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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PEACHTREE SEVENTH BUILDING , ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30323 Room 64 ~ - -- ·March 5, 1969 REGION Ill l \ t _ Housing Assistance Office ·- ., '..._--...l, IN REPLY REFER TO: 3HO-A ·'--:.~ / Mr. M. B. Satterfield, Ex ecutive Directqr / _ The Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia 8 24 Hurt Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 -~ _.. . \ "-./ ,'--...-J;l-\~ -- / 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. d~ Sincerely yours, tA). -?r>(L-/4J e s W. Mills istant Re g io n al Admi ni stra t or for Housin g Assistanc e r I �