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r-;f~ riTTTll1i7Ti:iTj7TlTITnTll77T~ ·: ""'"(11 >i..J\.I On Nov. 15, 1966·, Mayo 1 l·, I I

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5~gettrg 1 · 1on 1ousing, i:.:]J ·r r, II ~ I I, 1 t I II . 1 ser e notlice l hat l ousi g wa~ ·1 prJ ·· I I ~ I , I / I I /i k' " .·~· · - Allen kilew p:i:ecis ly what he wanted a'/d from whom he 1· i I ! ITfi11TiT 0 Ivan All i n Jr l/ c:::ial 11 ,ied a Mayor's 1 · ·;.:-i LI ',J ,i'.';;"' U, : ~ ,.., p. ±-iori', y in the . Attemp t t .o solv/ Atlanta jblemsl . I .. ~ I · l wantf d it f The goal was 16,801 houTing ~nits for t owl inco~ e faihilies by 1972. More than jthat J he wantel the ]O I j fir s f . I I i 9,81° i ] un r s c r pler d b l Decr ber I I 196l8. To l ride !herd 1 on t h e program, he appoi~ted .. l 1ea~ers l ti civi ~ i 1 I I Iet theI hi · 1. .1 . I I o a ~ew .organization q t e Housing Resources I ·I I group of j ! Commfttee ( which wa s to I~ I I I I i cooperay ion required I bl l I . I d . It . I "J au ( rom !EU . ic agi ncief an priva e i y ~erests. 1 l:i I . I . I I . As , dir ector of the HRC l

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i I I I I I . 1 former ~ rmy colonel who had come to Atlanta upon his 1 ! · I I 1- · I I I 1 I All n appointed Malcolm Jones, 1 I !t retirement in I 1956 to prepare the l ity's Workable /Programq I i I I l I I I • . I I n( a prerequisite for obtaining funds from , the D2partment u! I ' i i . I I ! of H~usink and Urbarl Dev lopmJ nt. The HRC eftectiJ ely be' i II I !I I I I I I SL t gan ?perat,ion in January 1967. It~ first actio~ xays 1 2 . I I !I I !! Jone~,l wa~! to iet I I ~ I I i be 1 nown that lpeople wh had . . I I ll they II wantydI to sell could list it \~ith us." 20- .~ r I

l j I . HRC inspects 1 the I . I! I 1 I land I and offered for sa e to [ • etermine ! wheti er i t is i uita! le f l r deJ elop l ent l f lol -inclme I I ii h ousing. . !i I I! !I The . cymmittee .also m~intains a list 1 of d e vel1 I I' ,•

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I I I I I I ! • . I I 1 I I ! • ' I. 1 I . ! oper i int~rest d in low- , ncomr hou ingo One f f it r '.· 1: · : functions · is to bring developej:- and lan i 1- ~v _)_~ . i seller together o I ! I . ! . I, I , I .I · I I I I I If i a sale~ ~ is nego tiated, BRC is a vailanle to tne , I !I I . .I 1 - '

develop er 1 to help solve problems with city agenci ! s.

! I I I I " "Whel peop le r ~n in_,._o a bottl nec k 1 .. says Jones , i'tney i' I .-,e. ' I '..) .-- I ' : I ' i 'II I IIII IIIi I 1 11 I I I L I i II 1 I JJLLL.:.:.u. i j J _LLcL I u.L ~ il �Tha l er I •

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