Box 8, Folder 20, Document 34

Box 8, Folder 20, Document 34

Model Neighborhood Inc
700 McDaniel Street S.W
Atlanta, Georgia 30310

Model Cities Executive Board
Chairman and Members Of The Board

At the last meeting of the Model Cities Executive Board, I spoke as an
individual, and as the pradoaan of Model Neighborhood Inc. Board Of
Directorse I expressed from some notes, M.Nole hardships and conflicts
with Model Cities Administration, and the selected Mass Convention Re=
presentation M.Nol. still feel the inadequaty: of proper representation
from this percentage of people.

The Board of Directors of M.N.I. still have the distrust of Model Cities
as for as the Corporation plans are concerned M.N.I. have a plan for a
program that is based on the community needs, and desires. It is a bad-
ly coincedent that since M.N.I. planswere shared with the C.D.A. a lot
of its proposal is being organized by the C.D.A. All of a sudden there
is a Health Co-Op, @ Housing Co-Op, a Chamber Of Commerce, a Multi-Pur-
pose Corpe and other C.D.A. organized Non-Profit Corporation. The skel-
eton program was concieved by Model Neighborhood Inc. Hardly any of the

Model Cities grants are funded to community based organizations.

The Model Cities Program is supposed to plan with the community, for
the community, but the planning dis just the opposite. As we said in the
last meeting here, we should not have to complaint, we should not have
to apply to Washington, we ghould be able to get what we want from 673
Capitol Avenue S.W

A Civic League and M.N.I. started a Public Relation Communication in
the clearance areas of Model Cities. Before we could set the foundation
Model Cities staff duplicated, and blundered. M.N.I. circulated a News
Weekly, Model Cities duplicated, and blundered. Whats happening? In-
stead of assisting M.N.I, ~ » Model Cities is taking.

For the lack of funds M.N.I. can not afford to publish a news weekly,
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properly as it should,gr for the need. The Machine supplied information
plus points of interests and humor.

Model Cities should not be dividing the community organizations and the
residentse The only community organization that we know of that is in+
cluded in the plans is Model Neighborhood Inc. It had to force itself in.
There are other C.O's that are long time organizations, profit and non-

profit, but @#%luded from Model Cities plans.

Now for myself. Based on the statement and information I presented to
the board at its last meeting, other confirmed information is available.
I again ask..that my recommendation be accepted and acted upon, especial-

ly the refunding of $153.98 spent for expenses for resident participation.

According to a letter and zeroxed copies recieved from the Mechanicsville
Vice-Chairmanny, she and Lewis Peters are the sole committee to decide and
approve funds for the 18,000 residents in Mechanicsville. I was told a

ce ommittee from the Neighborhood Advisory Council meets and plan the things
for getting funds to pay for resident participation. The zeroxed copies
only have Mrs. Nixon, Peters, and Mrs Clayton signatures. This is improper
It really means that Mechanicsville and one or two more communities do not

have a council.

I charge that the Mass Convention do not, have not nor will not attract
enough people from the effected C.D.A. area to actually speak for the
residents, property owners, businesses or the land itself. It surely has
not been authorized to speak for me and my family. My family is larger
then any committee they got. Another thing these participants of the Mass
Convention are on every program in our community. How can the other resi-=
dents participate. The Executive Board can legalize a policy, to prevent

this and make it possible for other progressive people to get involved.