the School Dept. for adequacy of school facili t ies.
C.
An engineering firm from Savannah, McNa mara & Associates, Consulting Engineers, has recently made present ations in Atl ant a o f a
t' p atent applied for" low-cost housing method of construction with flexible design, whic h is claimed can be construc t ed qu ickl y o n
sit e, employing mostly untrained labor and at a savings of 10%-15% under conventional construction. This fir m establ is hed
connections with a reputable construction firm in Atlanta and a l ocal architect. This team is anxious to acqu ire a 1 0 ac r e tra c t
in the Mo d el Cities area to construct an experimental Housing project.
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The Travelers Insurance Company has agreed to finance 70 or more new single family low-cost houses in the Th omasvil l e Ur ba n Rene wal
p roject a rea under the FHA 221 D (2) insured mortgage program. Equitable has made $1,000,000 available to Atl ant a Mor tgage Brok e r ~g
Co. for financing low-cost homes at favorable rates.
E.
I n v i e w o f difficulties encountered in zoning and getting other approvals on sites proposed for large multi- fam ily d e velopme nts ,
it is app arent t h at the Low-income Housing Program will have to lean heavily on Developers and Builders prov i di ng a s ubs ta nti al
p or ti on of the requirements on small scattered sites, with or without Federal assistance.
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No pro p os a l had yet been made for construction of uni t s (even efficiency or 1 bedroom) to rent or sell for a s l ow as $ 50 per mo nth,
althoug h the London Towne Houses, a 221 d (3) co-op development now under construction, is pushing t his close t with its o ne
bed room u n it advertised to sell for· $59 per month. The City's greatest need is in the $30-$50 per month re nt a l -purc h ase r a nge .
G.
Ric hard L. Fullerton Associates has proposed a fibre glass "manufactured" patented process, 3 bed r oom and bath house . ( 900 s q . ft.
& c ar p o rt ) with w-to-w carpeting and air conditioning, which he claims can sell for $9,000-$9,500, including l and es t i mat e d to
cos t $ 1,500.
H.
National Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Inc. placed on the market Fab. 1, 1967 a 800--900 S. F. (O.S. dimensions) 3 b e dr ooms , p refabric ate
preass e mbled p a nel, single family house plus a 96 S.F. (IoSo dimensions) stora ge building manufac t u r ed b y Arrow Me tal Products Corp. ,
t o sell under FHA 221 d (2). Price includes plumbing , electrical, heating units, stove & refrigerat or. Ho uses c an be comple t e ly
a ssembled in 8 5 man h our s; 72 of t hese ( wit h conventiona l plumbing) are being erected (pr e-sold) i n t he Thomasville Urba n Renewal
Area . Approx . 8 0 0 sq. f t. h ouse is priced at $ 11,200; 900 sq. ft. house is p riced at $ 1 1 ,600. Adrian Homes Cor. has prop osed a
p refab to r e tail f or a bout $ 7,500 plus land, foundation , closing and possible tapping fees. Other p refa b d is tr i but o rs and c onve nt i o n al builders h ave int eresting potential houses to of f er but, because of fear of local Codes di ff icult i es, are not producing single i
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land wh ich will no t c ost t h e developer mor e than $ 1500 . per unit.
(A 5,000 sq. ft. lot is cons i dered a mple for this type house.)
I.
Ralph L. Dick ey o f Atlant a h a s proposed ~a non-prof i t revolvint fund enterprise to acq uire substandard hous ing ; renovate it and r e s el l
prima rily t h rough .priv ate e n t e r pr ise. CACUR recent ly f ormed a 1 non- profit corporation to reha bil itate e xis int 1 units u n~er 221 (h) • . I
Mo r r i s Brown College is a not her such sponsor . Nor th West Communi ty Forum ha s a lso fi led app lications for ~ 4 projects und er 2 2 1 (h) ~
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Informa tion is welcomed as t o c orre ct ions, add itions or delet ions of ma ter ial conta ined i n this report. {Ca l l 522-4463 Ext . 4 3 0 . )
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To accompany Low-income Housing Inventory Report of May 15, 1968
Item
No.
No. Units
New - Existing
Designation
Location
Program·
Allen Temple
Single Family
Duplexes & Smal~ Apts.
Apts.
Leased for · P.H.
Rehab. H.C. Div.
Rehab. by H.A.
Rehab. by Pvt. Ent.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
London Towne Houses
Public Housing
Gordon Rd. ~ear Harwell
Scattered
Scattered
Scattered
8 Sites
Throughout City
West End U. R. Project
Scattered
2661 Beeler Dr., S.W.
1930 Flat Shoals Rd., SW
1991 DeLowe Drive., SW
200 Alden Ave., NW
3242 Custrman Cir., SW
McDaniel St., SW
221 d(3)
Conv. & 221 d(2)
Conv.
Conv.
Leasing. for P.H.
H.C. Enf.
U.R.
Conv. Rehab.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
221 d(3) co-op
P ·.H.
Pa


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C-1
C-2
C-3
C-4
C-5
C-6
C-7
C-8
C-9
C-10
C-11
C-12
C-13
C-14
Totals
373
380
100
534
658
10,487
218
30
28
32
96
400
6
82
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11,393
Jnder Construction
UC-1
UC-2
UC-3
UC-4
UC-5
UC-6
UC-7
UC-8
UC-9
UC-10
UC-11
UC-12
UC-13
UC-14
UC-15
UC-16
126
96
78
108
140
568
306
247
76
62
30
134
80
250
150
11
Park West No. 1&2
College Plaza
London Towne Houses
Gartrell Ct.
Perry Homes Ext.
McDaniel St.
Single Family
Duplexes & Small Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Single Family
3751 Gordon at Bolton
i017 Westview Dr. at . Jones Pl.
3242 Cushman Cir., SW
. 38~88 Younge St., SE
1730 Kerry Dr. , ,NW
R-W UR Project
Scattered
Scattered
1145 Constitution Rd., SE
140 Mt. Zion Rd., SE
419 Chamberlain St., SE
1101 Collier Rd., N.W.
1895 Plaza Lane, SW
1185 Collier Rd., NW
1991 Delowe Dr., SW
Thomasville U.R. Project
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221 d(3)
221 d(3) Co-op
221 d(3) LD
P.H.
P. H .
Conv. & 22i d(2)
Conv.
Co nv .
Conv.
221 d(3) LD
Conv,
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
221 d :( 2)
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PROJECT INDEX (Continued)
Item
No.
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No. Units
New - Existing
Designation
Location
Program -
Jn der Construction (Continued)
UC-17
UC-18
UC-19
UC-20
UC-21
UC-22
UC-23
UC-2 4
UC-25
UC-26
UC-27
UC-28
UC-29
UC-30
UC-31
UC-32
UC-33
UC-3 4
UC-35
UC-36
To ta l
58
76
76
192
138
108
80
92
48
192 .
45
64
400
92
72
202
208
20.8
2 41
54
5,10'8
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts. ·
Apts.
Apts.
Wheat St. Gardens 2 & 3
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Apts.
Hollywood Rd. Project
Friendship Center
Allen Temple 3
Apts.
Apts.
1910 Bixby St., SE
1501 Beauregard Ave., SE
1935 Allison Ct., SW
914 Collier .Rd., NW
2722 Gordon Rd. , NW
2950 Springdale Rd., ~W
2390 Palmour Dr., . NE
1090 Hollywood Rd., · NW
2113 Defore Ferry Rd., liW.
Butler St. U.R. Project
3379 Stone Rd. SW
1073 Hollywood Rd., SW
3901 Campbellton Rd. SW
. . 2400 Campbell t ,on Rd. SW
50 . Mt. Zion Rd. SW
1580 Hollywood Rd. NW
99 Northside Dr. SW
31·75 Gordon Rd . SW
475 East Paces Fy. Rd. NE
3136 Gordon Rd. SW
Conv. ~or lease as PH
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
Conv.
221 d(3) & RS ,
Conv.
Conv.
Conv •
Conv.
Conv.
Turnkey
221 d(3)
221 d(3)
·conv.
Conv.
I n Plann i n g
IP- 1
IP- 2
IP-3
IP-4
IP- 5
IP-6
IP-7
IP-8
IP-9
IP-10
IP-11
IP-12
IP-13
52
116
1,384
3 50
262
220
5 00
1 52
20
250
500
41
588
Park West 3
London Towne Houses
Cerex Atlanta Corp.
Apts & Elderly
Russel Property
Gilbert Rd.
Bankhead Hwy Site
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Single Family
Ashbury Hills Home
Fairburn Rd. Site
Single family lots
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Central Methodist Church
Gordon Rd. at Bolton
32 4 2 Cushman Cir~ SW
Rockdale U.R. Project
Thomasville U~R. Project
Off Etheridge Dr. NW
At Flynn Rd. SE
Bankhead Hwy; ,. -at . Maynard Rd.
Between Capitol Homes & I-20
Thomasville
Gammon Theological Sem. Site
Fairburn Rd. N. of Holy Family
Thomasville U.R. area
E. of Fairbur~, N. of Sewell
221 d(3)
221 d(3) Co-op
221 d(3) co~op,221 d(3),BMIR ,M I R
P.H.
