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February' "S , 196.9
Mr. R. Earl Land ers
Administrative As sistant
Cit y Hall
Atlant a, Georgi a
RE:
4 Building Lots
Parcels 44, 50, 54 and 55
West End Urban Redevelopment Area
Project Georgia R-90
Gentlemen:
On January 24, 1969 we sent you a letter announcing the
offering of four building lots in the West End Urban
Redevelopment Area, along with an incomplete drawing of
the parcels involved.
We are attaching to this letter a completed drawing
which gives the zoning, number of units permitted, and
better location information for ~ach parcel.
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J anu ary 20 , 1969
Mr. R. Earl Landers
Administrative Assistant
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Re:
6 M l t i-family Building Lots
West End Urb an Redevelopment Area
Pro j ec t Georgia R-90
Gent lemen :
We a re attaching a s a les b r ochure which g ives the details of
this n e w offering of six f u ll y d eveloped multi-family building
lots i n our West End Urb a n Redevelopme nt Area . The sizes vary
f r om 2 pe r mitted unit s t o 76 a
Proposal s for the p u rchase and redevelopment of o ne or more of
these lo t s a re to opened a t 10:0 0 A. M. o ' clock on Ma r ch 25,
196 9 .
If acceptab l e proposals for a ll of t hes e lo t s are not
receive d , we shall cont i nue t o re ceive proposals a nd t o open
them as re c e ived fo r a period of twelve months or unti l all of
t hese l o t s are_ sold . · Proposa ls mus t be made on our forms which
are a vail ab le upon req u est .
The p re -e stab l ished sales prices as set for t h in the sales brochure are very r easonable and are th e values t h at wi ll be attribu ted to the lots for FHA mor Lg a g e insu r a nce purposes a
If you wou ~d like t he p r opo sal fo rms or need additional information, please advise us .
Rememb er, we shall g l ad l y pay a sales commission i n ac c ordance
with the schedu le sugges t ed by t he At l a nta Real Estate Boa rd.
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Mr. R. Earl Landers
Administrative Assistant
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
RE :
4 Si gle Fami l y Bu ilding Lo t s
Parce ls 44 , 50 6 54 a n d 55
Wes t En d Urban Redeve l opment Are a
Pr o 1 ect Georgia R-90
Ger..t leme:n:
We are a tt achi~g a drawi n g which gives the det ai l s of this
new offeri~g o f for fu ll y deve loped sin gl e f ami l y b i lding
lots i n our We s l End ~rb an Redevelopment Area .
Proposal s f or t h e purchase a n d rede velopment of one or mo re
of t hes e lot s ar e to b e opene d a t 10 : 00 A. M. o ' clock o n
April 23 ~ 1969,
I f a cceptable prop osal s for al l of t h ese
lo ts a re not rec&ived y we s h al l conti. ue to r eceive proposals
and to open Lhem as re c e ive d for a p e ri od of t welve mon ths o r
unti l all of the lots are so l d. Pr op osal s m~ st be made on our
fo r ms wh i ch are ava il ab l e u pon requ es t.
The p re-e s tablished sal es p rices as s et for t h i n the sales
brochure are very re a so~ab l e a n d a r e the val es that will b e
a ttribu~ed co lhe lots for FHA mortgage insa ran ce p urposes .
If you wo~ld like the propos a l forms or n eed addi t ional i n format ion, p l ease a dv i s e J S .
Remember ~ we shall gladly p ay a sal es c ommission i n accordance
with the schedules: ?gested by t h e At lanta Real Es t a t e Boar d.
Very t ru l y y ou rs 6
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Real Estate Disp osition Br anch
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Dear Mr. Padnos:
Since receipt of your l tter, I have communicated ith
r. Ed in Sterne, Chair _n of the Atl n. Housing
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�OFFICERS
Jam es W. Dorsey
rr'dSident
Ferd inand Buckley
1st Vice President
Sarah Frances McDonald
2nd Vice President
Clifford Oxford
Secretary
Will iam H. Alexand er
Treasurer
ATLAN T A L EGA L A I D SOC IETY, INC.
TELEPHONES :
(404) 524-5811
(404) 577-5260
153 PRYOR STREET, 5 . W .
ATLANTA , GEORGIA 30303
March 6th, 1969
STAFF
Michae l D. Padnos
Direct or
Na ncy s. Cheves
General Counse l
Richard Harris
Communi ty Education
L. Rosser Sh elton
Virgin ia A. Bips
Bettye H. Keh rer
Evelyn S. Fabian
Eugene S. Tay lor
John VI . Brent
Elmer L. Nash
Larry B. Hooks
D. Free man Hutton
Cynth ia T. Beattie
Melvin E. Thompson, Jr.
Michae l H. Terry
Edward L. Baety
William J. Brennan, Jr.
George Howe ll
Sond ra Goldenfarb
Reuben Bussey
Kend ric Smith
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor, The C-ity of Atlanta
City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mayor Allen:
As you may know, our client TUFF and the Southern
Ch ristian Leadership Conference jointly sponsored a mass
meeting at the Carver Homes Corrnnunity Center on March 4th
to protest the policies of the Atlanta Housing Authority.
Approximately 750 people attended the meeting, and I think
I am safe in saying that every single one of these people
had a specific complaint against the Atlanta Housing
Author i ty.
Seven week s ago , on Januar y 16th,TUFF presented
to the Bo ard of the Atlanta Housing Autho r i t y a "Tenant s'
Bi l l of Ri ghts" which, if a dopted, wo uld go far towar ds
allev iatin g many of the tenants' c omp la i nts.
(The Bi l l
of Rights h as been endorsed by s u ch d iverse g roups a s
Good Government Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Summit
Leadership Con ferenc e.) Fr om January 1 6th to today we
hav e h ad n o response from the h ousing authority on t h e
sub j e ct of that Bill of Ri g hts ; and jud ging by Mr. Attridge' s
irrespons i b le den i grat i on of a laws u it r ecen t ly f iled by
t his o ff ic e a gainst the Atlanta Hous i ng Author i ty as
"ha rra ssment " , and Mr. S att erfie ld' s rece n t attempt t o
block Legal Aid 's funding, we wo u ld be f o olish to e x pect
voluntary action from the Atlant a Ho using Autho r ity o n
this o r on any o ther matte r designed to benefit tenants .
The refusal of the Atlanta Housing Auth o ri t y to
respon d to the legitimate deman ds of tenants c an only
h a rm o ur c i ty, fo r as you will see from t h e e nc losed c opy
o f Dr. Abe rnathy ' s r emarks l as t n i ght, the t e nants a r e
beginnin g t o esca l ate thei r demands .
SPON SO RE D S Y U NITE D A P P E A L AN D E C ONO MI C OPPO RTU NITY ATLANTA , INC .
�Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.,
March 6th, 1969
Page #2.
If we ~ontinue along the present road the Atlanta
Housing Authority and TUFF will find themselves on a
collision course.
When TUFF first demonstrat ed early in November
a t t h e Ma r riott Ho t el, y o u of f ere d to us e y our good
offices to help the tenants with their problems. On
other occasions Messrs. Sweat and Robinson of your
office have re-affirmed their sup port of TUFF and its
rightful demands.
In my o p i nio n it is n ow u rgent that y ou i n tervene
in this matter on behalf of the tenants. Unless t h e
tenant s are granted some relief from the arbitrary policies
of t he h ous i ng auth ority , a n d un less they are giv e n some
p owe r t o control the i r own lives, t h e present conflict
wi ll deepen , a n d, I fe a r , bro aden. May I i mp lo re y o u t o
join with TUFF , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and t h e At lanta Leg al Ai d Society i n seeking a f air
s oluti on t o the pro b lems of tenants i n At l anta p ub l ic
hous i ng .
s~:::::{ g~Wv-Michael D. Padnos
Director
MDP/cj
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�We are here tonight to tell Atlanta, Georgia to STOP treating
poor people in the housing projects like slaves.
STOP making mothers in Grady _Homes leave their babies at six
in the morning and go take care of the rich white man's children in Buckhead. STOP paying those maids only 30 dollars a week and raising their
rent.
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STOP making men in Perry Homes work for slave wages. STOP
evicting their families or dimming their lights when they can't get the r ent
on time. STOP making them pa y fines they don't deserve and bills they a r e
not r esponsible for.
STOP conditions in Carver Homes that let rats go after childr en.
STOP lying to peopl e about not having their applications.
And STOP, Atlanta, bragging about what you are doing for poor
people, because you aren't. Atlanta, yo u don' t even have Grady Homes,
Perry Homes and · Carver Hom es. You have Grady Slums, Perry Prisons,
and Carver Ghettoes! And that' s where hungry children, unemployed men,
and poor mothers live.
We say to Atlanta, Georgia, that if you don't STOP all this, we are
going to STOP you from doing it. SCLC and the Tenants United For Fairness
---that means TUFF -- are going to get tough with you, and we mean everyone from Mayor Ivan Allen on down.
WE DEMAND the Bill of Rights for Public Housing Tenants. We
are sick and tired of the Mayor and the Board for the Atlanta Housing Authority delaying action on our Bill of Rights. The injustices to poor people in the
�-2housing projects have been going on for years and years , and we will not
stand for more delays and more studies. We have studied the Atlanta
Housing Authority, and we have found that the Atlanta Housing Authority, starting with Mr . Satterfield (the director) had better get right or get
lost. And the Board needs some new blood that represents poor people,
no t bankers and real estate interests.
We especially demand that the Atlanta Housing Authority tell us
exactly why it doesn't reduce rents instead of raising rents. WE DElVIAND
that they tell us what they are doing with ever y penny of poor people's money
fo r s ecurity deposits when they move into housing pro:j'ects·. Wher e i s the
money? Do t he banks get it ? The white banks? Wha t does the Housing
Authority do with the poor people's money? Do they get interest on the
money and reduc e r ents ? NO ! Do they fix up the housing projects? NO!
the tenants have to pay for that. Do they provide more electricity and heat?
NO ! they dim the lights and the homes get cold. Do they use the money to
buy more slum properties? Do they use the money to pay their own salaries?
WHERE IS THE MONEY? We demand that the money be controlled by the
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tenants and used as the tenants determine for improvements in their homes.
WE ALSO DEMAND that public housing be turned over to the tenats
so that the tenants can manage their own homes and control admissions, discipline, fines, clean-up, and hiring for maintenance. Do you know that this
has been done in projects in Baltimore, Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio?
Why not Atlanta, if Atlanta is so great and so progressive?
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WE ALSO DEMAND THAT each housing project have a hearing
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panel - - made up of tenants and management, and controlled by the tenants .
This panel must have the power to veto the rules of the Atlanta Housing
Author ity. · This panel could decide who manages their project and who gets
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jobs in managem ent and custodial work. The tenants themselves would have
fir st choice. That is a way to really fight poverty by giving poor people
jobs . Housing projects don't need managers who come from other comm unities. We don' t need mapger s who dig up the flower gardens that the poor
people planted, a s they did at one pr oject here in Atlanta. We don' t need
managers and government employe es breaking into homes and searching
property when the tenants aren't ther e. We don't want dictator managers
fining us and putting us into the streets with out money for rent or food.
WE ALSO DEMAND that the Atlanta Housing Authority recognize
TUFF as the official bargaining agent for tenants and stop intimidating people
in tuff;.1:.
These are our demands, and we want simple answers -- like
YES or NO -- and we want answers NOW.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy started fighting for poor people and black people 14 years ago in Montgomery, Alabama.
They have assassinated Dr o King, but if anyone thinks I am going to let
them forget about it or stop fighting for my brothers and sisters -- they
got a lesson to learn, starting right here in Atlanta, Geor giao



















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B . SATTERFIELD
DI R ECT OR AN D SE CR ETARY
LESTER H . PERSELLS
GEORGE S . CRAFT
ASSOCIATE
VICE CHAIRMAN
E X ECUTI V E
DIRECTO R
CARL TON GARRETT
DIRECTOR
J. B. SLAYTON
OF
FIN A NCE
GILBERT H . BOGG S
DIRECTOR OF HOUSIN G
FRANK G, ETHERIDGE
HOWARD OPE NSHA W
JACK F . GLENN
DIRECT O R OF REDE V EL O P M E NT
824 HURT BUILDING
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
JACKSON
GEORGE R.
SANDER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
3-6074
February 14, 1969
Mr. R. Gregory Griggs
UR Committee Board of Aldermen
691 Woodland Avenue S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
Dear Mr.Griggs:
Recently you asked Mr. Openshaw for information concerning the property
bounded by Georgia Avenue, Capitol Avenue, Bass Street, and w·ashington
Street. Approximately a half of this area is in the Rawson-Hashington
Urban P,enewal Project, and the other half is in the 1969 clearance
area in the Model Cities portion of the Neighborhood Development Program.
If the Rawson-~ashington Project is to close before December 31, 1969, the
sale of this land would take place through two simultaneous offerings.
Under the pres3nt approved land use, the land can only be used for commercial,
and would be offered in such a way that a Developer could hly the entire
area with Crew Street to be clo sed, or buy either or both blocks to keep
Crew Street open. Under the Model Cities Land Use Plan, the block bounded
by Crew, Georgia, Capitol, and Bass is designated for park use, which is,
of course , public. If this portion of the area were to be used for public
purposes, amendments to each of the two Programs would be necessary.
In any event, the land would have to be appraised by two competent appraisers,
with a price to be concurred in by the Renewal Assist.cU"ice Administration.
The appr aisals would be the s ame for either commer cial or public use,because
proper ty to be sold for public purposes must be appraised at its hi1ghest and
best alternate use . We have not, of course, had appraisals made. Based on
our experience, our Real Estat e people estimate that t he pr ice per sq. foot
would not be les s than :j;J . 00 or more than $5. 00. Land for commercial uses
must be sold under competitive pr ocedures . Land for publ ic purposes, how=
ever, can be sold wi thout adver tising. If t he land wer e used as a park, t he
price of t he l and would be eligible a s a non- ca.sh grant-in- aid credit to the
extent that t he park s erved and support ed t he Project. I f it were used f or
office space, no credit would be avai lable. If part wer e used f or one purpose
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and part for another, the above provisions would apply. If the area
were to be a Park with temporary use for office space, the matter
would have to be negotiated with the Renewal Assistance Administ ration,
and probably receive 1vashington concurrence or approval.
