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CITY HALL
ATLANTA, GA . 30303
Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404
IVAN ALLEN , JR ., MAYOR
CECIL A. ALEXANDER, Chairman
Housing llesou rces Committee
MALCOLM D. JONES
Housine Coordinator
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mr . C e cil A. Ale xander, Chairm an
Housing R esourc es Committee
Attached is the most complete documentation that I have seen anywhere
on getting a normal Turnkey project into execution - 23 months and 2 d ays
elapse d from d a t e of first official contact by D eveloper with Housing Authority
until contract was a c tu a lly executed.
This r e sume' documenta tion wa s pr e pared and submitted at my specific
request. It should make an e x cellent c a se study :
a.
From concept to obtaining fina l Zonin g app ro val
required 8 month s.
b.
From Zoning a pproval to rec e ipt by D evelop e r of
Letter of Int ent required 9 months a dditional.
c.
From Letter of Intent to ac tu a l signin g of contr ac t
with Housing Autho rity r e quired 6 months additional.
d.
Total e l a ps e d time from original contact with H o using
Autho r ity t o actu a l securing of contract w ith Housing
Authorit y was 23 months and 2 days, with 10 days a dditio nal
in which to s t ar t construction.
This is not a l arge or complic a t ed project; only 160 unit s. I know from
constant contac t with D eve l o p e r th a t h e proceeded in a m e thodical businesslike
manner and did not l et an y grass grow under his feet unnecessar ily.
Step by s t e p procedure a nd l ength of tim e involve d i s a mply d ocumente d
in th e attached c hronology.
�Mr. Cecil A. Alexander
October 2 7, 1969
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Suggest that copies of the attached be provided Region III of HUD, Urban
America and NAHRO for study and analysis, with view toward simplifying procedure
and reducing time required to process applications and get proposed Turnkey
projects into execution.
Sincerely,
Malcolm D. Jones
Administrative Coordinator for Housing
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Proposed Public Housing Project - 2451 Jonesboro Road, S. E,
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