221 d(3)
Turnkey
Turnkey
221 d(3)
.221 d (3)
Hill-Burton Act , 232; 202
221 d(3) Co- op
221 d(2)
221 d(3) & Elderly
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New - Existing
Designation
Location
Program
Betmar Apts.
Apts.
Br,owntown Rd. Site
Butler St. YMCA Site
Leopold Project
Apts & Elderly.
Apts.
Apts.
Honor Farm 1
Apts.
Apts.
1765 Pryor Rd. SE
N. of Gordon, W. of Adamsville Dr.
N. side Browntown Rd. NW
W. side Hollywood Rd.
W. of Jonesboro Rd.,S~ .of McWilliams
Bedford-Pine U.R. Project
3750 Gordon Rd. SW
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E. of Brownlee Rd., SW, N. of Scott
Off McDonough Blvd~
West Lake Manor
East Lake Golf Course 2
Leasipg for P.H.
Conv . .
Turnkey
221 d(3)
Turnkey
P.H.
Conv.
Conv.
PH;Turnkey & 221d(3),(2)
221 d(3) L.D.
Turnkey
Single Family Lots
Joe Anderson Project
Joe Anderson Project
S. side Westview Dr. SW
Seminole Ct. Apts.
Cenker & Kingloff Project
Railroad Ave.
Duvall tract
Wellswood Apt. area
Ga. Teacher's Develop. Inc.
Lee P. Fore property
Keith Project
David Berry Proposal
Multi-family
Apts.
Cath. Archdoicese Property
Thomasville UR area
221 d(2)
Glun Club Rd. NW
221 d(3)
Alvin Dr: NW
221 d(3)
West End UR area
221 d(3) LD
Near N. Highland & N. Ave.
Turnkey Rehab.
Harwell Rd. at Oakcliff
221 d(3)
Railroad Ave. NE
221 (h) or d(3)
E. of Jonesboro Rd. SE
Turnkey
S. of Englewood Ave. SE
Turnkey
Harwell Rd., S. of Bankhead Hwy.
221 d(3) ·
E. of Empire Dr.,sw,s. of Oak Dr.
221 d(3) Co-op
W. - side of Gilbert Rd. at Co. line
Conv.
W side of Fairburn Rd.near ··Bak~rs .:Fy ; Conv.
East of Kimberly Rd.-Fulton Co.
Turnkey
L.L. 68 14th Dist.-F.C.
Conv.
Off DeKalb Ave. at Hampton Ter .
Turnkey
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IP- 14
IP- 1 5
IP-16
IP-17
IP-18
IP-19
IP-20
IP-2 1
IP-22
IP-23
I P-2 4
Total
352
48
450
180
180
364
52
40
600
32
800
7 , 151
~Being Considered
BC- 1
26
100.
BC-2
BC-3
150
BC- 4
50
BC-5
80
BC - 6
65
BC -7
500
BC-8
2 40
BC-9
225
BC- 10
2 50
BC-11
16
BC-12
20
BC- 13
600
BC -1 4
72
BC -15
200
BC -16
2,594
Total
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DNM
DNM-2
8,056
150
175
DNM-3
50
DNM-1
Shown on p r evious report of January 15, 1968.
W. side Jackson Pkwy; at Procter Cr . 2 21 d(3) Co- op
A. L . Roberts Pr ope r ty
H.A . early submit t al
E . side Jonesboro Rd;N . of Circum.
Tu r nke y or 221 d(3)
Blyd. Dr . SE,Howard - Hallman- Saunder s El d e rl y
Turne r Monumenta l Chu r ch
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Item
No.
No. Units
New
Existing
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Designation
Locatioa
Program
)id Not Materialize (Continued)
DNM-4
DNM-5
DNM-6
DNM-7
DNM-8
DNM-9
DNM-10
DNM-11
DNM-12
Total
260
200
364
280
100
175
360
500
352
11~022
221 d(3)
Wm. L. Warnoker Proposal
W. of S. Expressway; S. of AWI>RR
Conv.
Charlie Taylor Proposal
W. of Bolton Rd; S. of Sandy clr.
Luther Fraser Property
Adj. to CC Esates;off Boulder Pk. Dr.221 d(3)
Turnkey
Ralpy Willis,J.R. Hall proposalCuster Ave. E. of Chosewood Pk.
Carl ton Marlow Proposal
W. of Jackson Pk\VY ;D .E. Glenrock Dr. · 221 d(3)
Trailer Park Site
Bankhead Hwy. at Osburn Rd.
Turnkey
Golfview Apts.
Cleveland Ave. Ext.
221 d(3) LD
Part of Golfview Project
At Cleveland Ave. · Ext.
Turnkey
Wm. A. Mitchell tract
Between Collier Dr., NW & I-20
221 d (3)"
�June 3 , 1968
ME ORANDU
FOR RECORD
Several weeks
go
rs. Charles W. Heeden of Lithonia
(telephone 482-6149) called me concerning her property at 512•14
Decatur St., S. E.
This property was under Housing Code
proceedings sever 1 y ars go , together itb other properties in
the s me block on either side of tb Heeden prop rty.
As
efforts
the top
St ., S .
cost of
a result of th Housing Code procedures and y person 1
at that tie to enfo ce the Code, the Heeden ' s removed
floor (residential) of the building at 512-14 Dec tur
E. and re odeled the ground floor for business at a
approximately 12,000 .
I infor ed Mrs . Headen that I
no long r directly
involv din Code Enforce ent and referred her to r . J mes A.
Smith, Chief of the Housing Code Division.
This date, Mrs. He den call d e ag in and read to e
rec nt Court Order (copy att ched) p rt ining to the properties
adjacent to b rs ind informed e that her Insur nc Comp ny ha
cancelled her insur nco on the prop rty at 512-14 Dec tur St . nd
th t she cannot get insurance itb ny other oo p ny b caus of
the fire haz rd caused by th adj e nt properti s.
rs . R den pecifically requested that l brin this
to th
tt ntion of th M yor; that b c plied 1th th
reque t to i prov the property at 512-14 Dec tur St.
owner of th
dj c nt prop rti
(which
r in wor
than b r ) b v done nothin and th t she 1s now th victi of
circu t nces by da ge being o used by tb
djac nt prop rtie.
This t.s a ca e of long standing. Housin Cod viol tions
on the
prop rti s w r r port d nd eorr ctiv
otion initl led
in 1961, '63 nd '64. The tt ched court Ord r p rt in to th
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emorandum For Record
follo ·ing properties :
emorial Drive ,
615 emorial Drive ,
510 Decatur Street ,
516 Decatur Street ,
530 Decatur Street ,
609
S . E.
S . E.
S. E.
S. E.
S. E.
This case is making a mockery of the Housing Code_and
"In Rem" Orelin nee of the City of Atlanta . I as personally
involved in enforcement procedures against these properties,
as Director of Urban Re ewal , during the period of 1961-64 .
Subsequently, as Supervisor of Inspection Services in the
Building Department, I discussed this case at length personally
with Judge Whitman of the Fulton County Su ior Court and with
r . Robert H. Cleveland, receiver for the executors of the
Estate of rs . E. c. Johnson, deceased .
I recommend that these properties be personally inspected
by any one involved with this c se and that the best legal
talent available be utilized in an 11 out effort to resolve
this case in behalf of the City .
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordinator
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ay 23, 1968.
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Mrs. E. C. Johnson, Deceased


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Plaintiff
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MRS. JULIA JOHNSON MEADOWS
(now O'KELLEY) and ERNEST
C. JOHNSON, JR., Individually
and as Executors of the Estate of:
Mrs. E. C. Johnson, Deceased
FULTON SUPERIOR COURT
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It appearing to the Court that no immediate danger
of damage will result, if ~he properties sought to be
demolished by the City of Atlanta are left standing;
IT IS CONSIDERED, ORDERED AND DECREED that the City
of Atlanta is hereby temporarily enjoined and restrained
from demolishing the houses set forth in its motion, and
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in the order passed by the City ordering demolition.
This Order shall be of force and effect until the
further order of this Court.
This
/l. J/J..day
of May, 1968.
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ATL.A.!'•.'T A , GA. 30303
Tel. 522 -446 3 Area Cod e ~04
IVAN ALL EN, JR., MAYOR
CEC IL A. ALE XAN DER, Ch airma n
Housi ng Resou rc es Committ ee
MALCO LM D. JON ES
Housin g Coordinator
The Honorable Ivan Allen , Jr ., Hayor
Ci t ;y of At l a..n.t a
30303
Hayor Al len :
Pursuant to y ou:~ di re ctive :>f Earch 19, 1968 pertaini n g to a ct i on to b e
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por ti on on II tJ ou s in_:; 11 , s p eci2.ical l :· a s sign ed to tl:c nousing :?.es011rc e s Crnx ni t tee
i s h er eu i th s ubr}itt ed , fo r file 1-ii th th e 1°:a~·or ' s Off ice a.n.d t h e Advisor y
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a t t a ch ed (Encl . l) ,
A more detail ed rep or t HOrke d up by t he Sous i n 6 Coorc::.i:riator 2.nd revi eHe d
by t hi s Cor,'T'i t t e e 1 s Con sultant , and uith whi ch I gener2.ll y con. cur i s atta ched
( Encl.2) .