It is my hope that this will clarify the questions you have. If· not,
please let me know and we will try to provide further information.
Sincerely yours,
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Lester H. Persells
Associate Executive Director
cc:
Mr. John T. Edmunds
Mr. Earl Landers __-/'
Mr. Collier Gladin
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
Mr. Johnny Johns on
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�OFF ICERS
James IV. Dorsey
Presid ent
Ferdinand Buc kl ey
1st Vice Pres iden t
Sarah Frances ~lcDonald
2nd Vice Pres ident
Clifford Oxf ord
Sec reta ry
Wil li am H. Alexander
Tre csure r
ATLA NTJ..\ L E GA L A.iD S OCI E TY, I NC .
TELE PHONE'S :
(•10 4) 524-5 8 11
(40 4 ) 5 77- 5 2G O
1 53 P R Y OR STRC ET, 5. W.
ATL AN T A , G EO R GIA 30303
Ma rch 6th, 1969
STAF F
Mi chae l D. Pad nos
Direc tor
Nancy S. Cheves
General Counse l
Richard Harri s
Community Education
L. Ross er She lton
Virgini a A. Sips
Bettye H. Kehrer
Evelyn S. Fabian
Eugena S. Tay lor
John VI . Brent
E!mer L. Nash
Larry B. Hooks
D. Freema n ll utton
Cynth ia T. Beattie
Melvin E. Thompson , Jr.
Mi chae l H. Terry
Edwa rd L. Baety
Willi am J. Brennon, Jr.
George Hol'le ll
Sond ra Gold enfa rb
Reube n Buss ey
Kendric Smith
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor, The City of Atlanta
City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.,
Atl anta , Georgi a 30303
Dear Mayor Allen:
As you may know, our client TUFF and the Southern
Chris ti an Leadership Confe rence jointly sponsored a mass
meeting at the Carver Homes Community Center on March 4th
to protest the policies of the Atlanta Housing Authority.
Appr o x imate ly 750 people attended the meeting, and I think
I am safe in saying that every single one of these people
had a specific complaint against the Atlanta Housing
Authority.
Seven weeks ago, on January 16th,TUFF presented
to the Board of the Atlanta Housing Authority a "Tenants'
Bill of Rights" which, :..f adopted, would go far towards
alleviating many of the tenants' complaints.
(The Bill
of Rights has been endorsed by such di.verse groups as
Good Gover nment Atlanta and Metropolitan Atlanta Sum..~it
Leadership Conference.) From January 16th to today we
have had no response from the housing authority on the
subject of that Bill of Rights; and judging by Mr. Attridge's
irrespons ible denigration of a laws uit recently filed by
this offic e against the Atlanta Housing Authority as
"harrassment", and Mr. Satte rfield's recent attempt to
block Lega l Aid' s funding, we would be foolish to expect
voluntary action from the Atlanta Housing Authority on
this or on any othe r matter de signe d to benefit tenants.
The r efus al of the Atlanta Housing Authority to
r espond to the l eg itimate demands of t enants can only
ha rm o ur city, for as you will see from ~he enclosed copy
of Dr. Abe r na thy's r emarks l ast night, the tenants are
b eginning to escalate their de m~nds .
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SPONSO R ED 8'( U N I TE D APP E ,\L A N D E CO N O l,JIC O P PORT U N IT Y ATL AN T A , l!'-JC.
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Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.,
March 6th, 1969
Page #2 .
If we continue along the present road the Atlanta
Housing Authority and TUFF will find themse lves on a
collision course .
When TUFF first demonstrated early in November
at the Marriott Hotel, you offered to use your good
offices to help the tenants with their problems. On
other occasions Messrs. Sweat and Robinson of your
office have re-affirmed their s upport of TUFF and its
rightful de mands .
In my opinion it is now urgent that you intervene
Unless the
tenan-l: s are granted s ome relie f from the arbitrary policies
of the housing authority , and unless the y are give n some
power to control their own lives , the present conflict
will deepen, and, I fear, broaden. May I implore you to
join with TUFF, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Atl anta Legal Aid Society in seeking a fair
solution to the problems of tena nts in Atlanta public
hous ing.
in this matter on behalf of the tenants.
Sincerely,
htttai{ gtc~
Michae l D. Padn o s
Director
MDP/cj
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. We a r e here tonight to tell Atlanta, Georgia to STOP treating
poor people in the housing pr oj ects like slaves.
STOP making mo thers in Grady.Homes leave their babi es at s ix
in the mo rning and go tak e care of the rich white man's children in Buckhead. STOP paying those maids only 30 dollars a week and raising their
rent.
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STOP making men in Perry Homes work fo r slave wages,
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not resp onsib le for.
STOP conditions in Carver Homes that let rats go after children.
STOP lying to people about not having their applic ations.
And STOP , Atlanta, bragging about what you are doing for poor
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people, because you aren't. Atlanta, you don't even have Grady Homes,
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Perry Homes and · Carver Homes.
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and Carver Ghettoes! And that's where hungry children, unemployed men,
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and poor mother s live.
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We s ay to Atlanta, Georgia, that if you don't STOP all this, we are
going to STOP you from doing it. SCLC ci.ncl the Tenants United For Fairness
-- - that means TUFF - -- are going to get tough with you, and we mean everyone from Mayor Ivan Allen on down.
WE DEMAND the BHl of Rights for Public Housing Tenants. We
' a re sick and tired of the Mayor an d th e Board for t)1e Atlanta Housing Authorit y delaying action on our Bill of Ri ght s.
The injus tices to poor people in the
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-2 hous ing projects have been going on fo r years and year s, and we will not
stand for more dela ys and more s tudi es . \Ve have studied the Atlanta
Housing Author ity, and we have found that the Atlanta Housing Author i ty, s tarting with Mr . Satterfi eld (the director) ha d better get right or get
lost. And the Boa r d needs som e new blood tha t represents poo1..· P"'ople,
not baiL'l{e r a 8.nd r eal estate inter es ts.
We e specially dem4nd that the Atlanta Housing Authority tell us
exactly why it do es n't reduce rents instead of raising rents. WE DEMAND
that the y tell us what they are doing with ever y penny of poor people's money
for secur ity d eposits when they move into housing pr oj'ects·. Vlhere is the
money? Do the banks get it? The white banks? What does the Housing
Authority do with the poor people's money? Do they get interest on the
money and reduce r ents? NO! Do they fix up the housing projects? NO!
the tenants have to pay for that. Do they provide more electr icity and heat?
NO! they dim the lights and the homes get cold. Do they use the money to
buy more slum properties? Do they use the money to pay their own salaries?
WHERE IS THE MONEY? We dem and that the money be controlled by the
tenants a' nd used as the tenants determine for improvements in their homes.
WE ALSO DEMAND that p;1blic ho '. i sing he turned over to the tenats
so tha t the tenants can manage their own hom es and control admissions, discipline, fines, clean-up, and hiring for maintenance. Do, you know that this
has been done in proj ects in Baltimot'e, Maryland, and Cleveland, Ohio?
Why not Atlanta, if Atlanta is so great and so _pr og1~essive?
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-3WE ALSO DElVIAND THAT each ho using pro ject have a hearing
panel - - made up of tenants and management , and controlled by the tenahts .
This panel must have the po wer to veto the r ul es of the Atlanta Housing
Authority. This panel co:1 ld decide who m an,.._ges their project a nd who gets
jol:Js in m a nagem e nt and custodia l work.
TLe tena nts t hems2lves ·\1ould have
firs t choice. That is a way to really fight poverty by giving poor people
jobs.
Housing pr ojects do~1' l ne ed managers who come from other commu-
nities . We don't nee·d mangers who dig up the flower gardens that the poor
people pJ.anted , as they did at one proj ec t here in Atlanta. Vie don.' t need
m anagers and gover nment emp~.oyees breaking in.to homes and searching
prop-2 rty when the tenants aren' t there. Vile don't want dictator managers
fi ning us and putting us into the streets with out money for rent or food.


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WE ALSO DEMAND that the Atlanta Housing A uthority recognize
TUFF as the official bargaining agent for tena nts and stop intimidating people
in tufL.
These ar e our demands , and we want sim1)le a ns,vers -- like
YES or NO - - and we want answers NOW.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Da vid Abernathy started fight-
ing for poor pe ople and black peopl.e 14 yea rs ago i n Mo ntgomery, Alabama.
They have assassinated Dr o King, but if anyone thin\s I am going to l et
them forget ab out it
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stop fighting fo r my brothers and ststers -- they
got a l esso n to l earn, s tarting right here in Atlanta, 0 2orgiao
�March 20, 1969
Mr. Mills B . Lane
President
The C i tizens & Southern National Bank
Atlanta , Georgia
Dear M ills :
I am. returning your map on the airport property.
I certainly would like to build low income hou ing
on this land if such was pos ible.
Unfortunately, the law i perfectly clear that
property acquired through public condemnation for
airport purpose , can only be used for airport
purpose . Thi i the is ue we are con tantly faced
with in acquiring additional land for the airport.
Secondly, thi land is in Clayton County. and I do
not think the Atlanta Housing Authority ould under
any circum tance have the authority or c pability to
build in Clayton County.
They
ve 11 th ropes tretched round our :neck ,
and they are pulling them tighter every day.
Regretfully,
Iv
Iaj:am
. Allen, Jr.
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M I LLS B . LANE ,J R .
PR E S I DENT
March 19, 1969
The Honorable Ivan Allen
Ma yor, City of Atlanta
206 City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Ivan:
I'm sending along a topographical map of part
of the airport property. We've drawn a line around a
piece of it that lies adjacent to I-285 and I-75.
This might be an ideal spot if available for a
housin g development.
I understand that the airport has
no use for it , but that it is owned by the City .
We ' re ready to g o .
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Mills B. Lane, J r.
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PHONE
40 4- 588- 2 2 25
�ALL SAINTS' CHURCH
631- \\' est Pcac l,trcc
The Honourable Ivan Allen
Mayor's Office
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mayor Allen:
It was good to read of the changes in policies of the AHA in this
morning's paper and especially to learn of your active int erest
in doing something about the out-dated pate rnalistic approaches.
You have s truck many powerful blows for liberty.
indebted to you.
We a re a ll
Warmes t regards.
Sincerel y you rs,
~;»;.h
March 19, 1969
FMR/a
Frank M . Ross
Rector
�March 19, 1969
Mrs . Pauli ne H . Harper
SU Johnston Street, N . W., Apt 438
Atlanta , Georgia 30314
De ar Mrs . Harper :
I am most grateful for your kind letter expressing
your views on the manner in which the Herndon
Homes are being oper ted.
I am taking the liberty of pas ing your comments
long to the Atlanta Housing Authority, a I am ure
they will apprec · te your opinions also.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
lAJr:am
�OFFICERS
James W. Dorsey
President
Ferdinand Buckley
1st Vice President
Sarah Frances McDonald
2nd Vice President
Clifford Oxford
Secretary
William H. Alexander
Treasurer
ATLANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC.
TELEPHONES :
( 404 ) 524 - 581 I
( 404 ) 577-5260
153 PRYOR STREET, 5 . W .
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
March 31st, 1969
STAFF
Michael D. Padnos
Director
Nancy S. Cheves
GenerJI Counsel
Richard Harri s
Community Education
L. Rosser Sh elton
Virginia A. Bips
Bettye H. Kehrer
Evelyn S. Fabian
Eugene S. Taylor
John W. Brent
Elmer L. Nash
Larry B. Hooks
D. Freeman Hutton
Cyn thia T. Beattie
Melvin E. Thompson, Jr.
Michael H. Terry
Edward L. Baety
Will iam J. Brennan, Jr.
George Howell
Sondra Goldenfarb
Reuben Bussey
Kendric Smith
Mr. Edwin L. _Sterne, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Atlanta Housing Authority
Ware, Sterne & Griffin
639 Trust Company of Georgia Buildin g
Atlanta, Ge orgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sterne:
Over the past several months, we have becomef
increasingly aware of the hardships worked o n applicants
by the one year residenc y r equire ment for Atlanta public
housing.
In our opinion, this requirement is b ad public
policy and is probably unconstitutional.
I, therefore,
urge the Board of Commissioners to co nsider its complete
elimination.
As y ou may know , durationa l reside ncy requireme nts
in the are a _of public welfare have b e en attacke d r e cent ly
in the courts . Indeed, a three-judge Federal District
Court for the District of Columbia has r u l ed that such a prerequisite for welfare benefit s is unconstitution al.
The District o f Columbia case , along with othe r s ,
is current l y pe nding before the United St a te s S up r e me Court .
It is likely that a de,cision voiding residency requirements
for welfare applicants will be rendered in the near futur e .
The argume nt before the S upreme Cour t i n the
we lfare c ase s is e qually applicab l e t o p ub lic h o us i ng .
No l eg itimate p u r pose of the Fede ral o r State p ub lic
housing program is served b y a durational resi denc y req u ireme nt, since the twe lve month rule me r e l y f orces p oor n e wcomers to Atlan ta t o live in the sl ums or t o p a y excess i ve
rent (an d pe r h a ps skimp o n other necess i t i es ) unt il they
have b een in t he Ci ty a f ull ye a r.
SPO I-I S ORE D B Y UNI TE D A PPE AL AND E C O N OM I C OPPORTUNITY ATLAN T A, IN C.
�Mr. Edwin L: Sterne, Chairman
Board of Commissioners
Atlanta Housing Authority
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March 31st, 1969
Fa~--:-e =2.
Furthermore, denial of public housing i n Atlanta serve s
to limit severely a Georgia citizen's fundame nt al rights
to freedom of movement and association.
Because of the likelihood of a Supreme Co urt
decision o ut lawing durational residency req u irements
f or welfare applicants, we are loathe to devote time and
effort to litigating a similar requirement in public
housing.
If our clients' interests cann ot be served_
without litig ation, we shall, of course, be ob liged to
move f orward ~hrough the courts. But I would ur ge the
Authority 's Board to reconsider its p o sitio n in this
matter.
It is our understanding that Ma yo r AlleD has
taken a personal interest in the residency requirement.
I am, therefore, sending h im a copy of this l e tter a n d
urging him t o support our request f or a change in the rule.
I shall look forward to hearing from y ou soo n
concerning this matter.
