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.. -Dear Mr. As you know, our city ha s a l arge and growing demand for housing for all i ncome groups. I am aware of the needs of all of the citizens for adequate housing at a price proportional to their ability to pay. My pTogram to increase the supply of housing- with this goal in mind is just now bearing fruit o I most earne stly recommend its continuance under your admini stTation. The Housing Re sources- Cornmitt ee, made up of many volunteers who have uns elfishly given me their time and effor t, ha s been my met hod of keepi ng track of progr e ss in the hou s ing prograrn. Since many of the members of the cormnittee are fr ee of politica l bia s, I have f ound it useful to have them investigate and report t o me on matters too politica l ly de licate for my per s ona l intervention. t echnique for a ccomplishing these de licate t asks lose. The commi t t ee ha s developed a that I woul d hate t o see the city I s t rongly recommend that you consi der continuing thi s method of operating when this t ype of problem ar i ses. But, specifica lly , I r e commend that the cit y continue t o b e r e ceptive to new i deas in des i gn and construction of houses so t hat we may benefit f r om the technology whi ch is ava ilab l e from many sources . We have architects and engineers on t he committee who can advis e you imparti a lly on t hese mat t ers. The problem of codes and r est r ict i ve t rade pract ices has been minimi zed in Atlanta , but we are still t roubled by t he lack of uniformit y between our codes and t hos e of surrounding areas, This often prevents us fr om obta ining maximum participation in hous ing contract s b ecause the cont ractors who mi ght b id ar e unfamiliar with or won ' t work with Atlanta codes . I am satis fie d t hat Mr . Wofford,once he has a firm hand on hi s sta ff of building inspect ors,will be able to a ss i st y ou in relieving thi s problem . It is not nearly as s evere now as it would be in a period of frantic pome building l i ke that which has occurred i n other administrations . �- 2 - The Model Cities program must move ahea d faster than it is presently goin g . You have an experienc ed staff in th e Mod e l Citi e s program and I recommend tha t you insist on performa nce from it. Ma ny studies h ave been on the area's needs. It is essential that action be t a ken now to s a tisfy th em. Atlanta Housing Authority ha s received a great deal of criticism, much of it from people who are unaware of the total job which the authority has done. The use of relocatabl e homes in Bedford - Pine a nd the .pl anned use of mobile home s to further ea s e the sho r tage of lqw income housing durin g redevelopme nt are but two of the id e as which- typify the work of th i s group. I recommend th a t you continue to urge them to consid e r new idea s on speeding up the job of providing a decent home to everyone under t h e i r jurisdiction. I have enjoyed the opportuni t y of crea ting a bett er environme nt for our citizens. Wh e n I loo k a t an ar ea li ke Thomas ville and con trast it with Cabb age- town I c annot help bu t f eel tha t we ar e on right track. All we ne ed is mo r e s p eed. Even t h ough I s ha ll be out of off i c e , I do n 't e xpe ct t o stop b e i ng conc erned for our c iti z ens . If th er e i s any i n which I c a n be o f a s s is tanc e t o you in providing be tter hous ing , pl eas e fee l f ree t o c a ll up on me. Sinc erely , Ivan Al len �