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Co::,y of l et t er cat ed r-:arch 22 , 1 968
Rep ort dev2l o~Jed oy riousi ng Coor di:r..a t or
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The Honora ble Iv~n Allen, Jr., Haybr
City .of Atlanta
Atla nt a , Georgia
Dear Iva n:
In e .:mnectic•n with tr. e i ::ip lf,rr,e nt ation o f the hous i ng pl,ase of the
Riot Report, r:e st:;2;;:;est tl;c fol1011ing:
l. A persona l l e:t ter from y ou to aJ.l developcr-s i;,1ho h2ve not
hrot e n gr our,d uPg i r,g tb c,rn to get r.ioving . Color:e l Jon es c a n
supr ly you with t Le n c:.,:;(;s .
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2. Ca ll en t he Al~ci~ ~ nic Loa r d to r evi se t h e City Euildi ~i
Code to c o nf or,:1 ;:ith t 'hc Fc:.tio,12.l ? uil din2 CoJ D, t r1 w : 1. r,abl l.'1g
less e x pe n s i ve co1~:-;tructi c n.
3. As k th e Atla nt a Eo us i n?, .~u~ho!'ity to t 2.ke 1, 00 0 o f tr:e
unit s no;1 to be:: c e v e lo:,i:d ;:,y t r,c tur rfr.ey pr oc es s and r e v~rt
to the old r.i~tllod of bu:i l d inr, thcz. u s 5_;,:T, t!-,e Aut ho·c i t:y .
It is in t:~e a !'-~.J. of pul1lic hous ir.z un its e ,ot ·..-e nrc b ehind
your sc:1-2dule .
i'cvic:,,r t he n u, r:1;:i:::t er l 2r.d u ~e :ile.n t o ·inc lude sone Bor e
a nd ~.tr-.:: t n(3' ic a r e as for hous i r.s , 1'l icn c a ll on t he ;.lden~an ic
Board to a<lo? t t he f i r s t p ha s e of t he n a s t e r pl a n a s a n e w
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zon l n; ordinanc~.
Ap~)oi.,.t a c c:a:-.i tt E'. c of t h e Alcl12 rr:12.:1i c 2.oa r d to d eal wi t h
hou!Ji ng .
'*I hav;;- d i s ctt3.se d t!-t.zse l .:1.st t':, c i t cms with P..odne y Co ok .
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As k !,<.'.e Ilurg;e to a ,;notmcc t~. ~ f o rm<1 t ion o f tr:e non- profit
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If you want ~o diocuss any of these suggestions call on me,
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Report Requ ire d by Nayor ' s Directive of Har ch
on .11 U-.S. Riot Commission Hepor t
19, 1968
HOUSING
The entire rep ort is quite comprehensive and uell done .
The Committee
deserves crecli t for so thoroughly analyzing and cJ.evelop~ng such a -corr.prehen-·
s ive report on s uch an involve d and expl osive matter.
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In gene ral t he r ep"o rt lJc1.s signal ed out and effe ctivel y treat e d many of
the major i ssues i nvolved.
Little fault. can be fou..11cl 1-1i th its pr~ncipal
findine s and r e conmendations.
Hoi.-rever , t he rep ort bas ically pla c es ~11 r e s ponsibility for the riots on
the Ahi te Conmu.ni ty and f ails to place any responsibilit y on the participm1ts
in the Riots for the wanton de struc tion a nd other crimes which they cor,~rni ttecl .
Thi s omission i.s unfortunate ~s i t ·coul d r esult in a fe eling among futur e
p~t ential riote ~s tha t such pro ceclure i s cor,doned .
not
be
This possibi lity should.
overlooked Ha ti or.all y 2..'1d locally in c;i.ttcrapting to dea l with this
eA-plosive situati on and prevent future riots .
The r eport r ecomm~nds ancl ca lls for drastic a ctions on t he part of Federal,
State , and Local :?;O'rer·nnents a s -~ell as '. Jhite Co,,muni tie s for s pe cific actions
to correct Tu'1satisfactor :r conditions a s a deterrent in preventing f1.:ture riots.
It fails however to call for or place upon the dissi dent oc·cupants of s l um areas
any c ons tructi ve eff orts which t hey t:-1er,1selve s should t ake to improve thei r
conditions .
Of t he spe cial r e comnendations contained in Chap ter 10 of t he repor t , it
appear s tha t corre ctive measu:r·e s for all of them are a dequ a t el y dealt with in
·-
the Eayor 's -1-farch 1 9 Dir e ctive , with the possibl e exception of " }0cpanclcd Legal
Service t o the ?oor" .
Additional corr ective r esponsibilit_y in this fi eld might
b e assign ed to the loca l Bar Ass oci a t ions .
The n eed for c orrectin~ or improvir:g u..11s atis.factory condi tions in t he slur,1s
of our cities , one of t!le foremos t of uhich is housini , is ,vell docunented 2-.nd
.,,
in generaJ. t he rernecliec pro~)o sed and r e cor,,11encla.tions mac1e are so1.1.t,d 2J1d ap~)ear
a c1equate , if carried out on the l ocal l evel.
Hi th r espe ct to - C'nw.,ter 17 1-rhi ch deal s spe cifi cally :,;i th proooss d c orr-: ctiv e
meas ur e s , ~: some b e si c considerations i n the hous i1,e fi eld appe2.r to have b een o verl ooke d or at l e~ s t the y are not spe cifj call :;r brou:;ht out i n the re-)ort .
Drief
cor:11'lcnt on some of t hese , as t hey affect the l ocal h ous i r.~ si t uation jn Atl;:cnta ,
fo1lom:: .
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Three basi c f actor s are cur r en t l y der:1ora.l i ,-,in~ f ut ure progr ess in lo cal
l ow- i nc ome housing constr uction i n At l anta :
Firs t, is the l ocal oppos i t i on t o mul t.:L- fami l y housi ng, part i cul arly
Publi c Housing .
Pr ogress mus t be made in f a cilitating rezoning of ne ces s ary
sites to meet Atl ant a ' s l on-income housi ng needs , if adequate progr ess is t o
be continued i n t hi s i mportant field .
· Se cond, the existine Feder al poli cy of di scouraging approval on sites f or
.
.
.
Publi c Hous ing in r a d al .J_y identif iabl e areas i s hi nd~rinc progre s s of t he
pr ogram and pr eventing the constructi on of many uni t s t hat are badl ;;r ne eded for
t he lowest i ncome fami l ies .
Third, the l egal prohibition agai ns t 221 d ( 3) Federal l ~r assisted proj ect s
being built in governmental entities ( such as nei ghbori ng counti es which do not
have appr ove d 1:·Jor kabl e Progr arns ) is def.e ating the purp ose of the Lou- income
.
hardsJi j_p for prov:Ldir.e such housi n~ on communities
Housing Progr a.m and is pl a cing unc."ue
which do have 'iJor kabl e Progr ams .
.
The current polic~.· automat icall y ex clude s t hos e
'
ar eas whi ch have the mos t avai l abl e land and where t he housing is most needed
(near neHl y l ocat ed industrial establis hments wher e t he occupants could be
pr ofitabl y emplo? ed).
This Comrai t t ee r e comm.ends t hat spe cial effort be made to
over come ea ch of ·the above indi cat ed obs t a cles.
The r ecom:me:r:dat ion cont ained in the report that Pu'b:l_ic Housing be more fl exi bl e
in both desi E;TI and t ]I)es of units (including t o1mhous es , du~~exes and even si ngl e
.
bution on small er scatter ed sites , is ver y worthy
f amil y hous es ) as well as distri
.
~
of encoura;;ement , in orcler t o ge t a·. ,ay f r om t he i nstitutional ima~e of Public
Housing_~ I n fa ct it :-rould be ver y hel pful i f t he Housi n:; Aut hor i ty would el i mi nate
1
all of i ts signs at the entr ances t o pr oj e ct s adver tizi:r:g t o t he publ i c i n effect
t hat
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t his __is a l ow r ent Feder all :, subsidized housing pr oj ect 11 •
Emphc>.sis i ri the r eport on application of the Hou~i ng Code i n substandard and
depr e ss ed areas i s verf appropriate , ho1-1ever ·t he feature t hat could be most effe ct i ve ,
and which hc>.s been mos t ne 6l e ct ed i n Atl anta , i s not ment ioned; t hat is tenant
r esponsibility .
This shoul d and must be stres 9ed continous ly, i n orc.l.er t o get
more effe ct i ve r esult s fro m the Housine Code .
All iWA Neighborhood Centers should promote class es i n hous ek e epi ng and
property maint enance by oc cupant s of rent al housing .
I nstruction in t hi s fi el d
shoul d be _i, ns tit uted , perhaps at ni ght , to whic h clas ses t he Housing Court could
~
s entence minor of fe nders to a ttend a pr escri bed number of s ess i ons , in lieu of
monet ary f i nes or j ail s ent en ces f or code vi ol at i ons , in a s i mi l ar manner to th e
procedure no~, bei n:; prac t i ced i n Tr affi c Court of s ent encing mi nor of fe nder s to
attend sessions in 'I'raffi.c School.
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The cl eanup of premi s e s , effect i ng co:ri:-1ercial a nd indu strial, a s well cJ.s
.r e sidential proper t i es , i s a nother i mporta nt factor in i mproving the Ghe t tos .
