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,. , ./,. '• F January 30, 1967 CITY HALL ATLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522 -4463 Ar ca Code 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrat ive Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Execut ive Secret ary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmental Liaison MEMORANDUM To: Mr. William R. Wofford ,f( From: Subject: Ivan Allen', Jr. Housing Code Enforcement - Boulevard As you recall, last September the shooting of two Negro youths by a white man on Boulevard touched off several days of serious disorders in that area from Forrest Avenue to Ponce de Leon Avenue. Although the disorders were proj e cted by the shooting incident, conditions in the area were such that the possibility of such an explosion occurring had been present for some time. The main p roble m s pointe d out b y res i d nts of t h e a r ea w e r e primarily centered around housing conditions including overcrowdedness, high rents, roach e s and rats, and other sanitation factors. Since the Septe mber incident we have made some progress toward b e tte r g arbage and trash collection, e nforcement of health m e asures, and elimination of major criticisms in the area of traffic safety. The r e has also been much planning in the area of providing for r e cr e ational programs. Howe v er , t h e major problem still exis t i ng is one w hich can o nly be solved by strict enfo rcement of the Housing Co-de. T h e r e fore , �. ,.. Mr. W offord P age Two January 30, 1967 I a n,. r e questin g tha t your d e p a rtme nt i m m e di a tely i n itiate compre h e ns iv e H o usin g C o d e--inspe ctions a lon g both sides of Boule vard frorn F o rr e st Av e nue to Ponc e d e L e on a nd that property owners by r e quir e d to comply with the City's code s. You m ay b e ass ur e d of full coope r a tion of m y" offic e , the H ousing Auth ority, EOA and othe r agen cies conc e r ne d with e limination of unfit housing cori'ditions and relocation of residents into standard dwellings. Plea s e inform m e as to how soon y o u can init i a te inspections along th i s str ee t and the anticipated l e n g th o f time which will b e r e qui re d to c omple t e such c ode enforc e m e nt. IAJ r :fy �