Sinc e r e l y ,
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Michael D. Padnos
Dire c t or
MDP/c j
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Honorab l e I v an Alle n, Jr.,
May o r, the Ci ty of Atlanta.
�OFFICERS
James W. Dorsey
President
Ferdinand Buckley
1st Vice Presid ent
Sarah Franc es McDonald
2nd Vice Pres ident
Clifford Oxford
Secretary
William H. Al exand er
Treasurer
A T LANTA LEG A L AI D S OCIETY, I N C.
TELEPHONES :
(404) 524 - 5811
(404) 577-5260
153 PRYOR STREET, S . W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
March 31st, 1969
STAFF
Michae l D. Padnos
Director
Nancy S. Cheves
General Counse l
Richard Harris
Community Education
L. Rosse r Sh elton
Virginia A. Bips
Bettye H. Kehrer
Evelyn s. Fabian
Eugene s. Taylor
John W. Brent
Elm er L. Nash
Larry B. Hoo ks
D. Fre eman Hutton
Cynthia T. Beattie
Melvin E. Thompson, Jr.
Michael H. Terry
Edward L. Baety
William J. Brennan, Jr.
George Howe ll
Sondra Gold enfarb
Reuben Bussey
Kendric Smith
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor, The- City of Atlanta,
City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mayor Allen:
I have enclosed a copy of a letter I sent today to
Mr. Edwin H. Sterne, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners
of the Atlanta Housing Authority.
I send you a copy of
this letter because I seek your support in achiev ing a
change in AHA policies.
The enclosed copy of letter is self-explanatory.
I can only add to it the fact that Atlanta , largely as
a result of y our leadership, has led the nation i n d e alin g
with the problems of the low- income community .
I would
hope that Atlanta can once again lead the coun t ry on the
impo r tant question of durational residency requirements
in p ub lic housin g .
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Michae l D . Padno s
Dire c tor
MDP/cj
/ Enclo sure (copy) .
SPONSOR E D B Y UNITED A P P E AL AND E C O N O MI C OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC.
�April 10, 1969
\
Mr . Michael D. Padno
Director
Atlanta Legal Aid So~iety, Inc .
153 Pryor Street, S . W .
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Michael:
ay I ackno ledge receipt of your letter of March 31st,
and apologise for not having tendered you an a
er ooner.
1 incerelybhope that your aliz that the housing effort
of tb-e City of Atlanta m t be dir~ted for the benefit of
the people ol Atlanta first . Every i-e o ble caution must
be taken to see that Atlanta citizens b given priority in th
e of thia
bsidized hou ing.
I furtb r incerely hope that yo-u Ul recognize that th
City of Atlanta mu t protect it elf and it people from
co tant
croachm.ent by ot r politi
ubdiviaions in
their efforts to force their poor into the city.
I certainly do support re o ble residential requirements,.
a.nd I sincerely hope that you ar
ot going to ere e a i u
over this m.atte.r pur-ely to have an issue .
Sin<: rely,
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Alle.o., Jr.
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From Captain Morris Redding
FORM 25-17
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FORM 25•6
Mrs. A nn M. Moses
�CITY OF ATLANTA
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
!VAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
April 10, 1969
MEMORANDUM
TO
Ivan Allen, Jr.
FROM
Ann Mos es
~y
I talked to Gilbert Boggs at the Atlanta Housing Authority
and he offered the following information: Mr. and Mrs. Don
Blacks moved in Techwood Homes in September 1968.
He
was listed as a produce salesman and his rent was $45. 00
per month.
He moved on March 26 of this year, and left
owing $19. 90.
The records show that the apartment was raided
in February of 1969 , and two men and two women were areste d.
He sai d that there is no record of Miss Grist, or a
Grist family living there .
one else.
She must have been li ving with some -
He said they would like for the Police Department to
find out who she was living with in order that that family ma y
be removed and / or p rocec ute d .
�Da te:
Ap r il 11, 1 969


MEMORANDUM TO:
ALL PERSONS CIJU MI NG ANY I NTEREST IN TH E
PROCEEDS OF THE FOLLOWI NG CONDE~. NATION CASE:
RE:
THE HOUSI NG AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA,
GEORGIA v.
Sara M. Sa nford, et al.
Case No. B-42 8 30 '
Parcel No. 4 9-7
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Project No.
R-90
This is to notify you that on the 9th day of
April, 1969
2,200.00
was paid into the Registry of the Court in the
above styled case.
$
Any unpaid tax es or other valid claims must come out of this
award. As you knmv, the property owner may pay the tax es or other
claims himself and take the full amount of the award himself or take
the award less the unpaid tax es and other claims.
In any event,
after the taxes have been paid, tax proration may be obtained from
the Housing Authority, and you may contact Mr. William Swanson,
523-6074 concerning this.
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By: _ _
A. lJe1tonJenkins , Jr.
CC: Sara M. Sanford
Th e Honora ble Arthur K. Bolton, Attor n ey General
The Honorable Harold Sh e ats, Fulton County Attorney
Mr. Jack Camp, Tax Commissioner for City of Atlanta & Fulton County
Mr . W. S. McGinnis, Reve nue Collector for City of Atlanta
Mayo r Ivan Allen
Mr. William Eugene Harrison
Mi s s Julia B. Elliott
Mr. William R. Greenl e af
Fulton Fed e ral Sav ing s & Lo a n As s n.
Benj am in Frank lin Savin gs Ass n .
c. R. Hartrampf
Eug ene Gunb y, Ordi na r y
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Ap ril 11 , 1969
M r. Edwin L . Sterne, Chai rman
Atla nta Hous ing Autho rity
Hurt Building
Atla nta , Georgia 30303
Dear M r .. Sterne :
As you are well a ware, s ince mid-fa ll , the Atla nta Hous ing Authority ·
ha s h a d a n extreme ly se r ious problem in r e ga r d to r ela tion s with
tena nts.
The Community Re la tions Comm i e sion w i shes to commend you a nd
your fellow Boa r d m embe r s fo r r e cogni z ing the ravity of thi s
p oblem . Your holding meeting s in several of the projectjjl since
De c embe r wa s a very con s tructive mo\Te . You r Board showed the
ca pa city to listen a nd to respond.
Although tens ions h a ve 1 s ened, the Community Rela tion Commission
believes tha t relations between the Autho rity a nd the tenants rem ain
the paramount p roblem of the Atlanta Hou ing Authority at t his time .
The Commission encou rage your Board to continue pe riodic meetings
in your hou ing p r ojects .
We wish to commend the a ppointment of Mr. Le P ercells as th
new Dire cto r. He is a m a n of compa s ion and m a ny years of
expe r i e nce in th hou ing field .
The Commi ion i on call when it cen be of s ervice to th Atla nta
Hou ing Authority.
Sincerely,
Na t Welch
NW :gdm
cc : Mayor Iva n Allen, Jr.
�OFFICERS
James W. Dorsey
President
Ferdinand Buckley
1st Vice President
Sarah Frances McDonald
2nd Vice President
Clifford Oxford
Secretary
William H. Alexander
Treasurer
/4LANTA LEGAL AID SOCIETY, INC.
TELEPHONES:
(404) 524 - 5811
(404) 577-5260
153 PRYOR STREET, S. W.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
April 11th, 1969
STAFF
Michael D. Padnos
Director
Nancy s. Cheves
General Counsel
Richard Harris
Community Education
L. Rosser Shelton
Virginia A. Bips
Bettye H. Kehrer
Evelyn S. Fabian
Eugene s. Taylor
John W. Brent
Elmer L. Nash
Larry B. Hooks
D. Freeman Hutton
Cynthia T. Beattie
Melvin E. Thompson, Jr.
Michael H. Terry
Edward L. Baety
William J. Brennan, Jr.
George Howell
Sondra Goldenfarb
Reuben Bussey
Kend ric Smith
Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.,
Mayor, The City of Atlanta
City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.,
Atlanta, Gecn::-gia
30303
Dear Mayor Allen:
Thank you for your letter of April
subject of AHA's residency requirement.
As an Atlantan I am entirely sympathetic with
the problem you and the city have encountered. I
know of your efforts to persuade county officials to
build public housing outside the city limits, and I
know how frustrating it is to deal with officials who
coldly and calmly throw all of their problems onto our
shoulders.
A residency requirement for public housing,
however, punishes only low-income people. It does not
work to force out-of- city officials to build public
housing, because poor people are politically weak
(especially in non-urban areas) and invariably ignorant
about asserting such power as they may have.
The dilemma faced by Atlanta, of course, is grave.
Irrespons ible officials force people i nto our city, and
irresponsible legislators deny us the f unds to deal with
the problems their jurisdictions have imposed upon us.
But this dilemma cannot be solved by residency
requirements, which are both unconstitutional and unwise.
I presume we must attempt to solve our problems by
continuing our search for federal and state funds to
bui~d new housing .
SPO N S OR ED BY UNITED APPEAL A N D ECON O MI C OPPORTU N ITY ATLANTA, IN C .
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�Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.,
April 11th, 1969
Page #2.
And while I know it is no answer to the problem you
and the city face today, I must point out that Atlanta
has built its justifiably brilliant national reputation
in _ large part on the concern you and your administration
have shown for the humane resolution of urban problems.
Anyone can find an angry solution to the 20th Century:
it takes an Ivan Allen to find a calm one.
Legal Aid now has a number of clients who have
suffered as a result of AHA's policy.
(I understand
you discussed one of these clients with Eugene Taylor ,
a lawyer on this staff.) As I am sure you know I wrote
to you and Mr. Sterne not out of any desire to "create
an issue," but in the hope of resolving, without litigation
or publicity, a very real problem facing a number of clients
of this office.
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Michael D. Padnos
Director
MDP/cj
c c: Mr . Edwi n L. Stern e ,
Chairma n, Board of Commissioners
Atla n ta Housing Author i t y
�EDWIN L . STERNE
M.
CHAIRMAN
B. SATTER FIELD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANO SECRETARY
LESTER H . PERSELLS
GEORGE S. CRAFT
ASSOCIATE
VICE CHAIRMAN
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
CARL TON GARRETT
DIRECTOR
J, B. BLAYTON
OF
FINANCE
GI LBERT H . BOGGS
D IRECT OR OF HOUSING
FRANK G, ETHERIDGE
HOWARD OPENSHAW
JACK F. GLENN
DIRECTOR
824
HURT BUILDING
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
O F R EDEVELOPMENT
GEORGE R.
SA NDER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
JACKSON 3-6074
March 21 , 1969
Honorabl e Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor
101 City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Re :
Bedford -Pine NDP Area
Acquisition of 11 Hardship 11 Parcels
Dea r Mayor Allen:
Following the meeting in your office on March 14, 1969 relative
to the acquisition of vac ant, dilapidated structure s in the Bedford-Pine
NDP Area, I requested a policy decision from the Departme nt of Housing
and Urb an Development. A copy of the HUD letter, dated March 20, 1969,
outlining procedure s relating to the use of project funds under a Neighbor hood Development Program (NDP) for the acquisition of properties not scheduled t o be ac quired during 1969 , i s attached.
We have , thi s dat e , submitted a r equest to HUD for authori za tion
t o obta in t itle sea rc h and appraisals on all of the pro perties which
Mr. Wofford ha s furnished this office . Following a fi eld inspection,
the Housing Authority ha s added additional propertie s containing vac ant ,
dilapi date d structures , in addit ion to eleven properties whos e owners
have reque sted early acquisition due to hardship .
The Author ity has previously secured HUD approval to ac quire
the city-owned property at ~03 North Avenue, and will proc eed with t he
demolit i on of t hat struct ure a s soon a s the City conveys title t o the
Authority ( authorized by the Bo ard of Al dermen on March 17, 1969 ) .
The Authori ty i s proceedi ng with apprai sal s of 278 and 288
Pine Street, a s these properties are i ncluded i n t he NDP acqui s i t i on
program for 1969 .
�Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
March a, 1969
Page Two
While the acquisition of 57 add1tional properties will require
adjustments of the approved NDP budget and additional staff time in revising title and appraisal contracts, we strongly believe that the program
must be flexible ·enough to remove structures found to be hazardous to the
health and safety of the community, and responsive to the expressed needs
of the people.
We want to thank you for calling this matter to our attention .
Very truly yours,
Howard Openshaw
Director of Redevel opment
HO/Mc
Enclosure
cc:
Mr . Edwin L. Sterne
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
Mr. Collier Gladin
Mr. W.R. Wofford
�DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
· March 20, 1969
REGION Ill
I N REPLY REFER TO:
3RF
Mr. M. B. Satterfield
Executive Director
· Housing Authority of the
City of Atlanta
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Satterfield:
Subject:
Project No. Ga. A-2
Acquisition of "Hardship" or "Opportunity"
Parcels in NDP
Mr. Howard Openshaw has asked as to our policy on the use of project
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funds under a Neighborhood Development Program for the acquisition
during the 11Action Year" of land not scheduled for acquisition during
that year • . His specific question relates to the acquisition of about
40 scattered parcels on which are vacant, ~ilapidated structures,
located in the Bedford-Pine area. The Activity Program for the NDP
anticipated that these parcels would not be acquired this year, but
instead i n a subsequent year •
- The NDP offers flexibility in the acquisition of land, so tha t an LPA
can purchase land in hardship cases or opportunity cases, even though
the land was not scheduled for acquisition irt the Action Year. A
contingency amount is put in the annual budget for this . pur pose.
Of cours e , no land can be pur chased unl ess it meets the area el igibility
r equirements o f Georgi a and Federal l aw , a nd unless it is in an area
for which ther e is an urban renewal plan which has been approv ed locally
and by HUD. The Bedford-Pine area meets these requirement s; most other
areas in Atlanta 's NDP do not.
We believe that the money in an NDP as a contingency for land acquisition,
and even money included for land acquisition in specified areas, may be
used for purchasing parcels not designated for acquisition in the Action
Year. However, such parcels must be either hardship" or "opportunity"
parcels, and the owners must be willing to sell for the offering price;
eminent domain should not be used for policy reasons.
�-2You should obtain our approval for the purchase of each of the hardship" or "opportunity" parcels. Our approval will authorize your
securing appraisals and a title search of the property and its purchase
later, at a concurred-in price. We will follow a liberal policy in
granting approvals, and will not superimpose our judgment as to what
· constitutes a "hardship" or "opportunity" on the judgment of your
Authority. Nonetheless, we must determine that the acquisition of
these parcels does not take money, staff time, relocation housing, or
other resources to such an extent that the programmed accomplishments
of the Action Year cannot be met.
