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C IT- .Ji..T a~ L ' r /\ r n-,,-L .C-·: ~-- - .L~ )j_ Y .-'.11~ h,. - CITY H A LL May 14 , 1968 A TLANTA, GA. 30303 Tel. 522-4 463 Area Cod e 404 IVAN ALLEN, JR ., MAYOR R. EA RL LANDER S, Admin is tra ti ve Assist ant MRS . ANN M. MOSES, Execu ti ve Sec retary DAN E. SW EAT, JR., Director of Gove rn menta l Liaison Mro Rob e rt Dobbs, Cha irma n Citizens N e ighborhood Action Committ e e Northwe st-P e rry Homes Serv ic e Cente r 1927Hollywo o dRo a d, N . W. Atlanta., G e orgia Dear Mr. Dobbs: On August 21, 1967 , th e Board of Alderme n d e ferr e d action on a request for r ez oning the Brow ntow n Ro a d site for a Turnk ey Housing Dev e lopme nt. The d e ferr a l and continue d de l a y of thi s proj e ct h a s b een b a s e d on th e obj e ction s of the commun ity to d e fici e nci e s in s eve ral ar e as of commun ity s e rvi ce s. As a r es ult of the r ez oning a ppli cati on and con c e rn by th e community l eade r s n ip of th e Northwes t a r e a, two City pl a nne rs w e r e assi gne d to your comm ittee t o h e lp do c ume nt probl e m s in your area an d re commend s olutions . It was my unde r s t a nding t hat the comm u n i t y was not obj ecti ng to the c onstructi on of th e h o u s i ng pe r se , but t o th e l ack of ad e qua t e s ervic es and fa cilit i es a n d t he ov erc row ding of exi s ting facili t i es 0 The City and t he c o1nmunity, th ro u g h yo u r c ommittee , h ave exe r cised v e ry encouragi ng c oop e r a t ion and c oor dinati on i n id entifying probl ems , examining a lt ernati ves for the i r solution, and , i n many cases , i ns t igating ac ti ons whi ch h ave result e d i n i mmediate sol utions o �Mr. Dobbs Page Two May 14, 1968 The Browntown Area Report prepared by the City planners assigned to your committee was probably the first of its kind prepared in this city and n1.ost others. It not only identified the problem areas but recommended specific actions to correct or resolve the proble1ns. A survey of the status of impl ementation 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 pern1.it. A copy of this status report is attached, The Browntown Road site location has been approved by both HUD and the Housing Autho1·ity. It is design e d to house 450 low and mod e rate income families for which d e cent, safe and s anitary housing is desperately needed, We cannot indefinitely deny these families a suitable place to live. I think you w ill agree with me tha t consid e rable progress has been made. The credit for these improvements is due in a l arge m eas ure to the h e lpful assistance and coope ration of the responsible citizens of the area, whom you represent. If Atlanta is to continue to progress ·and provid e decent housing for all of it s citiz en s, we cannot afford to wait indefinite ly for all desirable improvements . Many of th ese w ill have to b e d eve loped sin1ultaneously with d eve lopment of the housing to serve th e areas involv ed. The City of Atl anta is committed to such a progra m. I f ee l that both th e City and th e community have acted in good faith in our joint effort for improv ement of th e Northw_est area. I fu rther f ee l that these efforts should continue and I am confid e nt they shall. In the meantime, it is my f ee lin g that the City's program to provide dec ent housin g for the poor must go for ward. I hope that you and �Mr. Dobbs Page Thr ee May 14, 1968 your c01n1nittee will r ecogniz e the progress we h ave mad e and will see fit to withdraw your opposition to the Browntown rezoning. I am confident that during the tw o y ear construction period of the Turnkey housing, the improvements l.mderway or scheduled will not only prov ide a better community for thos e r es id ents who live ther e now, but for the future resid ents who will move into the community. I will be glad to meet with you and the co1n1nitte e to discuss the status of our progr am if you desire. Sincerely yours, Dan Sweat DS: fy cc: Mr. Sam Battle Mr. Eddie Billips Mr. Collie r Gladin Mrs. Odessa Hill Mr. P e t e r L a brie Mr. Johnny Robinson �