The condj_t ion of premis e s should go hand in hand ui th Housing Code en forcement,
· 1-1he t her it is dire ct e d by the Sa nitary Depar t ment or t he Eousinz Code Inspe ctors.
It i s quite f utile to i mprove the living condi tions of a dwelling unit and n ot
r equire the i mmediate premi s e s and surr oundi ng ar eas to b e cle ane d up and kept
cle an_, .'e spe cially in the ghett os.
Siml arl y , it is usel~ss to i mprove a residential
property a nd l eave the c0171P1ercial or i ndustrial prop-e;;ies· in the same vicinity in
a disgraceful and disreputabl e condition •
.Atlant a needs b a dl y a Cominercial and Industrial Code, just a s it has a Housing
Code.
Some of t he more pro:;ressive cities have such cede s today ,
legislation r e cent l y a dout
's
. ed which authoriz e d Atlanta
,
11
The enabling
In :?.em 11 Ordin2-n ce
prov· ding for moving direct l::r a gainst dilapidated residential proper ti e s inste ad of,
in
he traditiona l manner, against the o,-mers, for violation of the Housing Code ,
al1o authoriz es such action a gainst· poorl y 111aintained commercial and industrial
es lablis hnien ts as ;;ell.
All th2.t is needed is a local i rripl er.1enting Ordinan ce .
In order to provi de and encourage much d.esirs d home o, mership a.>rtong loH-i:pcome
familie s , a s pe cial sins l e family zoning district should be ad8pted ,-,hich would
p er mit con str u c t i on of .sin~le farr.ily home s of 720 s quare f eet or l ar;er on lots
having a ma;dmum · i..rea of
S' , OOO
square feet, wi t h a r.iin:L-nurn frontga::;e of
SO 1 •
This
would provide ample area for lm-r- income sin3l e f ar:lil :r hous e s an d would provide
increa se i n t he d e:nsity by 50:, and redu ce t~e cos t of lots l:iJ 33 1/3; f r or.1 tha t now
authoriz ed by t he current a pplicable
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sin5l e family r esidenti2.l zoning district .
It is r e cormnended that some n e~-r l o,r-income devel o:::ime nt be iniate d as s oon as
poss i ble t rais sum,iler in t he 1•'. odel Ci ties area , by s el e ctin g a t l east one lirni t ed
area ( per haps four ci t y blocks ) in the h eart of t he r.:os t dilapidat e d portion of the
area and obtaining authority from the Federal governr:: . nt to acquire the 12nd t hrough
0
an adva nce a cquis i t i on process , similar to the rnanr.er in whi ch 18.nd. for t he Auditorium and .Civic Center -i--as
a c~uired, and turr.i n~ it over to the Hous in·; Au thority,
or t hrou ~h expedi t e d sale to private enterpris e to -dev elop.
It i s a l s o r e conmende d tha t iI'ia ti on of develop::1.e nt of a t l eas t a o or tion of
t h e }..;eder 2l ? rison s ite be e:,::pedi ted f or s tarting cons truc t ion this S'J.rrcr1er of l owi nco?'1e housing by pr.irate enterpri se .
�CITY OF .ATLANT.A
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
May 31, 1968
IVAN ALLEN , JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT; JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
Mr. M. B. Satterfield
Executive Director
Atlanta Housing Authority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Satt:
Of the several categories of low-income housing to meet the
City's five year goal, Public Housing, including Turnkey
development, is the category in which we are currently most
behind.
Locating suitable sites for this type development is extr eme ly
difficult and experienc e to date indicates that we cannot afford
to leave most of this problem up to the hopeful developers.
In order to speed up construction of the Public Housing units
which we have reserved, I would like for the Housing Authority
to assume responsibility for development, by the Housing
Authority itself (old method), of 1, 000 units of our current
reservations, in addition to the Public Housing units currently
planned for the existing Thomasville Urban Renewal project,
the Bedford - Pine Urban Renewal project and Honor Farm No . 1
site.
We will endeavor to assist you in every way feasible 1n
obtaining suitable sites for these additional units.
Sincerely yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor
cc: Mr. Edwin L. Sterne
�May 31, 1968
Mr . M . B . Satterfield
Exe cutive Dire ctor
Atlanta H ousing Authority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Satt:
Of the sevei-al categories of low-income housing to meet the
Citys five yeal" goal, Public Housing , including Turnkey
development, is the category in which we are currently m o st
behind.
Locatmg suitabl sites for this typ development is extremely
· difficult nd expei,ience to d te indicate that w cannot ffol'd
to leave most of thi problem up to the hopeful developer •
In order to speed up con trued.on· of the Public Housing unit
which we h · ve l" el'ved; I would lik for the Housing Authority
to assume responsibility fol' d velopment, by the Hou ing
Authority its lf (old m thod), of 1, 000 units of our cu.rrent
r
rv tions , i.n ddltlon to the Public Hou ing unit cu1"rently
planned foJ' the .xi ting Thom ville Urb n Ren wal project,
th B edford-P in Urban Renew l project n d H onor F rm No. l
sit .
W will endeavor to s i t you in ev ry w y f dbl
obt lning suit-bl
it tor th •
ddltlon 1 uo.lt •
S inc: r l y y ou.I' ,
I
c: Mr. Edwi n L. Ste _
Iv
All n , Jr.
May or
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�CITY OF .ATLANT.A
CITY HALL
May 31, 1968
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS , Administrative Assistant
MRS. AN N M. MOSES , Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR ., Director of Governm ental Liaison
MEMORANDUM
To:
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
From:
DanSweat
o/
Attached is a copy of the cover letter sent to you by Cecil
Alexander in response to your request for implementing the
riot re port.
I am also attaching letters which would follow up items 1, 3,
and 6.
I recommend you sign these letters.
DS:fy
�The New York City Education al Construction Fund was crea ted to carry out
.a new program of urban deYclopmcn t, the ronstru ction of elementary and
secondary public schools in combined-occupancy buildings. The Fund is a public
benefit corporation, a S_tatc-authori ze\l, self-supp:::·_tins-.J.~1-~i~~ tio!1 most commonly called an auth ~!_)t_y, establi sh ed to finance th e con struction of public
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schools for the City of :l'\ew York. It is govern ed by __nin e un salari_e~ --~ ~~':_':_S,
five of whom are members of the Board of EclucaJion.
The program is intend ed to achicYe three objectives:
1. Maxim11m 11sc of land
. Construction sites arc becoming increasingly scarce in the City. Those that
remain must b e used with m aximum effectiven c:~s. To en able n ew schools to
be built jr{ conjunction with oth er faciliti es, the l::c1u ca tion al Constru ction


Fund has b een given as its principal purpose "the timely ;!nd responsive provision of such combined-occupancy structures in accorda11 ce wit], th e foreseeable


need s of the City of N ew York ... " (Sta tement or legi sla tive fi :1,li ngs and purposes, Anicl e 10, Educati o n Law)
2. Fin o.nci11g rJ11f sid e thr Ci ty's capital budge t
The need for a m ass ive school constru ction p rogram h as d evelo ped at the
I
same time as many other dem a nds for capital improvements. The Fund is a
new source of fin an cing ou'ts idc the City's capital budge t for a substa nti al
school construction progra m . Its operations will increase the ra te at which n ew
schools can be built. In addltion, th e Fund " ·ill provide th e public school
sys~cm with additional schools that could no.t be built und er the City's debt li~~i·t..
3. Reinforced econ om ic and social vitality
Combined-occupancy st ructures will provide n ew sch ools in several kinds of
settings. ln S::QIT!!!!g£i~l areas, speciali zed high school progra ms, s~ich as th e
co-op progra m o1Icrin g experience trainin g toge th er with skills training, could
train the highl y-skill ed gradu a tes required by th e busin ess commu n ity. In
residenti al areas; sch oo ls and hou sing in th e sa me stru cttircs sh c uld fos ter a
ffi~f~-;;]·JCS~'C n~ighborh oo cl life. S;lll-C a re;~ .::. su ch as tho-;e -; Ch ('duJecJ for extensive red evelopm ent - might ,1·cll lend th emselves co an y con1bination of facilities su ch as child ca re a nd H ea d Sta rt ce nt er3, c,Jm me rcial fa ci liti es, m odcr~tcincor11·e h ousing a nd ~- sch <_?ol.
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�May 31, 1968
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
F :rom: Dan Sweat
Attached is a copy of the cover letter sent to you by Cecil
Alexander in response to your request fol" implementing the
riot re po:rt.
I am lso attaching lettei-s which would follow up items 1, 3,
and 6.
I
i-
comm.end you sign these 1 tters.
DS :fy
�May 31, 1968
Mr . M . B . Satte1'field
Executive Director
Atlanta Housing Au.thority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Satt:
Of the several c t gories of low - income housing to meet the
City' s five year oal,, Public Housing , including Turnkey
development, l th c tegory in which we ar currently most
behind.