This policy should provide sufficient latitude for your Authority to
change its acquisition program to meet changed circumstances during the
year.
Sincerely yours,
8~n-. J.
. \/ohn
T. Edmunds
Assistant Regional Administrator
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for Renewal Assistance
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�EDWIN L. S .TERNE
M. B. SATTERFIELD
CIIAIIIMAM
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY
LESTER H. PERSELLS
GEORGE S. CRAFT
ASSOCIATE
EXECUT .I VE DIRECTOR
VICE CHAIIIMAM
CARL TON GARRETT
DIJIECTO,._ Of" F'INANCE
J.
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GILBERT H. BOGGS
ILA'l'TON
DIRECTOR Of' HOUS INC
P'RANK G. ETHERIDGE
HOWARD OPENSHAW
JACK F. GLENN
DIIIIECTOR 01" REDEVELOPMENT
824 HURT BUILD ING
GEORGE R.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
JACKSON 3·6074
March 2l, 1969
Mr. John T .. Edmunds, Jr •
.Assistant Regional Administrator
£or Renewal Assistance
Department of Housing and Urban Development
645 Peachtree-Seventh Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30323
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Acquisition of 11Hardship 11 _or
n0pportunity_1t Parcels in the
Bedford-Pine NDP Area
Dear Mr. Edmunds :
Pursuant to your letter of March 20, 1969 outlining the procedures to follow relative to acquisition of 11Hardship 11 or n0pportunity11
parcels in an NDP area, this is a request for authorization to obtain
title search and appraisals for the following parcels of land in the
Bedford- Pine Urban Redevelopment Area, Project No. Ga. A- 2-1, said parcels being located outside of the scheduled acquisition areas in the
NDP Action Year:
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Parcel No ..
Address
Group 1. - (43 parcels):
lZ-43
CC- 3
CC-4,27
lKK-6, 7
J.Z-63
1.JJ- ll
J.Z- 28
J.Z-27
SANDER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
320 Forrest Avenue
241 Forrest Avenue
245 Forrest Avenue
323 Hilliar d Str eet
428 Hilliard Street
333- 337- 339- 341 Felton Street
401 Longview
315- 317- 321 Currier Str ee t
322-324 Currier Street
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March 2l, 1969
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R-6
M-16
L-9
R-27
N-3
M-14
P-10
P-24
P-25
N-12
Q-39
P-3
Q-32
Q-29
Q-27
Q-24
DD-26
DD-25
DD-24
DD-20
EE-8
FF-20
FF-26
FF-27
lLL-38
H-5
L-3,4,5
R-32
s-5
EE-34
EE-29
EE-26
EE-25
lLL-16
258 Merritts Avenue
262 Me.ITitts Avenue
181 Linden Avenue
2l7 Linden Avenue
235 Linden Avenue
186 Linden Avenue
191 Linden Avenue
281 North-Avenue
223 North Avenue
219 North Avenue
20l Irunan Avenue
2l7 Inman Avenue
240 Inman Avenue
241
Inman Avenue
251-253 Inman Avenue
261-263 Inman Avenue
277-279 Inman ~venue
250-252 Clifton Place
254-256-258-260264-266 Clifton Place
268-270-272-274 Clifton Place
286 Clifton Place
247 Clifton -Place
270 Fort Street
248 Fort Street
236 Fort Street
On Alley
198 Pine Street
222-224 Box Alley
535 Butler Street
246 Pine Street
246 Baker Street
262 Baker Street
270 Baker Street
272 Baker Street
302 Highland Avenue
Group 2 - (3 parcels) :
H- 24
Q-5,6
J.LL-8,9
175-179 Merritts Avenue
220- 224 Linden Avenue
293- 301 Fort Str eet
Group 3 - (11 parcels ) :
M-1
H-12
H-4
559 Piedmont
Avenue
· 495 Piedmont Avenue
188-192 Piedmont Avenue
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March 21, 1969
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251-253 Forrest Avenue
CC-26
DD-7
245
250-252 Vernon Place
Vernon Place
EE.-17
285 Clifton Place
lLL-26,27
274-276 Hilliard Street
403 Bedford Place
421 Bedford Place
304 Parkway Drive
lY-3
lZ-21 ·
lMM-28
Group one contains forty-three parcels containing vacant, dilapidated structures, many of them placarded by the City Building Inspector's
of£ice as unfit for human habitation. Mayor Ivan Allen has requested
the Housing Authority to acquire and demolish these structures as quickly
as possible, as these structures are hazardous to the health and safety
0£ the community.
Group two contains three parcels on which are located vacant,
dilapidated structures as indicated in group one. · However, these parcels
also contain substandard, occupied structures designated for future
clearance. In order to remove the vacant, hazardous structures without
incurring severance damages, the Housing Authority proposes to acquire
and demolish the total parcels. Group three contains eleven parcels, the owners of which have
requested early acquisition to avoid further . undue hardship. The Housing
Authority staff has made a judgment that the documentation submitted by
the owners of these properties does in fact constitute a "hardship".
Upon receipt of your authorization to proceed with a title
search and appraisals of the above- listed properties, the Authority
will proceed at once to obtain title through negotiation. The Authority
will notify the Regional Office in the event we are unable to secure
title through negotiation.
T'n e Authority has also determ:L.~ed that the acquisition of thes e
57 pr operties does not take money , staff time, relocation housing , or
other r esources to such an extent that the programmed accomplishment s
o£ t he 1969 NDP Action Year cannot be met . The acquisiti on of these
proper t i es will be undertaken in accor dance with the terms of the NDP
Funding Agr eement , consistent with t h e Ur ban Redevelopment Plan f or
. the Bedfor d-Pine Ur ban Redevelopment Area adopted by the City and ap-
proved by mm, wit h suff icient funds available wit hin t he NDP budget
to undertake these a ctivit i es .
We urgently solicit your early approval of this reques t for
authorization to obtain t itle search and appraisals of these 57 properties
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�Mr. John T. Edmunds, Jr.
Marcil 2l, l969
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constituti~ a "hardship" or "opportunity", in order that acquisition
.and demolition of the structures may proceed at once.
Your continued cooperation in these matters is very much appreciated,.
Very truly yours,
Howard Openshaw
Director of Redevelopment
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Area Coordinator
Mayor Ivan .Allen, Jr. \ /
Mr. Edwin L... Sterne
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
Mr. Collier Gladin
Mr.- W. R. Wofford
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�April 29, 1969
Mr . Edwin L. Sterne
Chairman
Atlanta Housing Authority
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Edwin :
Please express my regrets that I cannot be present at the
dinner honoring M . B . Satterfield £or hi years of service on
the Atlanta Housing Authority, and his additional years of service
in the low income housing field beginning with the Techwood
Project in Atlanta in 1936.
I am sure that Satt has a warm feeling of real accomplishment
when he looks back over the years of his satisfactory work in
providing housing for the, poor . All of the gQod that he has done
could be multiplied by the number of day of pleas nt existence
which thousand of Atlanta families have enjoyed.
Atlanta stand
t the very top in America in recognizing the
fundamental need for low in0.ome housing . On a relative basi ,
we have out tdpped the other national cities in building the e
fine unit ; and, Mr. S tterfield has been the Executive Director
during this period of greatest accomplishment, and he i entitled
to the grateful appreciation of the· people of tl nta.
Please expre
my gratitude, per onally nd offici lly, to Satt
for hi m jor contribution during the e dynamic ye rs.
Sincerely,
Ivan Allen, Jr.
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RESIDENTIAL
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FRANK ETHERIDGE , INC.
COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
FINANC ING - LEAS ING
Etheridge & Compqny, Inc.
'Realtors
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· Financing
3100 MA"7LE DRI VE , N. E. , ATLANT A , GEORGIA 30305
PHONE 404 /
261-1690
May 13, 1969
The Honorable Ivan Allen
Mayor, City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Ivan:
The article which I saw with
of cooperation in connection
I hope that we shall be able
and cooperative program with
reference to the County's lack
with housing alarmed me somewhat.
to proceed to work out a workable
Fulton County.
For the record, the writer and Mr. Jack Izard met with the
County Commissioners and their staff approximately one year
ago on this subject. We officially represented the Housing
Authority on this matter. I reported back to the Atlanta
Housing Authority that the County Commissioner s were most cordial
and cooperative and they had assured us that while they had no
money or means for sponsorship themselves, they would cooperate
and work with the Atlanta Housing Authority and staff in the
development of housing in Fulton County . Mr. Izard and I reported
the details of this to the Board and staff of the Housing
Authority, and this has been followed up from time to time.
Unfortunately, I am afraid a bog-down has occurred somewhere which
resulted in this misunderstanding.
I sincerely hope that this can be cleared up and we can begin to
make progress in this undertaking.
Wi t h b est regar d s , I am
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cc: Mr. Walter M. Mitchell, Chairman, Fulton County Board of Comm.
Mr. Edwin L. Sterne, Chairman, Atlanta Housing Authority
Mr o John Izard, .Attorney for Atlanta Housing Authority
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PHONE 522-4463
Linda Price
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May 13, i969
FOR RELEASE IMMED~ATELY
STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF COMMIS S I ONERS
OF FULTON COUNTY
The repeated attacks by Mayor Al l en critici z ing the Fulton
Cou nty Government for f ~ ilure to develop a low-cost housing program
are unfort unate, unf air and unjustified.
They come at a time wh e n
City - County cooperation is at an all- time high and many j o i nt pro jects
are b e ing planned for the future by the two govern ments .
Low- cost ho u sing is largely a prob lem where masses of people
r e s ide.
In spi te o f t h a t, however, the Fulton County Commissioners
have on t wo occasi o n s , met with committe es from the Atlanta Housing
Au t hority and Atl an ta Chamber of Commerce.
It is a matter of re-
cord that at both t i mes, we t o l d these rep r e s e n ta t ive s tha ~ we
would like to cooperate . insofar as we could a n d t h at we certainly
had an open mind as far as low-cos t housing is concerned.
We asked
both groups to indicate areas where they thought public housing in
the County should be considered.
As yet, this has not been done.
{Continued)
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January 23, 1969
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Ga. 3_030.3
Dear Mayor Allen:
I want to thank you for the intervie w on urban renewal which I had
with you during my recent visit to Atlanta over the Christmas holidays.
Your summary ·!Of w.l::a t urban renewal is a ccomplishing in Atlan'la am some of
the problems it is encountering is most helpful in my project on the history of the program.
I also appreciate the discussions I had with Mr. Sweat, Col. Jones, and
Mr. Satterfield and other staff of the Housing Authority. I have just finished ccnverting my notes to tape and find that these discussions, together
with the writt en materials furnished me, give me a current and comprehensive
view of the Atlanta urban renewal program.
Anyone who has been to Atlantaat d.if ferent t ime s over the l a st quarter
century, as I have, cannot fail to be impressed by the tremendous progress
that ha s been made in both the city's phJrsical and social development. The
priIIl2ry role that you have assigned to urban renewal is therefore most
gratifyills.
This i s particularly so in view of the atta cl{S which have been
leveled against the program in the last seve ral years.
The mos t r ecent is the chapter, "From Slum Clearance to Urban Renewal, 11
in the report of the National Commission on Urban Problems, whic h ha s just
been released. I understand that this chapter was written personally by
Senator ~ aul Dougl as, chairman of t he Commissicn. Unfortu nately Senator
Douglas ' s attack is based :in large part on a di storted and inaccurate
version of the l egislative history of the program. ~ conclusion is based
on the opinions of others mo participated in this history, my observations
over two decades of close participation in the legislative and policy development of the program, and the review of events leading to the original
enactment in 1949 which I have just concluded as part of my project.
Programs like t.ha t in Atlanta an:i the support they have frcm the
community are undoubtedly better answers to that kind of criticism than
any attempts I or others can make to straighten out the reoord. So
I wish you and your associates continued success in your new efforts
midl have ju st been announced.
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Mr. Char les L. Dav.Ls
Director of Finance
City of Atlant a
City Hall ~ 68 Mitchell St . S o W.
Atlant a, Georgia
30303
Dear Hr . Davls:
The Atlant a Housing Author ity has for a long t ime been eag0r t o have the
City Parks Depart.ment supply r ecreati on l eadership to r esidents i n publ ic
housi ng pr oject s. In our confer ences with r epresentatives of t he Parks
Department, it develop s t hat they are equally eager t o supply these s ervices
t o t he citizens of Atl anta 1-1ho live in public housing.
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From these con.ferences,it appears t hat t he only reason that such servi ces
are not supplied to t hese citizens is that· a -definition-of city- ser vices --has been made t hat prevent s City f unds f rom bei ng expended fo r t h.i.s purpose .
As you know, the At l anta Housing Author ity is prevent ed f r om supplying
f ace to f a ce l eadershi p by Federal r egulat i ons . It appears that t hese
ci 'i:;izens of Atlant a are pr evented f r om receiving full city s e rvices s imply
by virt ue of where t hey l i ve . It i s our hope t hat thi s situation can be
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corrected a t the earliest possible date since the At lanta Housing Authority,
i n cont r ast to most other pr operty 01-mers , has outdoor and indoor space ·
which can be made available for recreation purpopes a t no or l itt le cost to
the city .
I would be grat eful if you would call t his to t he attention of t he necessary
individuals so t hat a f avorabl e ruling can be obt ained .
Lest er H. Persells
Executive Director
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cc :
~norahle Ivan Allen, Mayor
1/11:r.•e Dan E. Sweat, Jr., Gov-e:c-nm.ental Liaison
Hr. Jame s W. !-1:.i.lls, Asst. Reg. AcL:ri.n. HAA, I-ilJD
Mr . Hilton G. Farris, Ch.3.i:rm':m F i nance Committee


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January 24, 1969
Mr~ Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
Ci ty Hall
Atlanta, Geor gia
30303
RE:
4 Single Family Building Lots
Parcels 44, 50, 54 and 55
West End Urban Redevelopment Area
Project Georgia R-90
Gentlemen:
We are attaching a drawing which gives the details of this
new offering of four fully developed single family building
l ots in our West End Urban Redevelopment Area .
Proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of one or more
of these lots are to be opened at 10:00 A. M. o'clock on
April 23, 1969.
