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CITY OF ATLANTA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS 800 CITY HALL Atlanta, Georgia 30303 September 12, 1968 • WILLIAM R. WOFFORD, P.E., R.A. e INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ELMER H. MOON, E.E., P.E. ASST. INSPECTOR OF BUILDINGS ? Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. City of Atlanta Mayor Atlanta, Georgia Dear Sir: Re: Report Concerning Cooper-Glenn Area The Building Department Housing Code Division is making every effort to eliminate hazardous and unsafe conditions in the above area by making inspections and notifying the owners of requirements necessary to make structures safe and sanitary or to demolish the building. We have not insisted upon full compliance with the Housing Code in the above area inasmuchas most of the property is slated for acquisi t ion and demolition under the Model Cities Program. To date , t he Department has s ent out notices effecti ng one hundred and sevent y- seven structures consisting of approxima tely four hundred living units. Fort y- seven buildings have been complied by rehabilitation and thirt y -five have been demolished. Thirteen owners have been in court and e i ght y- one bui ldings are currently being repaired. Hous ing Code enfor cement i n t he above area has been most dif fi cu lt because: ( a) Delay in app rova l of f unds f or t he acquisition of properties by the Hou s ing Authority for the purchase of a s chool and park s ite located east of Whitehal l Terrace, S. w. {b) Property owners and re s idents of the area are aware of future Model Cities plan and feel that their property may be acquired and that rehabilitation might cause them an undue expenditure which they may not later recover if the property is acquired. �, Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. September 12, 1968 - 2 - (c) Lending institutions are reluctant to lend money in the above disadvantaged area for home improvement purposes • • (d} Insurance policies have been canceled on structures because of the possibility of civil disturbances. We are continuing to make every effort to improve the above areao By riding through this section many vacant lots where buildings have been demolished can be seen and improvements in housing is progressing under the handicaps mentioned above. Some bad housing is being demolished to make way for future commercial projects. Very truly yours, w. R. Wofford Building Official WRW:gs ... �