Locating suitabl sites for this type development is xtremely
difficult and exp rienc: to date indicate th t we caQ.not afford
to leave most of thi problem up to the hop ful developer •
In 011der to peed up con tli'uction of th Public Hou ing unit
which w h ve r aetved, 1 would like for th Housing Authority
to
\Ull r spon ibility fot d v lopm: nt, by the Hou lng
Authority it li (old method), of l, 000 unit of our current
r e t-v tlons, in addition to the Public: Hou ill unit curr ntly
plann d for the . xbting Thom vlll Urban R newa.l project,
the Bedford-Pi e Urb
Ren w 1 project and Honor Farm No. 1
site.
W will endeavor to a sist you in ev _ry
y fe lbl
obtaining euitabl sit • for thes
dditional unit•.
Sincer ly yours,
Ivan Allen, Jr,.
M yo~
c~: Mr. Edwin L.
Ut
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�May 31, 1:968
Mr . Lee Burg
Betail Credit Company
P .. 0 . Box 4081
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Dear Lee :
Cecil Alexander ha informed me of the exc Uent work you h v
been doing as Ch irman of the Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel
of our Housing Re ources Committee in est bU.shing a Non ... Profit
Housing Development Corporation to as i t d
lopment of lowincome housin in A tlant •
1 under t nd that thi is pretty well lined up no , including an
initial op rating fund.
I wi h to congratul te you on thi worthy ccompli hm.ent and to
ugg st that form l announcement of the corpor tion• purpose
d ctual xistenc b made to the public ooz,, nd th t the
eorpo,-ation become · ctively eng ged in
el ting low-income
hou ing, ne d velop
nt nd rep ir 0£ xl ting d lling ,
0011
po lbl .
I wish to per onally thank you and your Committe I.or your effo
in th1 fl ld nd to 1 h you succ
in th cor-pof tion' end
or•.
Sincerely you •
Ivan All n, J-r..
M yol'
<:c: Mr. C cil
�ay 31 , 1968
rtin L~ King ; Sr.
Dr .
Ebenezer Baptist Church
413 Auburn Avenue , N. E.
Atlanta , Oeor ia
Der Dr . King :
It ha
rec ntly c me to
has not yet broken
project ,
y attention that your or nization
round on your 152 unit R won- oshington
A you kno this 1s n important element of Atl nta ' ov r 11 low--inoo e housing program nd is very much needed in
eting
he City's goals for housing o .- lo and moderate incom famili s .
l
1 b to enoour g
pos ible in getting co
and urge you to move
truction
i por ant dev lop ent and it
pos ible .
r pidly
ctually tart don this very
ultim t co pl tion s oon s
. hieh t nd to d lay this developtn nt and
resolv , ple s o 11 on our Bou in
sit you .
l wi
toe rly
your or
ucc
in o rrying tbi d v lop
bop to th
utual b nefit of both
City of Atlant •
Siner ly,
Iv n All n, Jr.
yor
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nt
�ay 31 , 1968
r .- David Rosen
David Rosen A oci t s , Inc .
2352 Natio~ 1 B nk of Georgia Buildin
Atlant , Georgia 30303
D
r
r. Rosen,
Ith a r cently c me to my att ntion that your organi tion
b snot y t broken round n your 1384 unit Rockdale Ul'bao
ene- l project.
you kno thi is n i port nt ele eut of Atl ut ' overall lo -income housing program and 1 v ry much nG ed in meeting
l'he City's go ls for housing oul" l
nd oder - te incom f mili
I wish to ncour ge and ur
you to mov
r . pidly as
po ible in gettin construction ctu lly st rted on thi v ry
1 portant d v lop ent nd its ulti ate co pl tion
soon s
possibl •
If proble
hicb you r
R ouro
C
which t nd to d, l y thi
i t
you·.
t
rrying thi d v _lop nt
utu 1 b n fit o both
· nt •
ish you th b st of ucce
rly co pl tion., and l b
your org ttt. tion nd th City of
to
dev lop nt nd
c 11 on our Housing
olv, pl as
1"no r _ly,
I
n All n, Jr~
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�ay 31, 1968
-Mr.
icb
Alston ,
1220 C &
Atl nta,
Dear
el Trotterr Attorney
iller and Gaines
S National Bank Building
Geor ia 30303
r . Trotter:
It ha recently came to my att ntion that the group ith
- hich you are working h snot y t broken ground on your 180
unit Hollywo04 Road project .
A$ you now thi is n i portent lemeut -o f Atlanta's
overall lo -inoo e housing program nd i v ry much ne d din
meeting the City's go 1
inoo e f mili s.
tor bousinc our lo
nd
od r t
I
1sb to noour
nd urg you to ov
s r
in gett.ing construction ctu lly t rt d
very import nt d v lopment and it ulti te compl
o-on
po stbl.
possibl
ri
which t nd to d 1 y this d v lop nt
unable to r olv ,. pl se c 11 on our Bou 1n
to
1 t you.
l
t
1
to
rly
your o»g
nd
th
tb1
d v lo
1 b n
Siner ly.,.
lv tt All n, · r.
II
r
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nt
it ot both
�May 31 ~ 1968
rvin Warner
T
rvin Warner Corp .
107 5 , aeadi
oad
Cincinn ti , Ohio
~r .
D ar
has
r.
aruer .
It ha recently ca
o y attention that you
o· yet broken gro nd o yours · O unit F irbur
organization
Rod proj ct .
As you know this is an important lem nt of Atl nta '
all low- inco e housing progra and is very mueh ne ded in
h City's o ls for bou·ing or low and od rat inc e f
I w'sb
nooura~ and urg you to mov
rapidly
po sible in g t ing con truction actually start don thi
impor ant dev lopm n· nd its ulti ate co pletion
soon
o sible .
1~ proble
aris
· ich t nd o d lay th· d v lopmen
hich you r un bl to re o v , pl as c 11 on our Iousin
Resources Committe to a 1st you .
ery
s
nd
you h b st of succ ss in carrying thi d v lop nt
I
arly compl tion , and I hop to th mutu 1 ben fit of both
your or anization and the City of Atl nt .
to
Sino rely •
Ivan All n, Jr .
yor
�y
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ae
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D
r Re • Die
C ntr 1
t ·oct t Church
1507 ozl J Pl c , S .
Atl nt., Geor i
tly c
to 1 tt ation t
grou don your 558 UQ1t
It
ha
on :
not
ir ur
11
1:h
ill
ry
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inc r 1 ,
I a
• yor
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�May 31 , 1968
Mr . atthew D. Bystry , snag r
itin - Turner construction Company
2970 Peachtree Road , N.l .
Atl nt , Georgia
Dar
30305
r . By try :
Let me congratulat you and your o pany on being the
first to break ground on
Turnk y Lo - inc om Housing proj ct
in Atl nta . Th ground breaking cere ony on . ay 9 . on your
Holly ood Road project bas been
distinct sti ulu to our
Low•income Housing progr m nd hop to se others t rt d oon .
bro
I notio,, how v r , tb t your org ni _ation has not y t
n round on your 220 unit Gilb rt Road proj et.
pidly s
on thi very
oon
nd urge you to ov
construction aotu lly
nt nd it ult1 t oo
ncourag
1
nd
Hou
0
l
to
1 h you the b
rly co pl tion
your org ni ation
t of · ucc
no l hop
nd th
d v lop nt
11 on our
inc rrying thi d v lop _ nt
to th
utual b n fit of both
City of Atl nt •
inc r lf,
Ivan ll n, Jr.
yor
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P.S. 126 AND HlGHBRIDGE HOUSE - This facility, the first in the
Fund's program, combines an elemen tary school for 1,4 11 children with 400
apartments for micldlc-incorne families in the Bronx.
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The Fune! is the ·first agcn~y of its kind
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the country authorizecl to fin ance
public schools in combinecl-occu1:iancy structures. Although its purpose is new,
it is a traditio nal form of governm ~nt institution establishecl to fin a nce public
and quasi-public facilities.
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The rapid increase in the number of public benefi t corporations in urban ized
sta tes like New York. during the past twenty years has parall eled the n eecl for
increased capital construction ::;.t costs exceecling liniitations ·on public debt.
Simila rly, New York City.'s fi scal lim itations, toge ther with its need for school
constru ction, generatecl th e crea tion of_the Educational Construction Fund.
The concept was clevelopecl by Lloyd K. Garrison while h e was President of
the Boarc.!_ of Education. H e saw the public benefit corporation as an appropriate
vehicle to serve both the City a nd th e school system. " ' ith a gra nt from the
Tacon ic Foundation to underwrite- research and bill dra fting, he initiated th e
action that subsequentl y " ·on the endorsement· of Governor R ockefeller a nd .
J\fayor Lindsay and th e support of the L egislature during the 1966 session.
The Fune! is h eadecl by the President of th<.: Board of Edu cation wl10 is designa ted by hJ\v :ts Chairman. Four additio nal m embers of th e Boarcl of Educaticn, appointed by the Presidcn, , serve th e Fund during their terms o[ office
on the Boa rd. Fonr tru stees, appoin ted by the i\fayo r, serve term s se t in itia ll y at
two, three, four or five yea rs. T h eir su ccessors will all ~erve for fi ve years.
The present trustees bring to the d irecti on of the Fund's development and
fin ance operillions a combi ned background in a ll areas essenti al to th e success
of this n ew venture -education, housing, labor, commerce an d finance.