If acceptable proposals for ali of these
lots are not r~ceived,, y,e shall- continue to red,eive .proposals
and to open them as received for a period of twelve months or
until all of the lots are sold.
Proposals must be made on our
forms which are available on request.
The pre~~stab l i s h ed sales prices as set forth in the sales
brochure axe very reasonable and are the values that will be
attributed to the lots for FHA Mortgage insurance purposes e
If y ou would like the proposal forms or need additional information, please . advise us .
Very truly yours ,
Phil ip E . Vrooman , Chief
R~al Estate Dispos ition Branch
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LESTE R H . PERSEL LS
GEORGE S . CRAFT
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GILBE R T H . BOGGS
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FRANK G. ETHERIDGE
HOWARD OPE NS HAW
JACK F . GLENN
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February 14, 1969
Mr. R. Gregory Griggs
UR Committee Board of Aldermen
691 Woodland Avenue S. E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30316
Dear Mr. Griggs :
Recently you asked Mr. Openshaw f or infonnation concerning the property
bounded by Georgia Avenue, Capitol Avenue, Bass Street, and Washington
Street. Approximately a half of this area is in the Rawson-Washington
Urban Fenewal Pro j ect, and the other half is in the 1969 clearance
area in the Model Cities portion of the Neighborhood Development Program.
If the Rawson-Washington Project is to close before December 31, 1969, the
sale of this land would take place through two simultaneous offerings.
Under the present approved land use, the land can only be used for commercial,
and would be offered in such a way that a Developer could bly'the entire
area with Crew Street to be closed, or buy either or both blocks to keep
Crew Street open. Under the Model Cities Land Use Plan, the block bounded
by Crew, Georgia, Capitol, and Bass is designated for park use, which is,
of course, public. If this portion of the area were to be used for public
purposes, amendments to each of the two Programs would be necessary.
In any event, the land would have to be appraised by two competent appraisers,
with a price to be concurred in by the Renewal Assistance Administration.
The appraisals would be the same for either commercial or public use,because
property to be sold for public purposes must be appraised at its highest and
best alternate use. We have not, of course, had appraisals made. Based on
our experience, our Real Estate people estimate that the price per sq. foot
would not be less than $3.00 or more than $5.00. Land for commercial uses
must be sold under competitive procedures. Land for public purposes, however, can be sold without advertisingo If the land were used as a park, the
price of the land would be eligible as a non-cash grant=in=aid credit to the
extent that the park served and supported the Project. If it were used for
office space, no credit would be available. If part were used for one purpose
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and part for another, the above provisions would apply. If the area
were to be a Park with temporary use for office space, the matter
would have to be negotiated with the Renewal Assistance Administration,
and probably receive Washington concurrence or approval.
It is my hope that this will clarify the questions you have. If not,
pl ease let me know and we will try to provide further information.
Sincerely yours,,:;?
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Lester H. Persells
Associate Executive Director
cc:
Mr. John T. FAmunds
Mr. Earl. Landers
Mr. Collier Gladin
Mr. Rodney M. Cook
Mr. Johnny Johnson
IHP:sd
�EDWIN L. STERNE
M. B. SATTERFIELD
CHAIRMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY
LESTER H . PERSELLS
GEORGE 5. CRAFT
ASSOCIATE
VICE CHAIRMAN
E X ECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CARL TON GARRETT
DIRECTOR
J. B. SLAYTON
OF FINANCE
GILBERT H. BOGGS
DIRECTOR OF HOUS ING
FRANK G. ETHERIDGE
HOWARD OPENSHAW
JACK F. GLENN
DIRECTOR
824 HURT BUILDING
ATLANTA, GEORG IA 30303
JACKSON 3-6074
March 6, 1969
The Honorable George Cotsakis
Police Committee, Board of Aldermen
City of Atlanta, City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Cotsakis:
Aft er receiving your inquiry concerning the possibility of
establishing Authority-paid special project police forces,
this matter was discussed verbally with the Federal Agency
and later a request for information was made by letter on
February 18, 1~69.
I am enclos ing a copy of the r eply received today from the
Housing Assi stanc e Admini stration which i s self- explanatory.
Sincerely,
Executive Director
MBS:dw
Encl osur e
OF' REDEVELOP ME NT
GEORGE R.
SANDER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
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AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323
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City of Atlanta, Georgia
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Atlanta, Georgia
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Dear Mr. Satterfield:
This will refer to your letter of February 18, 1969, regarding the
establishment of Authority-paid special project police forces.
The Cooperation Agreement between the Atlanta Hou~~ng Authority and the
City of Atlanta states that the City shall fu~nish or cause to be furnished
to the Local Authority and the tenants of such projects public services and
facilities of the s ame character and to the same extent as are furnished
from time to time without cost or cha r g e to other dwelltng s and inhabitants
in the municipality.
This provision, of course, includes police service
and the City should therefore provide services required at the projects
to insure the safety of its residents.
This office does not approve funds to be used to provide protective services
as a matter of course.
Only where highly unusual circumstances existed have
we authorized funds to employ project police or security guards.
In such
rare instances, approval involved very small numbers of personnel and for
temporary periods of time.
At this tim e , we are not aware of circumsta nces in Atlanta which require
special prote ctive s e r v ic e s ov~ r a nd a bove tho s e pre s e ntly b e ing p r ovided
by the municipality und e r the provisions of the Cooperation Agr eeille nt.
Under no circumstanc e s would we be willing to approve an arrange ment which
in effect would r e pl a c e s e rvices which the City performs in accordance with
the Cooperation Agre ement.
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Sincerely yours,
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istant Re g io n al Admi ni stra t or
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Atlanta, Georgi:i. 3 0 3 0 3
Telephone 523-6074
April JO, 1969
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Presid ent
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1st Vice Presid ent
Sarah Franc es McDonald
2nd Vice President
Cliff ord Oxford
Secretary
William H. Al exander
Treasurer
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Bettye H. Kehrer
Evelyn s. Fabian
Eugene S. Taylor
John
Brent
Elmer L. Nash
Larry B. Hooks
D. Freeman Hutton
Cynthia T. Beattie
Me lvi n E. Thompson, Jr.
w.
Michael H. Terry
Edward L. Baety
Wil liam J. Brennan, Jr.
George Howe ll
Sondra Gold enfarb
Reuben Bussey
Kendric Sm ith
Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.,
Director of Governmental Liaison
City of Atlanta
City Hall, 68 Mitchell Street, S. W.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Dan:
Many thanks for sending me the applications
of those two college students. Unfortunately, I only
hire second-year law students during the summer, so
I am unable to help them.
If you hear of any exciting
law students I would very much appreciate knowing
about them.
You mentioned on the telephone the other day
your high regard for Les Persells. I would very much
like to hear the argument in favor o f his appointment
to succeed Satterfield. My own impression is very
st r ong that he is tied up so closely with present
policies a s to gravely diminish the chanc es for
signific a nt reform in the Housing Authority. My
opinion about his appointment has been sought by
a n umber of people .
I would like to he a r y our
comments in orde r tha t mine can be mor e intell i gent .
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Michae l D. Pa dnos
Direc t or
MDP/cj
SPONSO R E D B Y UN I T ED A P P E AL A ND ECONOM IC OPPORT U N ITY AT LA N TA , IN C .
�CITY OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
501 CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
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CHARLES L . DAVIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
EDGAR A . VAUGHN , JR.
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
W. ROY SMITH
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Mr. Le sPersells
Exec~ve Director
Atlanta Housing Authority
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30 30 3
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I m athering some inform tion relating to federal aid to ). tl nta for t.b
year 1966 throu h 1968. I have ecured the figure relating to urban rene
nd now need the figures for public bou ing.
It ia my understandin that th r · is an nn
l contribution by the ied :i-al
mment which ia determin d by computing the deficit that result from
the oper tion of the v riou housing project • lf tbi und ratandin is
correct. l would appreci t the mount of thil nnual federal contribution
for th y r 1966 tbro h 1968.
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George Berry
Da n:
Le s i mp l ie s t h~ t thor e is some l egal
r e ason why t he d c ity d oes not have
recreati onal prog rams in housing pro~ects.
This is in error . The only l imita ti on
is budgetary for the Parks Department
and faci l ities (park space, recrea t i onal
buildings) etc that are provided by
the Authority when one of the projer,ts
are constructed.
A t-.ou t three yeqrs ago, the City had a
c ontract with Senior Citizens Services,
Inc. for such programs in the three
high r i se building s f or the elderly.
'. rhey have recreational facilities in
thes e buildings .
We should .have recreational programs in
the housing projects. There is really
only one reas on whHy we don't: money.
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D I RECTOR
GEOR GE S. CR A FT
OF F I NANCE
V I CE CHA I RM AN
G I LBERT H . BOGGS
DIRECTOR O F
H OUS I NG
HOWA RD O PE NSHAW
J. B . SLA Y T O N
D IR ECTOR OF R EDEVE LOPMEN T
FRAN K G . ETHERIDG E
GEO R GE R . SAN DER
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A TL AN T A, G E O R G I A 30303
JACKSON 3-607 4
April 24, 1969
Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
Director of Governmental Liasion
Office of Mayor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. Sweat :
The Board of the Atlanta Housing Authority cordially invites you
to dinner on Wednesday, April 30. This occasion is to pay tribute to
M. B. Satterfield who recently retire d as Exe cutive Director of the
Housing Authority.
We plan a pleasant evening . .. no speeches . .. just a brief presentation of a gift .
May we have your acceptance on the enclosed postcard.
Edwin L . St erne
Enclosure
Da t e ;
Time :
We dn es da y, Apr il 30
6 : 30 - Hospitalit y Hour
7 : 00 - Dinner
Place : Whitehou s e Mot or Inn
70 Hou s ton Str eet, N . E .
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
501 CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
July 29, 1969
CHARLES L . DAVIS
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
EDGAR A . VAUGHN , JR .
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
W. ROY SMITH
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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DEPARTMENT GF FINANCE
ATLANTA, GEO RGIA 30303
July 15 , 1969
TO:
Jay Fountain
FROM:
General Staff
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SUBJECT: wes t End Redeve~opmen t Area , Proj ect GA. R- 90
The fol l owi ng is a r eview of the ch a nge s inc orp or at 0d in Amend a tory Ap plicat ion
No. l f or the West End Urb:n Renewa l Area a s reques ted i n your memo of June 20,
1969:
(1) Wi t h refe r enc e to t he 34 pa rc e ls determined not t o be fea s i bl e for r ehab ilit a t i on , bu t wh ich wi l l be add ed t o a cqui sit ion: t her e i s no breakdown provided i n
the narra tive st atement a s to the c ost of acq ui r ing th e s e pnrce l s . As a r esul t ,
t h is po rt ion of t he summar y cannot be verified.
( 2) Simil ar l y, t he indivi dual parc e l cost s (wh i ch will be de l eted fr om Acqui s it ion
Expenses ) are not l isted in the nar r a t ive stat emen t , su t h e se ca nno t be checked
against origina l ly pr ojec ted c osts of a cquis i tion.
(3)
The reus e de si gnati ons of fo ur parcel s will have no affec t on
cos t of proj ec~ s.
(4 ) Stree t wi dening act i vities being undertaken by t he City on Gordon Street are
no t rep orted i n the nar rat i ve st ateme n t. From a c onvers a tio n with Mr . J i m Hunter
of Street Engineering , it was l earned that the cost of the widening ac tivi t ies is
estimated at $90 , 000 . 00 . I n the Project Co st Estimate and Financ ing Plan (l ine
A-20), the revised est i mate for nonca s h loca l gra n ts-in-aid increased by $2 70 ,7 34 of
whi ch thi s $90 , 000 . 00 wou l d make up appro ximately one-third . However , we hav e no
s up porting sched ules with whi ch to check these fig ures and thus cann ot detennine
how much , i f any , of thIB increase is appl i cable t o Gordon St reet .
(5 ) With r e gard t o the inc reased int erest co sts , there appears t o be an error in
the narrative stat eme nt ac c ompanin g th e Pr o ject Expenditures Bucige t. Comr,ut ation
of t otal interest cost from Harch 31, 1969, indicat es cota l int e rest of $624,500
and a net increase of $49 3,400.00 . When the unencumbered bal anc e of $131, 44 1. 00 i s
deducted from the t ota l interest cost of $624,500.00, th e ne t increase of $493,059.00,
which differs from their computation by $341.00. In addition, the intere st to DHUD
is increased by $10,653. 00 with the only explanation being a correction for a small
overr un; it app ears tha t more information should be disclosed by t he Housing Authority with referenc e to this increase. (It is s omewhat frightening to note tha t the
extension in time will cost the City over cae- ha lf million dolla~s ~n interest.)
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General Staff
l'age Two
July 15, 1969
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(6) The requested increase in administrative costs is also confusing. It is stated
that the present costs in this line item are ccmputP.d at the rate of $19, 800.00 per
month. Based on this rate, they arrive at a total cost (from April, 1969, to the
completion date of July, 1971--a period of 28 _months) of $L,43,L,00.00. With an unencumbered balance of $193,505, a net adjustment (increase ) of $360,900 is requested.
Based on the total cost as shown by AHA , the correct ne t adjustment would be $249 ,395;
however, $19,800 per month for 28 months gives a total cost of $554,400 which when
reduced by the unencumbered balance requires a net adjustment of $360,895--a difference
of $5 from their request o · Their ind icated total cost would cover a period of only
22.4 months, based on the rate given. This does not conform to the extension period
of ApriJ 1, 1969, through July, 1971.
Although two-thirds of the Surmnary of Changes could not be checked for verification
due to _the l ack of information from AHA, it is hoped that the above findin gs will
be helpful to you.
�.August 8 , 1969
Mr . Les Per ells
Executive Db:ector
Atlanta Housing A uthodty
8Z4 Hurt Building
.Atlanta, Geoir ia 30303
Dear Le :
It ha com to my attention th t perhaps the C ntral Relocation Service is not
emphaeizin private houaing resource aa much a public housing resou;rces
hen as i8ting per on di placed within the city.
l am certain that this i wrong nd m ure that the
ency k · p6 a complete
up-to-date inv ntory of pri te bO\l&in r source to refe:r p rsons to when
they itb r do not qualify for public hou ing or could beet be s rved by
relocation in private h
ing.
