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DEP AR T MEN T OF HOUS I NG .-· AN D URBAN D E VELOPMEN T PE AC H TRE E SE VEN T H BUIL DING, A TL AN T A, GEO RG I A 303 23 Room 645 REGION Ill Septembe r 23 ) 1969 IN REP LY R E FE R TO : ~r. Le ster H. Persell s ~xecuti ve Dire c t or - 1Housi ng Authori t y of t he
Ci t y of Atl a nta
1824 Hurt Building
Atla nta ) Georgia
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Dea r Mr . Persells:
Sub j e ct:
Pro j e ct No. Ga . A-2
Ne i ghbor hood Development Program
Se cond Year Activities
We ha ve b een advised by Ass i stant Se cretary Lawre nce M. Cox t hat
$24, 000 )000 has been establi she d as the amount avail abl e for the
second year ' s a c tivi ty of the six Neighborhood Development Programs
now unde r way in Region III . 'l'his amount of capital grant funds
eq_ua l s 45 . 9% of the amount .al l o_c ated for the first year rs activity
for the six progr ams .
The Regi ona l Off i ce ha s the responsibili ty f or di viding the amount
of $2L~,OOO )000 among the six programs . We inte nd to use other
criteria tha n mer ely multiplying l ast year ' s a llocations by 45 . 9%;
each cityt s needs) its re cord of perfon,ance) and its ability to
stretch some activities into a subseq_uent year wil l be considered.
We provide iou this information as a basis for youx preparation of
t he Neighborhood Devel opment Program Application for 1970 .
Sincerely yours)
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Mr. Howard Openshaw
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