Box 1, Folder 20, Document 48

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Box 1, Folder 20, Document 48

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DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
“ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303

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WikiAMIA CADMIEHAEL Dixie Hills Community Council
Pan AE RES SECOTS 2193 Verbena Street, N.W.
SRDuIN. ASSSTANT. _Atlanta, Georgia 30314

“Dear Mrs. Smith:

. Thank you very much for your letter of February el, 1969,.
:. Which was received on March 6, 1969 regarding the need
for a swimming pool at Anderson Park. I address this
'. Jetter primarily to your since your name appeared first
; on the letter of petition and I am taking the liberty
of sending carbon copies to Messrs. Miller and Hart
Since this office has addresses on these two gentlemen.
In addition, I am taking the liberty of sending carbon
- copies of this letter along with copies of yours to
= the members of the Park Committee of the Board of Aldermen
:, and staff members of this department. ==

“: Out of the fifteen swimming pools currently operated by
the City of Atlanta, five of them do not meet modern

‘ Fulton County Health Department specifications. These

:, pools are Piedmont, Maddox, Washington, Oakland City,

‘and Mozley. Every conceivable attempt is made to maintain

} sufficient maximum hygenic standards in that these five

»: mentioned pools are not presently filtered. Each and

{; every one of them is scheduled for replacement in our

- 15 year Park and Recreation Plan.

** We particularly appreciated your kind remarks concerning
-: development which has taken place at Anderson Park and.
we fully agree with you that this location does need a
‘swimming pool. However, a large percentage of the 1969

' Park Improvement Budget has been earmarked for Model
Cities and urban beautification. A total of some 32
different projects are listed which will, we hope, be
completed in 1969. This will utilize every penny of

funds made available to this department by the Board of
- Aldermen for capital improvements.

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When Mr. W. Z. Miller recently came before the Parks
Committee of the Board of Aldermen requesting that a
swimming pool be built at the earliest possible time
lat Anderson Park, several members of the Committee stated
that they would make an attempt or at least request addi-
tional capital improvement funds for this department

from the new bond issue authorized late last year. As

I understand it, a number of capital projects from all
twenty-odd departments are being listed now and priorities

- will shortly be established as to the utilization of

this bond money. It must cover sewers, streets, bridges,
etc.; not Just parks.

A meniber of this department, Mr. Charles Devon of our
Park Engineering Division, was present when a community
services coordinator stated at a meeting held in your
community last year that plans did include a swimming
pool and bathhouse for Anderson Park to be completed
during 1969. Mr. Devon was completely shocked at this
statement and corrected the man immediately thereafter.
Not even the undersigned, as General Manager of Parks,
-has the authority to obligate the City of Atlanta to
projects where no funds exist.

Please be assured that I do have a definite personal
interest in the future growth of recreation facilities
for the Dixie Hills area and in particular Anderson Park.
You can indeed count on me to the extent that I am
allowed to construct new eens within the capacity of
available funds.

We appreciate your continued assistance, and I am

ordially,

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Parks and Recreation

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cc: Mr. W. Z. Miller, Community Civic Club, Inc.
Mr. Charles Hart, CNAC Representative
Aldermanic Parks ue w/xerox ow wiihees
Mr. Stanley T. Martin, Jr., Asst. Gen. Mer.
Mr. A. P. Brindley, Parks Engineer
Mr. Jonnny Robinson, Mayor's Office

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