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. r th • que•Uona, I would very much
appr c!ate it if you could supply m with a memor ndum s ttlng forth th
activitiea of the C ntra.l R. location Service a they relat to private houeln •
Sp cifically. tho method you ua in compilin information on the availability
o! priv te housing. poaeibly · copy of r c nt: inventory.
d the procedure
you ua to d .t rmln wb.eth r or n.ot dbplac
bould be ref rred to pri t
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Sincerely,
Dan E.
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Chief .Admini•tr ti
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�CITY OF .ATLANT.A
August 8, 1969
CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
MEMORANDUM
To:
Dan Sweat
From:
George Berry
Subject:
Central Relocation Service
R. EARL LANDERS, Admini strative Assistant
MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary
DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison
What Col. Jones is saying is that CRC doesn't do a very good job. From what I
know about it, I would agree with him . This responsibility used to be in the
Planning Department a nd as a result of somebody's efficiency study, it was
determined that this was a function that could best b e provided by the Housing
Authorityo The result has been that costs have sky-rocketed and their effectiveness
is questioned by about everybody. (They are asking $40, 000 from the City for
Fiscal 1970) .
They did do the relocation assistance work for persons displac e d as a result
of Highway Department acquisition in the city, but the Highway Department got
so dis enchanted that they went back to providing relocation assistance with their
own people.
We could call Les Per sells and Howard Grigsby over for a pep talk, but I
hone stly don't know what it would accomplish. I have n e ver heard them admit
that any improvement was neede d. They are usually pretty defensive about any
hint that it is not a perfect operation. While trying to work out budget problems
once in Finance, I made the suggestion that the City reassume this function.
I have dr afted the attached for your signature.
GB :j e
Attachment
�CITY OF .ATLANTA.
CITY HALL
August 6, 1969
ATLANTA, GA. 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR
CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman
Housing Resources Committee
MALCOLM D. JONES
Housing Coordinator
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
Chief Adrninistrati ve Officer
Mr. Tommy Hess, Manager of the Central City EOA Neighborhood
Center, under which the J. P. Stevens and Company temporary Relocation
Assistance Office is operating, informed me today that although the services
of Mrs. Hazel Johnston, the current Housing Authority Relocation Worker
with the Mill Village project, are highly satisfactory, however, much to his
disappointment, the Relocation Housing Office of the Housing Authority
(Mr. Howard Grisby) has not provided any lists of firms to contact, information
or assistance for relocating families in private enterprise rentals or sales
housing. Further that Mr. Grisby stated that his office keeps no information
on sources for relocation, other than Public Housing. Mr. Hess advises
that his s taff has had to refer exclusively to newspaper ads and direct contact
with Atlanta Real Estate Board to gather information on pas sible sources of
private rentals or sales and prevailing prices.
It was my understanding, when in 1964 the City contracted with the
Housing Authority to establish a Central Relocation Housing Office to perform
relocation services on a city-wide basis (in a ddition to Urban Renewal areas,
which responsibility they already had) for families displaced by Governmental
action, that they were to include a ll available sources of private enterprise
housing, in addition to Public Housing facilities. This is exactly what the
R e locatio~Housing Division of the Urban Renew al Department (only 3 people)
were doing when the city -wide relocation function was turned over to the
Housing Authority.
It certainly appears that the Central Relocation Housing Office of the
City should be up to date on and utilize a ll pas sible sources for relocation in
private enterprise developments, in addition to Public Housing.
�Mr. l.ian E. Sweat, Jr.
August 6, 1969
Page Two
Some time ago I sensed that the Housing Authority Relocation Housing
Office was relying too extensively on Public Housing only for relocation purposes.
I came to that conclusion when I found out that the Housing Relocations Office
did not have a list of low and moderate incom~ housing developments under the
low-income housing program. I asked Mr. Grisby about this at the time and he
told me that they did not have a list of the various projects shown in the HRC
periodic progress rep-orts, but that his staff knew pretty well which ones they
were and how to get in touch with them.
As a result of that experience, I then personnaly sent Mr. Satterfield
a complete list of all the low-income housing projects, explaini,ng that it was
for use by the Reloc ation Housing Office. Apparently that idea didn 1 t take.
Furthermore, the recent experience with the J. P. Stevens and
Company personnel indicates that the City 1 s contract with the Housing Authority
for operating a central relocation facility should provide not only utilization
of a ll sources of housing available, but
should also include relocation
assistance, when needed, for any reasons whatsoever, a nd not limited to
displacement by Governmental action only.
Sincerely,
Malcolm D. Jones
Housing Coordinator
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Mr.
FROM:
Mr. Milton R. Lincoln, Social Service Couns(!lor
RE: ·
Tommy Hess, Center Director
. Progress during second .week of operation of Mill Village Office
and recommendaticns •.
Mr. Golden, Mill repreeantstive, had notices sent to the remaining
, resid~nts of the villaga to let them know that beginning Monday, August
11, 1969, the Mi.11 Village r£ferral office will be open from 2:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m. in ordE:lr for the working people to have a chance to· come
by and let us know if we can be of any aervic~ to them.
t.·
Several residents ~ame in during the p~st week to see if we could tell
them when they would hear £~om the Atlanta Housing Authority. In check•
ing we found that -some of the residents hAJ n:,t filled out an application
even thougq thay had been to the referral center previously. 1nis was
due to the f ~~ t ·that Mr. McGill from the Atlanta Housing Authcrity did
not process .::iny app1.ica tions during the twc. d,'!,ys ha was pr.esent l'.t the
center.
A re~esenta::ive £rout F.H.A. did come on Thur eday, August 7~ 19€9.
Several resi~ents aid conl'~ in to talk with this r epr~senta tiva, however,
· ·the consen.s~s ~as t h~t nost residents pref erred to rent with the option
to buy later, if they so choose. It is f P. lt that the informa tion given
by this rep:".'e~e ntative wa s recoived favorably '0y th'3 residents.
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Mr. Sid Newl:urger c f i d B;:ir"1um Realty Company ca lle d in to let us know
a bout s om~ ~ und 3 bedroom ap~r tments a t 877 Cha rles Allen Dr ive. Mt.
Hal Cooper f5 t he person· to contact at 876- 3635. The 2 bedroom apar t ments r en~ f~r $110.00 per mont h a nd the 3 bedr ooms for $130.00 per
month. This i ncludes stove , 1·e f rige rator , wn cer and ca rpe t .
Mr, Lee Evans Jr. of Berri Rea lty--Buckhead, offered to te l l us about a
3 bedroom alJ. brick house at 2417 Swallow Circle, S,E ... that is for sale
for $12,000.00. Down payment would be $400.00--payments, $86.00 per
month. '11lis property can be bought with a F.H.A. loan. The telephone
. number is 237-3541.
Mr. Bob Gamble of McKee-Gamble Realty and Insurance Company, 1279 84nkhead
Avenue, N.W~, advised us of several houses in the northwest section for
sale at moderate prices. His telephone number is: 876·40784
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Berry Realty Company supplied us with a listing of available homes in
the moderate price range for sale in the Southeast section. Also, he
was able to supply us with a contact for latest rent listings.
phone number for the rent listinas 18:
872°6694.
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for themselves. ·0n Fridey, August 8, 196~, Mr . Golden produced a list
of 21 families that still needed plAcing. dut of the 2l families, 6
have either been approvad for public housing or have located housing and
will be ~cving by August 31, 1969. This leaves the referral center with
a total of 15 families who have not been placed. It is felt that since
the referral center's hours have been extended, it will enable those
who have not been in to the center a better chance to get there and it
will enable center referral workers to get out into the community in
.t he evenings and contact working heads of households.
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Mr, William Allison
Mr. Malcolm D. Jones
Mr. William A. Fowlkes
Mr. Lester Pursells
Mr. John H. Calhoun
Mrs. Madeline Locus
Mr1 _Willi,am Golden
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Atlanta, G eo r g i a 30 3 0 3
T elephone 523-6074
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CHAIRMAN
CARL T O N GARRE TT
D IR E CTOR OF FINAN CE
GEORGE S. CRAFT
VICE CHAIRMAN
G ILBERT H. BOGGS
D I RECTOR O F
HOU S lt~G
HOWARD OPENSHAW
DIR E CT OR OF REDEVELOPMENT
J. B. SLAYTON
GEORGE R. SAND ER
FRANK G. ETHERIDGE
TECH NICAL DIREC TOR
JACK F. GLENN
824 HURT BU IL D IN G
ATLANTA , G EOR GIA 30303
JACK SON 3-6074
August 21, 1969
Mr. Dan Sweat
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
30303
Dear Mr. Sweat:
Enclosed is a copy of the evaluation summary of tbe
M.IoTo Program for Urban Executiveso As indicated in Peter Gil's
letter of August 20, 1969, tbe program will again be offered in
January and June of 19700 I strongly recommend that Atlanta continue its participation in the programo It was one of the .most
challenging and rewarding experiences of .my life, and I trust,
one that will ultimately r esult in a .more effective management and
administration in the Atlanta Housing Authority o
Very truly yours,
Howard Openshaw
Director of Redevelopment
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Alfred P. Sloan School of Ma nagement
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Alfred P. Sloan Fellows Program
M. I. T. Program for Senior Executives
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Of the 20 pnrt i,:!i pants who attcDcled the 2nd 1-I. I. T.
Progra m for· Url.Jan :C:;{t:c:cutL,2s we recG:.i.ved 19 respor,.s cs.
These .have b ee n c cnsn li da ted and I enclose a copy.
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"lh0t~ g ht y•.)ll ·would lE-;:e t;) have a pic·i:1:1re of the group ' s
reaction.
I'm happy - to say ·th~t we will be going ahead on a
regular basis with thf s prcgr~m . There will be a program
off e:te d thts co1:1ing Jrl .Lrn f•. ry :-i. nd anoth1::1.· on f.; naxt Jun e.
hone that this gives you sufficient time for you
8nd your co. 8<igu es to Ql R11 a nor.dnati.on f or January or
1ne - o r 5ot11.
I sa y bo :h b e c2uo0 we ar e convinced
1.. 1::n the ma~i mum
j _mpact from this kind
education will
corn; f r om having a e;roup of p eop l e '\Vorking toge the r who
have attended tho progra11.
The y will tend to s upport
and reinforce one ano t!1e .l.' ... to .s hare n. cor.11non l a ngua g e
and even .n sort o f ~:, i:wrt hand.
We strong ly be li2 ve that
h aving 5 pe ople in the S8me working gr oup, who hnve bee n
to M.I.T., is conside rably grea t er in effectiveness - thnn
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We wi ll ke s p the tot ~ l f ee be low th e $ 1,000 level
and I do want to go ,.1.ll c ad and invite s ome exec uti ves from
industry '.v ho ;yo :ck w:i. th c it..i e s - a.ncl who.: .: e hi gher tui tio n
wou.l d contribute t <Yita rds c o~1 cr ing; th e co.s t of the p r o g:carn.
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If you have any suggestions about any particular person
whom you think should be invited to attend, I would be
pleased to follow-up on it.
I plan to contact companies
like Avco, GE, Westinghouse, etc .
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I'm sorry t6 have to inform you that Polly Karb has
gone into the hospital for an operation.
We are all
~oping that s~e will come through it all quickly and
easily.
Our warmest and fondest wishes.
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PROGRAM FOR URBAN EXECUTIVES -- JUNE 1969
EVALUATION
Re~ctions to the Program
Very . good overall. Some technical material ove~ my head
but pointed out what I must learn as a city administrator.
Very good.
material.
High calibre instructors, good quality class
Program is thought-provoking rather than practical in most
respects.
Exposure to modern management decision making and
financial concepts valuable in making me aware of their
existence.
Good, with some minor e x ceptions re. scheduling and timing priorities not always clear.
Impressed with learning new concepts which can be ·used in
making management decisions. Material and structure both
·excellent.
Worthwhile, generally relevant.
Very stimulating .and worthwhile experience.
· . very stimulating, extremely helpful and valuable.
Outst anding , although perhaps too much material made available
f o r only 4 weeks.
Excellent.
I gaine d a new insight into the possible solutions
of many o f our problems .
This has be en the most useful and enriching four weeks of educational
experience in mY memory. M.I.T. des erves the highest praise
for venturing into this new program and I sha ll always b e proud
of my association with M.I.T . and this program.
Very good, well-balanced.
In genera l, the program was excel l en t.
well planned , v ery wo r thwhile.
Well adm i nistered ,
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Broadening, stimulating, provocative with resulting insights
not b~fore possible.
Especially liked computer-oriented work
and flexible attitude of staff.
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Stimulating, broadly benef'icial as an introduction of application
of decision systems and technology to problems of cities.
Program content Was excellent, offering a wide exposure to
the yariety of disciplines represented by the group.
It provided a very good and most stimulating learning experience,
especially for a person like me who does not have the opportunity
of going back to school for a longer period.
Grateful for the opportunity.
I don't know of a better
investment of my time to enable me to help my organization.
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Most stimulating and informative.
I believe M.I.T. is doing
a great service to local governments by providing such a
program.
�Length of program (4 weeks)
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lengthen to 5 weeks and eliminate weekend and
evening classes.
if possible to take the time from my work, one or
2 more weeks would be valuable
some people seemed tired by 4th week'
if any longer, would have to schedule a home break
alternative t o lengthening program - cut down readings
and some subjects
too short fo r amount of material·
only possible to be away from job for 4 weeks, but
could have stayed longer for information and content
additional week would help surer understanding of technical
subjects
add mor e computer time, shorten T-group.
group is s at ura te d a t 4 we eks
couldn' t at tra c t to p me n i f longe r time
reorganize within the 4-week period -
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too few:
too many:
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could go up to 25 or 30 without distraction
good geographical distribution, too
no more than 20 to 24
no higher than 25, no lower than 15
20 would be ideal
20 - 25 perfect
perhaps diversify participation with representation
of other government levels and private sector
�W9rkload
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too little:
too mucn:
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OK if program extended.
make program 5 weeks .with 2 hrs. of study scheduled
. each day
homework very heavy
little time available for readings
reading assignments overwhelming
too much reading, but valuable
too much reading
sometimes too many spea kers scheduled in one day
if assigned less, would read more
class sessions right, preparation and reading too
much
insufficient time for reading
too much expected of us in evenings - classes,
entertaining, reading
reading as s i g nments exce3sive; no more than 3 night
seminars per we e k
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reading assignments too heavy, but I'll read them
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Reactions to first week in Organization Behavior
Fabulous experience.
