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•· THE CITIZ~S Advisory Committee for Ur-' ll ' ban Renewal is exploring the possibility

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of achieving a more active role in the dcci[: sion-making process of the city's urban re..

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I . t' · . ,. (· < This is good. We are also glad to see that CACUR may streamline its organization to help facililate smoother participation in ,. policy formulation. ,1 A large commitee membership acting on · ! . the details of all plans considered by such ~... · groups as the _At1nnta liousing. Authority, Model Cities, and govermi1ent planning de- :5 f ' partments is unwieldy and tends to add con.·L· fusion rather than distill intelligent citizen !: · comment.· · Far ·better is the current proposal for an eight to 12-man executive committee meeting monthly, backed up by a full ·membership meeting held 9ctartcrly. .' The citizens pan61 will then be in a position to make thQ{1ghlful, consl111ctive comment, thus av9fcting the "rubber stamp" stigma resulting from inadequate direction. ~ . , · .· : .. ..i .. : ... ·..: . ,•, .. " .. ') \. I �