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CITY OF ATLANT.A CITY HALL ATLANTA, G A. 30303 Tel. 522-4463 Area Code 404 May 10, 1968 IVAN ALLEN , JR., MAYOR R. EARL LANDERS, Administrative Assistant MRS. ANN M. MOSES, Executive Secretary DAN E. SWEAT, JR., Director of Governmen t al liaison Mr. Robert Dobbs, Chairman Citizens Neighborhood Action Committee Northwest-Perry Homes Service Center 1927HollywoodRoad, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Dobbs: As you know, the City of Atlanta has responded in a positiv·e manner to improvement of deficiencies in community facilities in the general Perry Boulevard - Hollywood Road, N. W. area, which were so ably pointed out by yourself and neighborhood groups in the area. The propo sed re-zoning of the Browntown Roa d site for a well planned multi-unit housing d evelopment was deferred last fall and is curr ently being d e layed in c onsideration of the objections then rais ed by the citizens of the area, becaus e of the lack of community facilities. You are, of course, aware that as a direct result, the Planning D epartment prepared a special study of the area, pointing up the deficiencies that then existed and making s pecific recommendations for impr ovements in the area. These recommendations were set forth on pages 24, 25, and 26 of the Browntown area report. A survey of the status of implementa-.:ion of the recommendations contained in the Browntown area report has recently been made and it was found that many of the recommended improvements have already been accomplished, others have been initiated and are now being carried out, while plans are in existence for making additional improvements as soon as circumstances and funds permit. A copy of this status report is attached. �Mr. Dobbs Page Two May 10, 1968 I think you will agree with me that considerable progress has been madeo The credit for these improvements is due in a large measure to the helpful assistance and cooperation of the responsible citizens of the area, whom you represent. If Atlanta is to continue to progress and provide decent housing for all of its citizens, we cannot afford to wait indefinitely for all desirable improvements. Many of these will have to be deyeloped simultaneously with development of the housing to serve the areas involvedo The City of Atlanta is committed to such a program. ~ The Browntown Road site location has been approved by both HUD and the Housing Authority. It is designed to house 450 low and moderate income families for which decent, safe and sanitary housing is desperately needed. We cannot indefinitely deny these families a suitable plac e to liveo --_;iivv In view of all that has already been accomplished and currently planned in the nature of improvements for this area, I would very much like to see you and other responsible citizens of the area: L Write a letter to the Chairman of the Zoning Committee (with a copy to me) withdrawing your earlier objections to the proposed Browntown Road Turnkey development and request that it now be initiated. 2. Should you and others working with you not be able to submit a positive recommendation for the project, then I solicit your cooperation in not publicly further opposing it, when it comes up for reconsideration. In the event that you cannot see your way clear to follow either of the courses of action indicated above, I see nothing left for those of us responsible for deyelopment of low income housing than to recommend at an early date the rezoning of this site, which I propose to do; and intend to support it to the bes,t of my ability. I hope that this will �Mr. Dobbs Page Three May 10, 1968 not be necessary and that you can see your way clear to carry out proposal (1) indicated above. Sincerely yours, Dan E. Sweat, Jr. DESJr:fy Encl: Status Report on improvements in community facilities recommended in the Browntown area report • �