I'm very sensitive about people and our
T-group ,·sessions helped me calm down and get to know my fellow
executives better.
Irv Rubin - very fine.
A new experience for me.
Time well spent.
At first, I coultjn't tell what was happening. At end of
week it made some sense. Now I realize it has helped me
listen to the other guy.
Very helpful - (1) as a quick and deep development of community
among participants (2) as a t ra nsition between job and school
(3) as gene ra l learning experierice about self and group behavior.
At the time I felt too much time was being given to it; now I
feel that any less time would lose purpose of its objective.
It wili affect my job performance as much as any material received .
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My reaction was mixed - it was a good way to break people from
the office setting , but was a whole week really necess ary?
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A veI r y unusual and rewarding e x perience.
for l ~he next 3 weeks . .
Good preparation
• Terrific! La b provided essential unifying fact or for the
group.
Its effects could be observed thr ou ghout the following
3 weeks .
Cannot make up ·my mind whether one full week is best use of time
for a short program.
In a ny event, the "commu nity game" was
most effective and should be continue d.
I may change my mind later, but I think now other parts o f
program should b e given more time in place of lab.
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Trainers both good people, but I found my own grou p's
experience not particularly helpful f o r me. The "commu nity game"
simulation was, however, a benef icia l exericse.
My first reacti on was very negative. Now I believe it was the
most impo rtan t part o f the p rogra m.
More advance information
and r e ading would have greatly increased the value of the
week for me.
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At first I didn't feel that it was worth 25% of the course;
th~n as the week developed I began to see the significance;
observing one member who missed the first week made me
realize '·even more how important it was. We should have
received, however, a clearer explanation in advance of what is
to be accomplished.
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Session was helpful in personal sensitizing but went on for
t~o long.
This is a unique part of the program and should be retained.
Very meaningful and individually helpful. Group able to
relate more easily.
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As it developed,
more lectures on
management would
nature of the lab made it a t first mystifying.
I understood better its significance . Perhaps
behavioral science applicable to city
be useful.
A unique experience for which I was unprepared.
It made me
more aware o f o ther people's feelings.
I think its objectives
could be achie ved in 3-4 days, leaving time for a tour of the
city and l earning of its problems , re ading , etc.
Unfortunately, I was not here for t he first week.
I have
learned from the others that I missed a most, if not the most,
• beneficia l portion o f the program.
Excellent.
In my opinion the first week's activities made
the rest of the time more effective.
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I am very grateful for the opportunity of being of part of
the M.I.T. Urban Executive Program.
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There may have been too much material offered for the length
o{ the program as given.
Faculty should be better communications
and more familiar with government material.
Good' mix of geographic areas and work responsibility of
participants. Should add more blacks, and involve people from
so·cia i service areas.
My thanks to all members of the staff for a job well done.
More faculty interest and exchange of agruments needed.
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Special tribute to directors of program - willingness to shift
schedules and respond to group's interests.
Faculty sympathetic,
understanding, and giving of their time.
Should provide a larger selection of reference reading material.
Build into the program a tour o f Boston featuring those aspects
which instructors use as examples.
The cou rsework fills a great void in updat~ng urban management
skills and techniques. Please continue.
Cities are heartened that top-level institutions, such as M.I.T.,
are a·ware o f urban problems and concerned with assisting in
their solution. Thus, urban managers should be better equipped
to take a b roader view, and be more amenable to new approaches.
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I want to express my appreciation to members of M.I.T. and
Endicott House staffs for making the se 4 weeks a memorable
and rewarding experience.
Your program 8ould be an excel lent instrument to promote and
expand cooperation among faculty members and interest them in
collaborative work related to u r ban problems.
Lower tuition to under $1,000, to avoid t e chnicaliti es in
obt aining approval for application.
�Faculty with Material Not so useful
"Perspectives on Our Cities" (Brower):
could not figure out
what
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Economics with Thurow:
too industry-oriented
Piere, Wilson
Seifert, Pogue, Miller
Pogue, Crowston
Wilson) Seifert - did not respond well to our particular needs.
Miller, Seifert, Collins
Collins, Wood
Flaisher, Brower, Seifert
Application of Technoloty to Urban Problems
Brower, Carr - overlapped; Pogue's background ~nsufficient
Seifert, Brower
Seifert, Miller
Seifert, Holland, Brower
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·Facutty with Relevant and Useful Material
computer techniques (Crowston, Ness, Gerrityserisitivity training (Rubin, Kolb)
Th~row, .~rowston
Crowstori, Mills, Brower
Gerrity, White, Thurow, Piore
Urban Dynamics~ Forrester
Cost Benefit Analysis - Thurow
Wood, Forrester, Ger~ity
Ne~s, Crowstbn, Rubin, Forrester
Crowston, Ness, Gerrity, Thurow, Piore, Mills, Rubin, Kolb,
Forrester - all took their assignmerits seriously, related well
to urban problems, well prepared
Forrester - future of declining city
Thurow - cost benefit analysis
Crowston, Ness,Gerrity - decision concepts
Thurow, Crowston, Pogue
Crowston, Ness, Gerrity, Piore, Thurow, Wood
Thurow, Collins
Ness, Crowston, Forrester
Ness, Crowston, Forrester
Crowston, Ness, Forrester
Thurow, Forrester, Crowston, Ness, Mills
Thurow, Ness, Crowst on, Gerrity, Mills, .Wood, Forrester
Piore, Thurow
Holland, Thurow, Gerrity, Forre ster , Ness, Crowston - all thoughtprovoking
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�Subject areas or Topics that should be added
Organization structure, personnel, manager's relationship
to his organization
mor e emphasis on personnel management
formal instruction in organization dynamics
more on taxation; more time for reading
organization theory (planning)
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more on municipal organization theory
political science with emphasis on role of government in
the ~rocess of social change
organization, personnel management, finance, taxation - more
"How to Manage a City" - alternative systems; city, metro,
regional governments; bring in state representatives to
program
organization theory (authority, power, span of control, line
and staff)
organization structure; increased emphasis on health problems more equal time to housing, employment, health
organizational structure on dynamics; applications of computer
to governmental proble ms
budgeting (as given by Wh i te in ad hoc session); more "hands on"
computer time
too little emphasis on environmental problems, finance,
budge ti ng
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more emphasis on personnel manage ment and accounting
organi za tion and pe r son nel administration
• inter-a g ency or governme ntal relations
methods o f selling pro g r ams, bond issues; public relations
a well-rounded prog r am
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more attention to tra·nsportation problems - should concern all
urban managers
Holiand,· and Brower
instructors should have more public experience and be familiar
with literature
economics needs refinement
more courses in urban dynamics
less time on details of Mgt. Decision Systems
Perspectives on Our Cities" - should be designed to impart
information; show films; cut into key issues - "generational",
"backlash" etc.
more time on taxation theory and methods
urban dynamics received more attention than it deserved
Pogue was weak in communica ting material
housing deserved more imaginative tre a tment than Keyes gave to it
transport ati on sessions unproductive
better coordination of "technology to urban problems" classes;
refine Management Decision Systems into ~eparate courses
allot time to test Forrester's conclusions, tour Boston projects,
city hall, etc.
"Application of Technology to Urban Problems" not successful as
presented
Management Decision Syst ems excellent as program component, but
too detailed and sophisticated for most of us;
The three classes in transportation could have been consolidated
into one.
t ransport a tion sessions not useful - would have been better to
read about it.
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more sessions with John Collins and his practical experience
as urban executive
Fleishe~ and Seifert on transportation problems
Session with White on budgeting
Piore sessions on income maintenance
Thurow, Ness, Gerri t y, Wood, Forrester keep them all
Wood, Forrester (The catalyst o f the program)
"Human Resources", Economics, "Perspectives on Our Cities"
"Human Resources", Economics
just about everything - but less emphasis on Forrester
Management Decision Systems, Urban Dynamics - add a few more hours
Economics, Human Resources, Collins, · wood
Organiza tion lab, Mana g e ment De cision Systems, Economics
Manageme nt De cision Systems; application to urban projects'
Management De cis i on Sys t ems; Economics
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not enough oi either:
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put discussions into urban setting
more statistical analysis
too much time on mgt, decision systems details
need more management sessions, and were of better
quality than "Application" classes which could
have been condensed
maybe participant workshops re. appiication of
technology to urban problems
management instructors and material very good
management personnel need more familiarity with
urban problems
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Description of Urban Executive best suited to program
patient, willing to spend hours studying, and be receptive to
new approaches; be willing to share personal experience with
other$ but control his own political and philosophical
feelings - should work to solution of urban problems
middle or higher management from any department
35+ years
generalists in city government - from mayor's or manager's office
young, aggressive middle ma nager with at least 2 years
municipal government experience.
position to make management decisions and authority to carry
through
must be committed. Group should be well mixed (big and small
cities, black and white), as high as possible within administration
middle manager, 5 yrs. experience in urban affairs, close to
top level policy making
top executives, close to mayor
any top level official - also could come from state gov't.
top manager, and those being groomed for top
top most person you can spare, to really take full advantage
of program
30 !- 40 yrs. old, non-appointive, from city of 250,000 or more
high middle manager making government a career
1st or 2nd level of top management, 25-45 yrs. old, college
gr a duate
V mid,dle-top mana g ement conc e rned with policy-making
top positions in key decision-making capacities
wi i lin g to revise ways of doing things, open to new techniques,
interested in self- d eve lopme nt and to serve better
in policy influencin g position, able to communicate
middle ma nager in line fo r promotion
�Endicott House evaluation
fine in a 11 respects:
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OK b_u t difficult commute:
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more classes _there:
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too restrictive re. guests, children, family:
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worked out fine
organiz~tion was sufficient and adequate
should have bartender only on special occasions
excellent
we made excellent selections
worked very well
both did a good job
quite good
worked out quite .well
both did well, car chairman should be someone who stays at
Endicott House on weekends
performed admirably - fair, firm, gracious
all functioned smoothly; Sloan School staff helpful and obliging
fine
worked very well
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couldn't have been better handled
the less the better - no time to r~ad in advance
it was fine
would have liked to know more about M.I.T. in general
all books should be sent in advance
perhaps send one general book - possibly one on organization
behavior
eritire program well-organized, well-administered
some of the readings should have been sent
put all reading lists in single document
no time to read advance material
general information detail excellent
T-group theory
map of Boston area; maybe mail study assignments in advanc~
complete and helpful as is .
limited introductory ma terials for Mgt. Decision Systems
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Program should keep us up-to-date _on programs, recommended books
should be something but I have no suggestions
perhaps.impractical; more feasible to contact our own local
institutions
keep in touch ·with each other; school should send out semiannual newsletter
3-day refresher program after a year
use Dr. Gil's office as clearing house
newsletter; periodic seminars
newsletter and correspondence; annual reunion; visit to each
other's cities
develop reading list for alumni; individuals keep program
posted of their positions and chanies
meet in one year for 6ne week at Endicott House
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information exchange system by mail; put us on mailing lists
2-3 day reunioi; newsletter
informally, as needed
June 1970 1-2 day meeting
tl-----' on a personal basis; establishment of a continuing interchange
between cities and M.I.T. would be invaluable
mailing lists of projects, publications; one week -reunion in
2 years
M.I.T. sponsor 2-3 day seminars
put us on M.I.T. mailing lists re. urban publications; 2-3 day
seminar in a year or so.
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PHONE 522- 4463
April 3, 1969
From Malcolm D. Jon~
Housing Coordinator
To:
Mr. R. Earl Landers
Administrative Assistant
Re Mr. Smith's list of 132 locations checked
from which families recently moved into the
McDaniel Street Public Housing Project, because
of alledged substandard living quarters, hasty
analysis reveals that:
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May have been justified
Apparently legitimate
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Buildings had been demolished
Business use
Perry Homes Apt.
Not in City Limits
No such address
Apparently unjustified because of
substandard conditions
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Mr. R. Earl Lander s
Administrative Assistant
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia
Re :
Pa.:r:c e l 20
Wes En d Ur b a n Redevelopment Area
Pr oj ect Georg i a R- 90
Motel Si e
Gentl eme n:
Since we sen t you in for mation o n ·t he above cap ioned mote l
s ite, the s hopping center s i t e eas of the Sear s-Ro eb c k
West End Store has been sold fo $515, 000 t o A o P a S a, I n c a 8
a local comp a n y t hat plan s to spe .d a min i m ·m f $2 8 4 00 0 000
on t he development of a n air- condi io· ,ed mal 1-type s hopping
cen t e rc
We believ~ that this s h pping cent e r d evelopmen will make
Par cel 20 even mo r e d es irable a s a mo t e l site and suggest
that you g ive con siderat.ion o i t s possibilities~
If you n eed any additional i n :format.i o n or the forms for
makihg a p r oposal " ple ase advise ·u s c
Remernber 1 we shall gladl y pay a sales commissio n in accordance with t he sugges ted schedule of t h e Atla nta Real Est ate
Board ..
Very t ruly yours,
P~::r~ f
Real Esta t e Disposition Branch
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Enclosure
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OTEL
SITE
FOR SALE
On a competitive basis
PARCEL 20
West End
Area
Urban Redevelopment
Project Georgia R-90
opened
Proposals w,·11 tbe10:00
A.M.
April 17, 1968, a
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Atlanta HHoi:;1 Building
824 u
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Atlanta, Georgi
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�A beautiful !~cation .- ..
Adjacent to the Expressways ...
Minutes from downtown Atlanta Business
and Shopping Areas ...
. . . . near main ex.pressway connectors
and interchanges ... ·w'ith excellent exposure to heavy traffic ... yet very easy
to get to.
This is a motel site that would be hard
to duplicate in the Atlanta area ... with
good frontage on two major streets and
quick access to downtown and suburban
business areas ... in fact just about any
place in the Southeast. Located at a
major exit of Interstate 20 . . .
This parcel has been designated
a Transient Housing Area
A building or premise shall be used only for
the following purposes: Hotel, motel, or motor
hotel and incidental accessory uses including
but not limited to, restaurants, barber and
beauty shops, gift shops, florist shops, apothecary shops and- book or stationery stores.