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The ·Fund is expected to proYid e a substantial portion of the City's school
.construction program from now on.
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Combined-occupa ncy stru ctures I.milt und er thi s program ,rill ~e o\\·ned j3__i_1!_tlY.
- --by .the Fune! and the deYclop er. Th e Fund will finance ancl own the land ancl
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the school. The d eYcl op er " ·ill fin ance and mrn th e faciliti es aboYe the school.
The two portions of the combinecl-occupancy building will be d es ig ned and
constructed as a singl e proj ect.
The Fund's acti viti es generally start with a site designated by th e Board of
Education for a ne\\· school. Th ey inclucle dcYeloping appropri a te con cepts
for combined me of these sites, promoting deYeloper interest in undertaking
construction, ancl coordinating with th e Board of Education durin g the desig n
and cons~ruction of the school. Local School Boards will b e consul tccl, and all
combined-occupancy structures will be appro\'ed b)' th e Board of Education
as well as by th e Funcl, thu s assuring th a t the program directly serves the
school system.
The Fund hopes to a tt ra ct as spo nsors qu alifi ed person s and orga niza tion s
interested in participa tin g m th e program , including community and other
non-profit g roups.
School sites already mrn ecl or b eing acquired by the City will be publicly
adverti sed by the Fund if suitable for th e developm ent of combin ed-o ccupancy
structures. Proposal s for th ese sites will b e invited from potenti a l sponsors and
devel op ers. In addition to info'rm a ti o n describing th e site, th e Board of Education's r equirem ents for each sch ool will be made availabl e for the preparation
of a proposal.
Evalu a ti o n of the p ro p os al s will b e b ased on several criteri a, including th e
comp a tibility of th e non-sch oo l use, th r in come t 0 h e derived th erefro m, and
th e finan cial ability and experi ence of th e appli ca nts.
P !."_op_os_a_l~ _fro_~ _J~O ten tial dc,·elop ers " ·ho eith er own or h ave a lega l interes t

- - -- -in a site m ay b e 'consid ered o n a n ego ti a ted b as is. Th ese p ro posa ls would h ave
to- m ee t th-;;-s -ii111e--st;-~c1 ~·;:.cls- of fc ii.s ibility -;l~;cf de,-cloper qualifi ca tio ns as th ose
received throu gh publi c im·ita ti on. In additi o n, th e Fund m ay consid er, in
r are in sta nces, n ego ti a ted p ro posals fro m developers who ha\' e in curred consid era ble cos ts in. developin g imagina ti ve des ig n or no vel m e co ncepts for a
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comoin ecl-ocrnp:111ey building. In accep tin g either type of proposal, the Fund
will be governccl by th e public interest.
Eventually, om1ership of the site and the school portion of the combinedoccupancy structure reverts to the qity. Air ri ghts to the non-school portion
will be leased or sold to the developer.
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The developer will h ave full responsibility for th e construction of th e school
as well as th e non-school_ portion of th e building. Although the three ma3or
subcontrac tors (plumbing; heating, ventilating an cl a ir conditioning; electric
work) will be selec ted by p ubli c bidding, as required by law, instead of by
the inform al negot iation usual in priv':.t~ ,rnrk, th e winning bidders will be
made responsible to th e genera l contractor or d eveloper. The major ach·antage
of a single construction contract has thu s been preserved by establishing a,
singl e responsibility for the timely and satisfactory comple tion of th e w'ork.
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will independentl y ((r:i__a1:~ __l~i~_p_o_1~~i_on of~ ~
co1'.1~j_£1~~l-occupa ncy structure,__
using eith er convention al or government so'.:!-ccs of ~ortgagc•.:_~~1:.':X·~
The Fund's bonds are expec ted to be hi ghly m a rk etabl e at a fav orable rate
becau se of an unu sual security feature I~ additi o n to a capital reserve fund
cover _debt service for any succeeding year on all outsta nding bonds, as is
customary for public ben efit corporatio ns, th e law authorizes a first li en on
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State aid to New York City for th e support of th e public school system. A
call on State aid would be mad e only in th e improbable event th at the capi tal
reserve fund shoul d at some time be insuflicicn t to meet debt service and the
· City did not rcpl enisl1 it to the amount requi red. H owever, th e provis:on
assures at all tim es th e so lvency _o f the Fund and th e security of its bonds.
D ebt service on the Fund's notes and bonds will be paid from income.
There w ill b e three sources:
I. Paymen ts for th e sale or lease of air rights
The Fund will rece iYc fro m t!1e devel oper an annu al payment, based on
fair m arke t value, for th e sale or lease of ~he ai r rights over the s::hool.
2. Pay m ents in lieu of taxes
Instead of paying real estate taxes to th e City, th e developer will m ak e
equivalent payments to th e Fund for a p eri od_ of time not less th an th e p eriod
of th e serial bonds issued to fin ance site a nd construction costs of th e school.
3. R en(a ls for th e sch oo ls
This paym ent is expected to be nominal for th e majori ty of schools bui lt
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combined-occupancy stru ct ures. vVhcnever th e income from th e di sposition o f
air rights an cl payincnts equi valent to real es tate taxes are sufficien t to coyer
d eb t service an d the Fund·s admin istra tive costs, th ere will be no need for
additional incom e. School renta ls will be req uired onl y for th ose structu res
tha t cannot mate suffi cient p aym ents to cover debt servi ce, such as tax-exempt
public faci li ti es and certa in kinds of non-profit housing.
· The bonds to be issu ed by the Fund arc lim ited to 40-ycar maturities, and
the notes to 5-ycar m a tu riti es. Th ey a re lega l investm ents for all organi za ti o ns
authorized to buy th e Sta te's bond s or other obliga tions, such as public bodies,
trust and msura n c;e compan ie., , b a nks and fiduciari es.
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The major ponion of the program. is expected to provide new schools at
liule or no cost to the City. i\Jost residential and commercial structures are
SI a year. Some
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will even yield a surplus, which can be used for the construction of additional
expected to yield enough income to p ermit_ a school rental of
schools or turn ::"cl over to the City.
Some combined-occupa ncy structures ,rill probably be built to meet the City's
social needs clc'spite their inab ility to produce enoi.1gh income to pay all 0£
the debt service - those providing rnodcrat;-rent housing, for example. In these
instances, school rentals will be no high er than the annual cost of a comparable new school.
The Fund h as been designed for considerable fl exibility in its operations.
Because a wide variety 0£ commel-cial, public, social and residential uses can
be accommod a ted in combined-occupancy buildings, many sections of the City
offer appropria te si tes. Combined use is adaptable to small structures thc1.t
can blend into existing, cohesive communities. Jt is also applicable on a la rge
scale to major redevelopm ent areas, including urban renewal and l\Iodel Cities
projects. It can b ecome on e of tne City's imponant plann ing tools during the
n ext d ecade to create econom ic, social :rnd pl:ys:ca l renewd while carrying
out its prime pu rpose of creating additional sch ools.
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�Alfred A. Giardino
Chairm an
Aaron Brmrn
Fergus Reid, III
Lloyd K. Garrison
Philip A. Roth
Morris Iushewitz
Clarence Senior
Jason R. Nathan
Howard Stein
Daniel z. Nelson
Exe cu live Director
Grace Bliss
Assistant Director
Sol A. Liebman
G eneral Coullscl
Andrea \\Tilson
Consultan t on E1hlcation
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Nixon l\Iuclge Rose
Guthrie Alexander &: l'l'I itchcll
Bond Cou nsel
Finan cial Advisor
Erns.t & Ernst
John H . i\fuller /
Auditors
R eal Esta te A c/·uiso'-
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Unio n Securit ies&: Co.
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C HA I RMA N
B . SATTERFIELD
D I RECTO R AN O S ECRE TA R Y
LESTER H . PERSELLS
GEORGE S . CRAFT
ASSO C IA T E
EXE C UT .I V E
D !R E CT O R
V I CE CH A IR MA N
CA RL T O N GARRETT
DIRECTOR
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GILBERT H . BOGGS
SLA Y TON
DIR E CTOR
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FR ANK G. ETHERIDGE
HO W ARD OPENSH A W
JA C K F . GLENN
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HURT BUIL D I N G
ATLANTA, GEORG IA 36303
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GEORGE R .
SANDER
TECHNIC A L D IRECTOR
JACKSON 3-6074
May 22, 1968
Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
c/o Mayor's Office
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sweat:
Another FIRST for Atlanta!
Thursday, May 30, 1968 at 10:00 a.m. the Atlanta Housing
Authority will be host at ground-breaking ceremonies for the first
11 New Town-In Town 11 program in the country.
To reach the site in the
Thomasville Urban Renewal Area, please turn south off McDonough Boulevard
op Henry Thomas Drive. Direction signs from that point will be posted.
It is our hope that you can be present on this important
occasion to meet and hear Dr. Robert C. Weaver, Secretary, Department
of Housing and Urban Development. With Mr. Edward H. Baxter, Regional
Administrator, DHUD, presiding, Dr. Weaver will be presented by Mayor
Ivan Allen, Jr . Others participating will include John T. Edmunds,
Assistant Regional Administrator, DHUD ; Warden Gordon Blackwell, Uo s.
Federal Penitentiary; Cary Hooks , Director , Georgia Federal Housing
Administr ation; and Wilbur H. Sanders , Regional Administrator, General
Services Administration.
