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May 14, 1968 Mr . Robert Dobbs , Chairman Citizens Ne i ghborhood Action C omm.ittee Northwest - Pe_rry Homes Service Center 1927 Hollywood Ro d , N. W . Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr . Dobb : On Augu t 21, 1967, the Board of Alderm · n deferred c tion on a request for r zoning th Browntown Road site for a Turnkey Housing Development. The deferral and continued d lay of this project has been b · d . on the objections of th community to deficiencies in sever 1 re s of community rvic s. A r- ult of th . re · oning pplication nd cone rn by the community 1 d rship of the Northw t re , two City pl nner w re assigned to youl' committee to h lp document probl ms in yo\U" r and recommend solution • lt was my und rst ndl,ng th t th community not objecting to th conen~uction of th housing p r , but to the l ek of adequate s rvtc a nd £ cllitiee nd th ov rcrowding of xisting f clliti.e • Th Clty d th immedlat solution • community, through your committ , hav x rcie d very encour ging coop atlon and coordination m id ntlfying problem • xamining lt rna.Jiv, s !ot their solution, nd, in many ca s, in tig ting ctions which h v re ulted in . �Mr . Dobbs Page Two May 14, 1968 The Browntown Area Report prepared by the City planners assigned to your committee was pi-obably the first of its kind prepared in this eity and most others . It not only identified the problem areas but recommended ap cific actions to corl"ect Ol' resolve the problem.a. A survey of the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the Browntown Area Report has recently been made· and it was found th t many of th · recommend d improvements have already been accomplish d , others have be n initiated and i-e now being carried out, whil pl ns are in existenee foi-· making additional improvements s soon as circumstances and fwids permit. A copy of this status report is ntta.ched. The Browntown Road stte location has beei'l · pproved by both HUD d the Housing Authotity. It is designed to hou.se 450 low and mod rate mcom..e fa.mili for · hich decent, safe and anitary housing i despa.r tely ne d~d. We cannot ind finiiely deny these f mlH a uit ble place to live. l think you will gr · wlth me that consid r ble ptogress has b · en mad • The cl' dlt io th impi-ov 1n nt l du in 1 rge m ure to th helpful • istanc and coo r ti.on of th f ponsibl . citizen of th -r .; hom you tepr nt. l£ Atlanta i to c:ontinue to pwogr. s d pl'Ovide d c nt housing fot all of it citizen ., · c nnot afford tow t. ind finit ly fol' all d slrabl improvement • M y of th · will hav to b d · v lop d imult n ously with dev lop nt ol the housing to rv- th r a involv d. Th City of Atlan . t conunltt d to uc-h · prog.r l feel that both th City and th c::om.mu.nity v · cted in ood f t are . th ln our joint ffort fo,r impl'ov m n ol the Norib l !u ther f, 1 th th y hall. t. th ftort.s hould contln and I m confid nt 1n th m ti,m: • it is my feelln · that the City' pro r m to pJ'ovld decent bou in lor th pool' mu t o forw I'd. I hope th t you d �Mr. Dobbs Page Three May 14j 1968 yo~t committee will r cognize the prog::rees we have made and will see fit to withdi-aw your opposition to the Browntown ;rezoning. I am confident that d~ing the two year. eonstruetion pe:riod of the Turnkey housing, the improvements underway or eeheduled will not only p,:ovid a better community fo~ those residents who .U ve there now, but £or the future residents who wW move into the community. I will be glad to m et with you and th con:unUte to discuss the statue of O\U' progJ'am if you d sire . Sincerely your"',. Dan Sweat DS:fy / ,,, �