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GREATER ATLANTA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION .· A charter has been ootainedf~r a non-profit corporation to be known as Greater Atlanta Housing Development Corporation. Office space has been secured adjacent to Central Atlanta . Progress, Inc. at 2742 First National Bank Building, for secretarial convenience, and a full-time Executive Secretary, Mr. Robert C. Watkins, · was retained effective July 22, 1968. The purpose of the Corporation is to promote more adequate housing for families with low to moderate incomes through the _following_ activities: -- 1. Technical assistance for multi-family housing sponsors,. _ especially non-profit sponsors. a . . Advising prospective sponsors in site selection, zoning, FHA, HUD, loan matters and problems. b. Collating information accumulated from research of city and federal agencies. 2. Provide seed money loans: a. ·'lro secure land ootion·s b. c. Pay preliminary architect fees Attorney fees Title surveys Other initial costs until loan closing d. e. 3. · Rehabilitation of deteriorating and substandard housing and establishment of a program for sale of single-fami~y dwellings to occupant_ owners. 4. Promote interested parties to help in solution of housing problems .. Operating funds of $22,200 have been· provided thus far through a grant of $10,000 from the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and $12, _200 f rom interested corporations. Plans are undtr way for providing more · substantial funds for seed money loans and other purposes. Selec t ion of the Board of Trustees and election of officers will nrobably be comple t ed sometime in December, 1968, so that the pro;:7; 1~2.m t he Cor poration will become f ully operative in 1969. of A report of t he ac tivities of the · Executive Di r ector in 1968 is attacher.lo ! Encl i lb W. Le e Bur ge , Chai rman . Fi na nc e and Non- Profit Funds Panel Housing Re s ources Corruni ttee �