One hundred and t wenty acres have been made available to
the Authority by the Federal Government to use in developing a new
model community in Atlanta. This new neighborhood , superior in s chools,
parks and ot her community facilities, i s expected to show the way for
cities in the nation to utilize federal sur plus lands to meet cr itical
urban needs . This ground- breaking is symbolic of the type of leadershi p Atl anta i s furni shing the nation.
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San Francisco, Cc?lifornia 94111
Dear Hr. E;~enkra nt.z:
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We nppreciate your l et.tor of Nay 10, 1968, on the npplicntion·
of Building Systeras to thn dove1opr:-:ent of b::.uslng in l:o(fol Ci ti0 s
J.reaz. He, l:01;ever, are not imrolvcd in this t :i110 devolop::1ent,
and would hrive little tc, offer to your p.r-oera!"l.
However, we h<'l vc tc:?ken the libe1·ty to i'o:r.,r.::rcl your letter to
t1-m clcvelopQrs and con1:.ultm1ts 1-;ho h&.ve presentsd systca appro oche s
to us. I am 5Ure they wlll be in cont act "i,'1.th you.
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Very trul y ;yours,
Jffme s H. Hm~lr;y , J1·.
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Ri chrir·c1 L a FulJ.erton & A~:::<>ci at es
Ri chwrd L. Fullerton
B.1x 716h
Atl £:ntJ, G.::oro;la
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Prof.,T .::1·.1
Services Branch
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Atlanta, Georgia ·
Gentlemen:
Building Systems Development, Inc. has been awarded Prime Contract
No. H97 l by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
to develop the "In-City Experimental Housing Research and Development
.Program" for 25 model cities . . This program is. designed as an experimental project to develop new methods of pi"oviding low cost housing.
The program itself is divided into two phases -- the first taking five
weeks during which time the experimental program must be developed
with respect to specific cities with recommendations submitted to HUD
by June 15, 1968. The second phase calls for implementation of the
experimental program with construction commencing on individual
.
_ . _ _ ___proje_c;~s q ~ aLch J .,__19.69~pp:r:.oaches .whi.ch-are .developed in these
experimental projects will provide new building products, components,
systems or total buildings which will meet the needs of the city residents
· at a low cost.
It ·is obvious that successful approaches have an opportun ity of be i ng
implemented widely in model cities and throughout the country. In
fact, the program is directly related to Presid ent Johnson' s objective
of 6,000, 000 new or rehabilitated federally as siste d h ousing units for
lower income farnilies. The approach to this project is t o analyze the
various cities to determine their needs and their ability t o h ost different
social and technical experin~e ntal approaches to housing. Simultaneously;
we are looking to industry for new dev elopments in terms of produ c ts or
procedures which will meet the needs of people fo r low cost hous·ing
quickely.
We are, therefore, soliciting comp anies such as yours throughout
the country to determine whether or not there are appropri3.te building
systems , materials and construction ideilS which you would like to have
us consid er for use in the individual e x periments. If you wish to be
considered in this regard we would welcome receiving notice imm ediate ly
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and desire full information on the product ideas and infoi:mation you
~ave in mind. We would be pleased to have the opportunity to evaluate
this information and assess the way in which various ideas of different
companies can be combined to P1eet the objective.


---All .information you submit to us .will be considered to have been submitted in respon.s e to this inquiry, will be ·submitted by us to the United


.States Government as infor~ation developed by us as a ;-esult of the
research and studies conducted under the above-mentioned Prime
- Gontra·ct No. H97 l, . and will be subject to and ·governed by the provisions
of Article V "Publication" and Article VI II Patents" of the Prime Contract.
Copies of Articles V and VI are enclosed. Your submission of information
to us will constitute your agreement with us to this effect.
During this period that we are preparing the Phase I report, preliminary
to submitting this report to HUD for the Phase 2 contract, we desire
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that any work that we do to incorporate your material into an experimental
.--:-p rogram be considered confidential by you until the submission is made
to HUD.
- - ~l"-f_ you have information relating to other manufacturers with whom your
products are comp atible, we would also appr e ciate receiving this information. We specifi c ally desire complete inforrpation within a week,
including drawings, test data if any, photographs, and experience on
any precedents whe re i n the products you are suggesting w ere used. We
are interested in w h ether you have had experience wi t h or will require
code or zoning var i ances in order to use your p a rticular ideas, and
whether it is anticipated that there may be any problems with regard
to jurisdictional d is put es among installing building trades unions . Included as Attachment 2 is a list of the 25 model cities which we are
considering and a n y specific experience in these citi es wo'uld be of.
considerable interest .
The e x perimental p r ogram calls fo r the construction of perhaps 10 to
200 d w elling units in e a, ch city with the possibility of building substanti ally
more if it -..vill benefit the e x perim e nt . We would be interested t o receive
information on th e co s t of your compone n ts in the nearest mod e l city to
y our plant for 10, 20, 50, l 00 1 200, 500 or l, 000 d we lling uni t s. The
actu a l proj e cts w ifl be financed through e x isting fed e ral pro g rams . ·som e
m o nies w ill b e a v ail a bl e for e x p e ri men t a l cos ts . These w ill b e alloc ate d
on a cost benef i t basis.
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We also need information regarding the number of units which you estimate
would be required using your material, product or system to approach the
point of optimum efficiency .
The. information on your products, systems or dwelling .units should also
-:-d ei.-C::r1be methods a11d tinie for installation and general procedures that
may be required at the building site.
Your interest in terms of distribution of products should be indicated
whether it be on a national basis or not . If there are specific cities in
which you have had e x p e rienc e work ing in the past and in which you would
like to work speci~icalJ.y
the forthcoming experimental program, please
indicate which one.s they are.
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We urge your earliest reply to this inquiry.
Please address it to:
Building Systems Dev e lopment, Inc.
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Oakland, California 94604
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Attention:
Jos e ph P . , Fleming
v ·e ry truly yours,
BUILDING SYSTE MS DEVELOP M E NT, INC .
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AttcJcr.w;nt C to
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PUBLICATION
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Definition. For the purpose of this Clause, "publication" includes
any ci.oct11aent containint:; inforn!3 tion intended for puhlic co:1st:mption or
the act of, o:c any act which m3.y resuit in, disclosing inforrr.3 tion to
the public.
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General. The results of the re s ca1·ch and studies conducted ur.der this
contl·act are to be n:adc av.:iilable to the public throu2;h dedication,
assignment to the GoYernm::mt ,. o::c such other .means as the Secreta:cy of
Housi;1g and Urban Dcvelo1Jment sha ll dete1·mine, as requi:ced under Title
III of the Housing Act of 19!~8, as arc.ended (12 U.S.C. 1701e).
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Reports i-1.1.rnish-::d the Cove1·m.:2nt. All int e rrr.edfate and. fi:lal r e.9orts
of the ::ce Ee a-cch and studi e s conducted hc:::ceunde r sha ll ir.dica te or, the ·
cover or other initial page th8t the resea:cch and studies fcnc1ing th:~
basis for the 1·eport s;-rerc conducted pursuant to a conti·sct with the
Office of the Secretary, Depart~..:2nt of Housing and Ur b irn Dc relopm·2 nt.
Such reports a rc officia l Gov<2rn.:-,ent p r operty and may not be publish(,d
·or r eprodu c e d (in toto, in verbGtir.i. e xcerpt, or in form a ppro:d.r.t:i-t -ing
either of these ) as a n unoff icia l pa p Gr ·o r a i·ticle. Unless :-;t:ch repor t s
are pla c ed in the· publi c dorr:a in by Goverm~e nt puolicGtion, ~-r.citt e n
permission to publish or r e produce them in whole or in pa:r·t in a nonGovernmenta l _publica tion s hall lle obta:l.ned from the Contracting Offic e r.
D.
Public c:1 t ion b y Go;iernrc.ent. The Of fic e of the Sec re t ary: D-=9n1: tr:1t2nt
of Housing and U1·ca n De ve l opment , sha ll ha v e full right to pu bl i s h :'lll
inf ori::a tion , d.a t a , nnd findi ng s de ve l oped as a r e su lt o r' t h e 1·e :;;c::o :::ch
and studi es c onducted he t cunder . Such publication will, at the opt ion
of the Cont r" c to1· (excep t in t he c,1 se o f quote d e xc e1·pt _:, f r o:-~ t he
Contract or ' s r eport), c redit the Contra c to r and i t s p r i nc ip3 l p~ r s ~n ne l
i nvolved b y fo rewo1·d o r i n i tinl f ootnot e to t he pub lica tion in fo r:1
s ub sta ntia lly as follows:
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The r ~s c arch a nd s tudie s forming the b as i s fo r thj s r ~port
were conduet c d t h r ongh cont l'a ct '.·rith ( H::irne o f Contrc1 ctc r )
by (N::m.e o r na rr:e s of :9rlncip::il p er~wnnc l ) . Exc ept as othe r~:ise indi0.,, t cd , the D-29.1 r t r(tC: nt o f Hou sin.-:; an::l Ur'r. .-; n Dev 0l o.9mt:~ nt acc -=p t s r e s ponsib il5.ty f or t he: c c:~c lus ton s ht.':rei n s t ::1te d .