Parcel 20
$205,000
Proposals for less than this
established minimum will not
be considered.
�LOCATION In Southwest Atlanta, Southwest of the intersection of Ashby and
Oak Streets .. . at an Exit of 1-20 ...
less than 2 miles from the center of
Atlanta's main business district ... very
conveniently situated ... a key property
in th e planned redevelopment of the area
... ·and long frontages on Oak and Ashby
Streets.
SIZE Parcel 20 consists of 3.0163 acres
(131,390 square feet).
IMPROVEMENTS Paved streets, sanitary
sewer, storm drainage, water, natural gas,
electricity.
ZONING The property is zoned C-3 for
hotel, motel or motor hotel.
PROPOSALS ARE NOT COMPLICATED
The Atlanta Housing Authority will supply
all necessary proposal forms, and will
gladly answer questions concerning the
property or the method of making proposals.
Minimum price has been established on
this parcel and no proposals with a purchase price less than established minimum will be considered .
Proposals are to be opened in the office
of the Atlanta Housing Authority on April
17, 1968, at 10:00 A.M. If an acceptable
proposal is not received, the Authority
will continue to receive proposa_ls and to
open them as received for a period of
twelve (12) months or until a proposal has
been accepted by the Agency, whichever
shall first occur. Proposal forms, survey
plats, and complete details are available
on request.
�URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
PROTECTS THE FUTURE
OF YOUR INVESTMENT
In any Urban Redevelopment Area, no proposal can receive consideration that contemplates an unpermitted use. This assures good
neighbors and permanence of values. All
proposals must include a statement by the
developer showing financial responsibility
and capability to successfully complete the
proposed im"provements set forth in preliminary drawings and a narrative description.
These are carefully considered before a determination is made as to which proposal is
to be accepted. The Authority will accept
such proposals, if any, as it deems to be in
the public interest and in furtherance of the
purposes of the Georgia Redevelopment Law.
In evaluating the proposals, the Authority
will consider the compatability of the proposed development to other existing and
planned improvements in the area; .the excellence of the proposed design and the
quality of the overall planning of the proposed development; and the size of the
proposed development, particularly as it
relat es to effect on the tax digest. These
tracts are in a protect ed area-this is funda mental to the whole basic concept of Urban
Redevelopment.
BROKERS PROTECTED
Ask about tract s in other Atlanta
Urban Redevelopment Areas
Atlanta Housing Authority
824 Hurt Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404/523-6074
�January 20, 1969
Mr. R. Earl Landers
City Hall
Atla nt a , Georgi a
30303
Re:
6 Multi-family Building Lots
West End Urban Redevelopment Area
Project Georgia R-90
Gentlemen:
We are attaching a sales brochure which gives the details of
this new offering of 6 fully developed multi-family building
lots in our West End Urban Re~evelopment Area. The sizes vary
from 2 permitted units to 76.
Proposals fo~ the purchase and redevelopment of one or more of
these lots are to be opened at 10:00 A. M. o'clock on March 25,
1969 .
If acceptable proposals for all of these lots are not re~
ceived, we shall continue to receive proposals and to open them
as received for a period of twelve months or until all of thes~
lots are sold.
Proposals must be made on our forms which are
available upon request .
The pre - established sales prices as set forth in tqe sales
broc h u re a r e ver y reasonable and are the values -that will be
attributed to the lots fo r F:HA. mor tgage · i n·s ur ance . pur poses .
If you want t he proposa l s f o r ms o r need additional i nformat ion,
please a dvise us.
Ver y t r uly y ours,
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Re a l Estate Disposition Branch
PEV:hcn
Enclosure
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LOCATED IN THE
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Project Georgia
R-90
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March 25, 1969,
At 10:00 AM
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Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404 523-6074
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(b ) Two-Family Dwelling
( c ) Multiple Dwelling
(d ) Rooming H ouse or Boarding House
( e ) Accessory use or building and uses c~
tomarily incidental to any of the above
uses.
The following are the maximum permissible
densities :
2 story structures :
1 unit per each 2,700 square feet
3 story structures:
1 unit per each 2, 100 square feet
4 story structures:
1 unit per each 1,800 square feet
Paved streets, sidewalks, street lights, transportation, storm and sanitary sewers, natural
gas, electricity, telephones, water, parks, commercial facilities.
The Atlanta Housing Authority will supply all
necessary forms, and will gladly answer questions concerning the method of making your
proposal.
Minimum prices have been establishe~ on
these parcels and no proposal with a purchase
price less than those shown will be considered.
Proposals are to be opened at 10:00 A.M.,
March 25, 1969, at the office of the Atlanta
Housing Authority, from which office proposal
forms, survey plats and complete details are
available on request - by telephone, by mail,
or in person.
�URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
PROTECTS ~ME..J'UTURE OF
YOUR INVESTMENT
In any Urban Redevelopment Area, no proposal
can receive consideration that contemplates an
unpermitted use. This assures good neighbors and
permanence of values. All proposals must include
a statement by the redeveloper showing financial
responsibility and capability to successfully complete the proposed improvements set forth in
preliminary drawings and a narrative description.
These are carefully considered before a determination is made as to which proposal is to be accepted . The Agency will accept such proposal, if any,
as it deems to be in the public interest and in
furth erance of the purposes of the Georgia Redevelopm ent Law; however, no proposal for purchase at a pr ice less than th e established minimum
price will be considered. In eva luating the proposals, the Agency will consider the proposed
price to be paid for the land; the compatibility
of the proposed developm ent to other existing
and planned improvements in the area; the excellence of the proposed des ign and the quality
of the overall planning of the proposed development; and the size of the proposed development,
particularly as it relates to effect on th e tax digest.
These tracts are in a protected area - thi s is fund amental to the whole bas ic concept of Urban
Redevelopment.
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Ask About Tracts in Other Atlanta
Urban Redevelopment Areas
BROKERS PROTECTED
�ATLANTA. GEORGIA
OF THE CITY OF
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JACKSON >-•o7•
January 20, 1969
Mr . Dan E. Sweat, Jr.
Ci t y Hall
Atlanta, Georgi a
30303
Re:
6 Multi-family Building Lots
west End Urban Redevelopment Area
Project Georgia R-90
Gentlemen:
We are attaching a sales brochure which gives the details of
this new offering of 6 fully developed multi-fam~ly building
lots in our west End Urban Redevelopment Area. The sizes vary
from 2 permitted units to 76.
Proposals for the purchase and redevelopment of one or more of
these lots are to be opened at 10:00 A. M. o'clock on March 25,
1969.
If acceptable proposals for all of these lots are not received, we $hall continue to receive proposals and to open them
as received for a period of twelve months or until all of these
lots are soLd.
Proposals must be made on our forms which are
available upon request.
The pre- established sales prices as set forth in the sales
brochure are very reasonable and are the values .that will be
a ttr ibuted to the lots for FI-IA. mortga ge · in·s urance . purpose s .
If y ou w~nt the proposals forms or need additional information,
please advise us.
Very t r uly y ours,
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Phi l ip E. Vr ooman, Ch ie f
Real Estate Disposition Br anc h
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Enc losure
�ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS ...
singly or as a group
•
MUL Tl-FAMILY
RESIDENT.IAL
S·ITES
LOCATED IN THE
WEST END
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA
Project Georgia
R-90
•
PROPOSALS WILL BE OPENED
March 25, 1969,
At 10:00 AM
ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404 523-6074
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subject to · outstanding underwriting
instructions, and will represent the fair
market values of land for use in cost
certification, when required .
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PROPOSAL ON
ONE OR MORE
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PROPERTIES
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�A building or premises shall be used only for
the following purposes:
(a ) Single--Family Dwelling
(b) Two-F amily Dwelling
( c) Multiple Dwelling
(d ) Rooming House or Boarding House
( e) Accessory use or building and uses customarily incidental to any of the above
uses.
The following are the maximum permissible
densities :
2 story structures :
I unit per each 2,700 square feet
3 story structures:
I unit per each 2,100 square feet
4 story structures :
1 unit per each 1,800 square feet
Paved streets, sidewalks, street lights, transportation, storm and sanitary sewers, natural
gas, electricity, telephones, water, parks, commercial facilities.
The Atlanta Housing Authority will supply all
necessary forms, and will gladly answer questions concerning the method of making your
proposal.
Minimum prices have been establishe~ on
these parcels and no proposal with a purchase
price less than those shown will be considered.
Proposals are to be opened at 10: 00 A.M.,
March 25, 1969, at the office of the Atlanta
Housing Authority, from which office proposal
forms, survey plats and complete details are
available on request - by telephone, by mail,
or in person .
�URBAN REDEVELOPMENT ,
PROTECTS THE FUTURE OF
YOUR INVESTMENT
In any Urban Redevelopment Area, no proposal
can receive consideration that contemplates an
unpermitted use. This assures good neighbors and
permanence of values. All proposals must include
a statement by the redeveloper showing financial
responsibility and capability to successfully complete the proposed improvements set forth in
preliminary drawings and a narrative description.
These are carefull y considered before a determination is made as to which proposal is to be accepted . The Agency will accept such proposal, if any ,
as it deems to be in the public interest and in
furtherance of the purposes of the Georgia Redevelopment Law; however, no proposal for purchase at a price less than the established min imum
price will be considered . In evaluating the proposals, the Agency ,will consider the proposed
price to be paid for th e land; the compatibility
of the proposed development to other ex isting
and planned improvements in the area; the excellence of the proposed design and the qu ality
of the overall planning of the proposed development; and the size of the proposed developm ent,
particularly as it relates to effect on the tax digest.
These tracts are in c:1 protected area - this is fund amental to the whol e bas ic concept of U rban
R edevelopment.
Ask About Tracts in Other Atlanta
Urban Redevelopment Areas
BROKERS PROTECTED
�HOUSING AUTH0RITY · OF
THE
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HU R T
CITY
A TL AN T A, G E O RGIA
OF
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3 -6074
J a n a ry 22 , 196 9
Mr . R. Earl Landers
Admi nist ra tive Assistant
City Hall
At la nt a j Georgi a
RE :
6 S i n g le Fami l y Bui l d i g Lo t s
a nd 1 for _a Duplex
Parc els 5 7 , 62 , 75 0 76 0 77 , 78 , 7 9
Univer s ity Ce nte r UR Ar ea
Proj ec t Geo rgi a R- 1 1
Ge nt leme n :
We a r e at t ach ing a sal e s bro c h ure wh i ch g i v e s t he d eta i ls o f
t hi s n e w offer ing of s i x f u ll y developed s ingle- fam i ly b i ld ing
lot s a n d one s u itable for a duplex , i n our Univ e r si y Cen e r
Urban Rede v e l opment Are a . The s izes and p rice s vary 9 dep e n d ent
o n s ize a nd l oc a t i on.
·Pr opos als f o r the p urchas e a n d r edeve lop ment of o n e or mor 'i= of
thes e l ot s a r e to be op e n e d a t 10 : 00 A. M. o "clo c k n Ma rch 2 0 ,
1969 .
I f a c c eptable p r opo s a ls for all of t hese l ots a re not
rec eived , we sha ll con t inue to r ece ive p ropo s als a nd ~o ope n
·h em a s r ece ived fo r a period of twelv e mo nths or unti l al l of
the lot s a r e s old .
Pr op o sals mu s t be made on o · r fo r ms which
a re a v ailab l e upo n requ es t.
The p r e - es t abl ishe d sal e s pr ices as s e t fo r th i n t he sa le s bro chur e ·a r e ver y reason ab l e a n d a r e t he valu es tha t wil l b e
a t t r i b uted to t h e lo t s f o r FHA mortgag e ins ur a nc e purpose s .
I f you would l ike t h e proposal forms o r need a dditional information v please a dvi s e u s .
Remembe r, we s h a ll gl adl y pay a sal e s c ommi s sio n i n accor d a n ce
with t he schedu l e s u gge s t e d b y t he Atl a nta Re a l Es t a te Board .
Very tru l y your s ,
~-?~Phil ip E . Vrooman, Chief
Real Estate Dispos i t ion Br a nch
PEV:hcn
Enclosure
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March 20, 1969, at 10:00 A.M.
ATLANTA HOUSING AUTHORITY
824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
404/ 523-6074
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subject to · outstanding underwriting
instructions, and will represent the fai r
market values of land for use in cost
certification, when required.
AsHBY GROVE STREET
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Sanitary Sewer
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Electricity
Elementary school
Proposed park
Commercial facilities
Natural gas
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Single Family Floor Area: 810 sq. ft.
Duplex Floor Area: Depend~nt upon number
of bedrooms.
Parcels 57, 62, 78, 79 zoned A-1; Parcels 75,
76, 77 zoned R-7.
The Atlanta Housing Authority will supply all
necessary proposal forms, and will gladly
answer questions concerning the method of
making your proposal. Minimum prices have
been established on these lots and no proposal
with a purchase price less than those shown in
this folder will be considered.
Proposals on one or more of these parcels are
to be opened in the office of the Atlanta Housing Authority on March 20, 1969, at 10:00
A .M. If acceptable proposals for all of these
tracts are not received, the Authority will continue to receive proposals and to open them
as received for a period of twelve months or
until all of the tracts are sold. Proposal forms,
survey plats and complete details are available
on request.
.
�In any Urban R edevelopment Area, no proposal
can receive consideration that contemplates an
unpermitted use. This assures good neighbors and
permanence of values. All proposals must include
. a statement by the red eveloper showing financial
responsibility and capability to successfully complete the proposed improvements set forth in
preliminary drawings and a narrative description.
These are carefull y considered before a determination is made as to which proposal is to be accepted. The Agency will accept such proposal , if any ,
as it deems to be in the public interest and in
furth erance of the purposes of the Georgia Redevelopment Law; however, no proposal for purch ase at a price less th an the established minimum
price will be considered. Jn evalu ating the proposals, th e Agency will consid er th e proposed
price to be paid for the land ; th e compatibility
of the proposed devel opm ent to oth er ex isting
and pla nned imp rovements in th e area; the excell ence of the proposed des ign and the qu ality
o r th e overa ll p l annin g or th e propo sed d ev el o p -
ment; and th e si7c of th e proposed developm ent,
particula rly as it rel ates to effect on th e tax digest.
These tracts are in a protected area - this is fundam en ta l
to
th e w h o le
Redevelopm ent.
b a sic
c o ncep t
of
Urb a n
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