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STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS I J\f BROWNTOWN STUDY MAY 14 , 1968 Schools: 1. That a v e rtic a l addition to Arche r Hi gh which w ould incre a s e its capacity to 2,000 s tud e nts b e plac e d on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. No bond issue h a s b een sche duled. How eve r, the Scho ol D e partme nt has planne d for th e improv e m e nts to Archer High out of oth e r funds which are b e ing mad e availabl e . The s e iinprov e ments will be ready in a1npl e to s e r ve th e con.1.munity including th e propos e d B r owntow n · housing d e v e lopme nt w h e n it i s con.1.ple t e d in about 'hv o years. 2. That an elerne n ta ry school site b e includ e d for any n ew housing proj e cts appro a chin g 300 u n its or more in si ze . The d e v e lop e rs of th e Brow ntow n site are willing to provid e sp a ce for th e el e m e nta ry school. This is b e in g coordina t e d with the Hous ing Autho rity an d Board of E d u cationo Th e S ch.ool Board pr e sently lack s fund s f a· construc tion of a n ele m ent a ry school at this loc a tion o 3. Tha t pla nnin g b e sta rt e d now for th e construc ti on of a n e w high scho ol in the ar ea as popula tion incr e as e d emands it. No plans ar e i n pro g r es s, 4. Tha t pl a ns b e sta rt e d now for th e cons tructi on of a junior hi gh sch o ol on th e alr ea dy acquir e d site lo cat e d we st of J a m e s J a ckson P a rkwa y as popula tion in cr ea s e d e m an d s it. No pl ans a r e in p rogress . P ark s and Rec r eation: 1. Tha t a r e que s t for a ne i ghb o rhood p ark fo r Lincol n H 01ne s b e p l ac e d on the n ext bond is s u e . T h i s r e qu e st i s on fil e and a n e i ghbor h ood park i s p l a nn e d f or Linco l n H ome s i n t h e compr e h e ns i v e p a rk d e v e l op1ne nt pla n w hi c h w ill b e propo se d i n t h e n ext b on d i ssue. �Browntown Status R e port Page T w o 2. That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs need e d to mainta in recr eational servic es in Perry Homes . A comprehens ive sumn1.er recreation program is being planne d for the Perry Hoines area. The policy question on th e City as suming costs of recreation programs in Perry Homes has not be en r es olve d to dat e . 3. That plans b e started foi- securing funds to build a co1nmunity club house and fully equip Gun Club Park as a community park. The s w imming pool and bath hou se are scheduled to b e co1npl e ted this summer. They should b e completed w ithin a very f ew d ays. 4. That plans b e started for th e development of a community park to th e west of James Jackson Parkway as population incr ease demands it. . Plans for th e d eve lopment of this community park hav e b een started as p a rt of th e comprehensive p arks plan for the city. 5. That plan s b e started for th e d eve lopment of at l east one 1nor e neighborhood park in addition to the two already proposed for th e ar ea . These plans have a lso b een started as p art of th e compr ehensive pl an . 6. That the Parks D epa rtment b e prepa red t o expand and i mprove upon e x isting parks and r e cre a tional faciliti es as population incr ease d emands it. The Parks D epart ment and the Planning Department h ave deve lope d a maste r plan for park i1nprovement for the entire city. The Northwest area is i ncluded in this park s plan. Sewers: 1. Tha t the S and y C reek I mprovements Project be initiated as soo~ _ as �I i. Browntown Status Report Page Three possible in order to bring about the 1najor solution to most of the sewage and flooding problems in the area. The Construction Department is making efforts to i1nplement this proj ect. 2. That until th e Sandy Cr eek Improv e 1nents Project is initiated whatever temporary solutions are feasible be imple1nented to alleviate sewage conditions before large new housing projects are constructed. Two projects have been funded for this year; expansion of the Hollywood Road Lift Station and the B e llwood Sanita ry Relief Sewer. The Lift Station is under construction. 3. That a plan of action be d evelope? to identify and aid the owners of thos e home s which are too poorly situate d ne a r Proctor Creek for anything econo1nically f e asible to be done about their sewage and flooding problems. No progr ess has b ee n made on this problem. Howev e r, E1nory Univ ersity l egal aid peopl e are pr e paring a suit to be filed in order to clarify respons~bility. Other Faciliti es : 1. That a public tr ans portation study b e made to sp e cify probl e1ns faced by r es id ents in ter ms of access to lib rar y, h ealth, and employme nt faciliti es and to r e com1nend f eas ibl e alternati ves for resolving th e situa tion . The Planning D e partment, P erry Hornes C ent er , Atl anta Tr ans i t System h ave be e n working on bus irn.provements. The Metropolitan Atl ant a Rapid Transit Authority (MAR TA) w ill purchase several n ew buses for u se by the Transit Company p r i marily to s e rve lowin come ar eas . �Browntown Status Report Page Four 2. That the City make a concentrated effort to upgrade street and traffic facilities in the area, including the erection of traffic facilities at need e d inte rsections, the construction of street lights in unlighted residential areas, and the general m .aintenance of clean and well paved streets. The City is making a n effort to upgrad e street and traffic facilities in the area. A survey is being made now to deterrnine the prior;ity of the Johnson Road, Hollywood Road and Surnlin intersection. City Services Coordinators at N o rthwest Perry Hoine s and West Central N e ighborhood Service Centers are working to im.prove street lighting and gene ral mainte nance of streets. 3. That efforts be made to attract to nearby industrial areas firms that would generate employment opportunities for local residentso No definite progr a m, 4. That the City require that dev e lope rs of any public housing projects in the area hire local residents first in recruiting workers. This is not possibl e . do so. Howeve r, develop e rs will be encouraged to Gene ral: 1. That lo c al community group s es t a bli s h the n e cess a ry orga ni zationa l machi11 e ry to dir e ct th e ir co1n pla i n ts and r e ques ts to th e appropria t e public a gen ci e s a nd to follow throug h a n d see that the ir complain t s and reque st s ar e a cte d upon, A City S e r v i ces C oo rdina tor fr orn th e M a yor's Offic e h a s b een pl a c e d in th e Northwe st P e rry Homes an d the We s t C e ntr a l EOA C e nt e r s , N e ighborho o d Acti on T as k Forc es h a v e b een e s tablish e d, Poli ce CommU11ity S ervi ce Offic e rs h ave b ee n e m .ploye d fro m e a ch of these ar ea s a nd the C o1nm.unity R e l a tions Co mmi ss ion w ill se t up a s e ri es of g r i evance- r es p on se h ea rin gs t o h e l p f a cilita t e c ommu n ic a tion s b e t ween th e com1nunit y a nd City H a ll. �Browntown Status Report Page Five 2. That the public service agencies act upon complaints and requests from local cormnunity groups and give the groups a clear explanation if they are unable to meet a requeste d service. The City departments are showing much greate r willingness to communicate with com1nunity neighborhood groups and the 1nachinery being established for the sunnner w ill help le ad to permanent fulltime com1nunications chanels. 3. Tha t every effort be 1nade to develop a healthie r mix ture of low and middl e income hous ing types throughout the city so that public housing does not b ecome further ov e rconcentr ate d in the Northwest Browntown area. Efforts a r e being made by many groups. An Open Housing Conference will b e held on M a y 29 and the Mayor's Hous ing R esources Co1nmittee i s pus hin g for disp e r sal of low and moderat e income housing throughout all areas of the city . ., �