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Sensitive Inform3 tion. The Contractor slwll not publish or otherwise disclose, ei:ccpt to .the Government and c:<cept n«:i tters of publ.i c
record, any info:cr;:cition or delta obtained hereunder from pd.v-:1.te
individuals, organizDtions, or p llb).ic ar;encies, in a publicrj tion ·
whereby the information or data furnjshed by any particular person or
establishr.tent can be iden_tifiecl, except with the consent of such
person or establishment, or if the publication of such inforrnotion
or data by the Secretary of Hou.sing and Urb;;n Development except with
the consent of such person or establishment would be prohibited under
section 602 (d) 7 of th~ Housing Act of 1956,_ 12 U.S.C. l'(0ld-3(d),
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Inclusion of P::ro 1risions in Contractor's A8recmcnts. The Contractor
sha~. l incl\.ide provisions appr_o priatc to effectua te the purposes of this
Clause in all contra cts of employment wlth persons who perform <lny
part of the research ur study under this contract and any consult3nt's
agreements involving research or study hereunder.
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The patentable results of r esearch and development conducted under the
contract and all inforrn:ition, desie;ns, specifications, know--how, dai-a,
and fincline~ developed in the performance of thi s contract shall be r"r.d.::
available to the public through dedicati on , assie;mt:ent to the Goven~.,.~rit,
publication , or .s uch other means as the SecrE;tary of Housing and. Urbnr.
-·- - Develop,~ent shall det2rrnine. The Contractor a grees (1) to e:oope}:ate in
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the preparc:ition and prosecution of ~ny dome s tic or fo reign patcn.'t appJ.i- .
cations which the Gove rnr:,ent ro.ay decide to unde rtnke. co';ering the subj ect
matter abov-e dcscri'bed, (2) to execut e all l?apcrs requisite in t he pr~secution of such p~tent applications, including assignments to th~ United
States ancl dedications, and (3) to secure the c oopcra'cion of Technical
Personnel (euch employee or consul ta nt ,wrking unde r the dir~ction of
Contractor or subcont:ca ctor hereunder) in the prcparntion and tl.c e}:ecL:tion.
of al l such pape: r s as m1y b e r eq_u i rE:cl in th~ p r osecution of such pate nt
applica tions or in orde r to v e s t t itle in the subj ect matt er involved in
the United Stat"=s, or to secure the rieht to free use in the pubJ.ic.
The Contractor shall disclos e in the n~ll final report all inventions,
impl'ovemc nts, a ncl. discoveries developed in the pe:1·fon,::: nce of th:i s co:"itract, and shall c e rtify on the ia·st p.'.lgc o f such report thr:t to the b -:::st
of hi s knm:lcdo;e a nd. b elief su ch di s closure ha s b een ma de t hcrd n.
The Conh·a ctOi: sha ll inc lude p2·ovisions appr op1:ia t e to ef:fe ct 1. 1.,1t c thi'c!
purpos es of thi s Clause i n a ll contr c:?ct s of cmpl aym,::nt witi1 pcr·uJ!ls Fl to
p erform a ny pnrt of the r esea i'ch or develo1n ,2i~t i.rn:lcr thi s c o~,t1·c, ct and.
in a.ny c onst.Ll.ta n t ' s agre ewGnt s or subcont r.sic t s in volv:i.nc; r e3 e:nrch or
d cvcl c1)mc n t her cuncle 1·.
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T E L E G R AM
Mr. John M. F:lanigen
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Mr. G. Everett Millican
Mr. Richard C. Freeman
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
Urgently request your support on the Jonesboro Road site and East Lake
Golf Course No. 2 site as a vital part of the city's housing program.
You will recall that at the public hearing on East Lake No. 2 there
was no dpposition expressed except in the form of two persons
who asked questions regarding public facilities. The developer
has agreed to dedicate a 25 acre park on the site. Since the
cosi of entire tract for park use would run 1.8 million this approach
appears unrealistic and the present proposal will serve to preserve
considerable open land in addition to the park.
Our Commit-tee has voted unanimously to support these two projects
since they have both been judged in accordance with the city's new
land use plan.
I repeat we need your help and are relying on your favorable action.
Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
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CITY H A LL
ATLANTA, G A. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
CECIL A. ALE XAN DER, Chairm an
Hou si ng Resources Committee
MALCOLM D. JONES
Hou si ng Coordina tor
May 22, 1968
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor Ivan All en, Jr.
FROM:
Malcohn D. Jone s
RE:
· (1)
(2)
Zoning Petition # Z-68-33-S
West side of Jon es boro Ro ad , S. E.,
South of McWilliams Str eet; and
Zoning P etition # Z-68-30-S
East Lake Golf Course No. 2
The follo wing factual data pertaining to r e -zoning applications on t1¼ e two
abov e indicate d sit es for low -income housing d evelopments is submitt e d
for your information and consideration .
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(a)
Application for re-zoning of this 15 acre tract was fil e d Februa ry
26, 1968, by a local developer for a well-planned 160 unit Turnkey
proj e ct for public housin g.
(b}
The site h as th e approval of th e Hou sing Authority, t e ntative
approval of HUD and formal written endorsement of th e Housing
Resources Committee. Th e proposed d evelo p1nent is consistent
with the City's recently adopted Land Use Plan and m eets all
physical r e quir ements for lo w income h ousing d evelopments and
has the favorabl e r ecommenda tion of both th e Joint Planning Board
and th e Planning staff.
(c )
Community facilities are adequate, or can b e made so simultaneously
with deve lopment of th e housing . Favorable l e tt er s as to comnrnnity
faciliti e s h ave been obtained from th e Wat e r, Parks, Construction
(S ewer Div ision) and School D epa rtments and from the Atlanta
Transit System.
�Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
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(d)
At the Public Hearing April 4th, only about six to eight p e ople
appeared in opposition. Howev e r, ce_r tain memb e rs of the Zoning
Committe e r e que ste d th e d e v e lop e r to submit a mor e d e taile d plan
site , elevation and sp e cif ication s , which h a s b een don e . Copie s
atta che d (Enclosur e 1).
(e)
In the inte rim, the Zoning Committee initially d e nie d -the p e tition,
subs e quently r e conside r e d it crnd on M a y 9th forma lly approved
the p e tition. It wa s schedule d to b e p r esente d by t h e Zoning
Comm ittee M a y 21 s t, w i t h motion fo r ado ption, t o the Boar d of
Ald e r men, but ins t ea d was pulled out o n t h e r e ques t o f a n
Alderma n and r ·ef e rred b a c k to th e Zon ing Committee for furth e r
study.
(a)
R e -zoning of th e 99 acr e Cit y of Atla nta p o r tion of th e E a st Lake
Golf Cours e No. 2 site was r e qu e ste d for a v ery well pl ann e d 800
unit low a nd me dium income h ou sing devel opment o f mixe d type
cons t r u c tion, under the Turn key (2 ) and (3) & 2 21 d (2) and (3 \
pro grams .
(b)
This site al s o h as the a pprova l of the Housing Autho r ity, t e nta tive
appr oval of HUD and fo rma l wr i t t e n end orsement o f t h e H o u s i ng
R e sour c es C ommittee . The requested r e-zoni ng h as been inte rpr ete d
by t he P l anning Direc t or as c o nsiste nt w i t h the intended applic ation
of the C i ty ' s rec ently adopte d Land Use P l an and m eets a ll physical
req uirements for a l ow and medium income h ou sing devel opment.
(c )
It receive d an unfavorable r ec omme ndation b y the J oint P l a1111ing
Boa rd March 13th, b ut received a favorabl e r e comme ndation by th e
Planning Staff on April 3rd, subj ect to certain cha n ges in th e original
propo sed pla n, which the d evel ope rs h ave ag r ee d to mak e . D eveloper ' s
r e vis e d proposal, sit e plan, and spe cificat ions are atta che d,
(Enclosure 2 ).
(d )
Community Facilities h ave b een report e d by the responsibl e D e p artments as adequat e or capable of b e i ng made so simultaneou s ly with
d e vel opme!1t of th e hou sing .
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Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
(e)
The Developers have agreed to dedicate 25 acres to the City of
Atlanta as a park and to make an elementary school site available
to the School D epartment at nominal cost.
(f)
There was no opposition raised at the Public Hearing, April 4th,
on which date the Zoning Committee deferred action on the petition
and has not acted on it since.
(g)
On May 20th during the Alder:i;nanic Board meeting, the Ch9-irman
of the Zoning Committee (who had previously been out of the country)
expressed his personal opposition to th e proposed r e -zoning. No
official action was take n by the Boa rd of Ald e rmen.
Comment:
Both of the a bove indicat e d sites m eet all th e prescrib ed r e quir ements
for housing d eveloprne nts and are b a dly n ee d e d _in Atla nta • s curr ent low
and medium incorne housing program. Unl es s th e se site s can be utilized
in the program, there app e ars little chance of getting other sites approve d
which, tog e th e r with thes e , are e ss entia l to the success of the program .
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R espectfully submitte d,
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordina tor
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Enc l osures:
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2.
Basic Infor mation on Jonesboro Road Site
Bas ic Information o n East L ake Golf Cours e No. 2 site
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