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I Sk'lls Trai • g, uca o , and Area evelo men Experience and capability in innovative programs with people, government, and industry �Training and Education To respond to opportunity, opportunity must exist. For many Americans the lack of opportunity has been an awesome reality. Economic deve lopment of our depressed areas and natural resources is important; development of our people is mandatory. Thiokol has grown in depth of knowledge and experience through early commitment of our total Corporate resources to America's socioeconomic struggle. Through an innovative social engineering system, Thiokol helps convert the unemployed to motivated taxpayers with a future. Our nation's growth will be greater tomorrow by creating employment today. sk·1 s ra·nino, Ed calion,a d ea e . _____ eI Program experience demonstrates Thiokol's unique capabilities Thiokol training programs are, for the most part, job placement-oriented. In some instances, such as the tenant management training program in Gulfport, Mississippi, jobs are not the end result. But regardless of the objective , all Thiokol training is based on the following principles: 1. Every trainee has individual capabilities and learning rates. 2. Each training program has unique objectives, trainee population , and organization structure. 3. Each training program is a complete system since it is an assembly of people and materials unified to meet a common goal. Programs, designed and conducted by application of syste ms anal ys is, provide individ ual ized instructi o n leading to specific objecti ves and invol vin g all components of the EDO training concept. Educational Products Robert L. Marquardt Vice President Economic Development Operations Th iokol Chemical Corporation 2 national socio-economic problems. The EDO technique of total area development includes: 1. A thorough systems analysis of the community or area to be developed or redeveloped. 2. Preparation of a detailed technical plan outlining the tasks required to achieve the objectives of the program . 3. Implementation and operation of the program . Emphasis is placed by the company on industrial plant location , including product market analysis and housing and recreation development . Complete training programs offered in this total development concept include curriculum development , housi ng occupancy, basic educational , vocational , and-social skills training . Necessary rapport also is established with other private companies, and with local and federal governmental agencies to coordinate efforts needed to solve problems. I tml IB ,,11, _,,., Area oevelopment Thiokol's successfu l systems management experience gain ed by Thi okol as a lead ing aerospace syste ms producer gives t he compa ny an unmatched capab ili ty to def ine a nd help so lve loca l, state , national , and even inter- Because of the growing general need for vocational and basic educational materials, EDO established its Educat io nal Pr oducts organ ization . It i s staffed by c urric ul um experts from many academic and technical disci plines. These highl y qualified educators have ex perience in bot h traditional and unu sual t raining-educat ion situations . The Educati o nal Pro du ct s fac il ity , located ,n Ogden , Utah. produces educational material for use in Th iokol programs an d for distr ibution through publ ish ers an d ot her marketing fi rms. 3 �• Basic Education Basic education must impart to trainees the academic skills req ui red for successful job training and placement. The content of Thiokol basic education courses is geared to individual vocational courses. Both remedial and advanced courses are offered, dependent on the needs of the trainees. Courses currently being conducted in the various programs include read ing, mathematics, communication skills, personal development, high school equivalency (GED), and driver education vocational Training Training and Education The Components Thiokol vocational training prepares trainees for entry level positi ons within a cluster of job skills. Specific courses offered in each of Thiokol 's1 many programs are based on the projected manpower needs in those fields for the following ten years. Specific job positions provide the basis for organization and operation of the vocational training course. As a contingency, "step-off" achievement levels are built into each course to facilitate placement of trai nees who do not com plete the program. Individualized courses currently being offered in the various company programs include electronics assembly, weld ing , surveying, hospital services, clerical , baking, meatcutting, cooking, farm equipment operation, sheet metal processing, refrigeration, air conditioning , plastics patternmaking, plastics molding, plastics reinforcement, machine shop operation, and automotive services. • counseling and social Skills Counseling and social ski ll s developme nt are vital compone nts of Th iokol training . Accep t ab le behav iors are reinforced and the new attitudes and perce ptions required for a welladjusted life are developed . Group counseling techniques are used to all ow trainees to test their views and behaviors and to receive critical react ion or su ppo rt from th e i r pee r s. Wh ere the nee d e x ists , ind ivid ua l counsel ing procedures are implemented. Tec hni ques utilized include the use of ro le playing and simul at io n games 4 and problem-s o lv in g situations to provide trai nees with models of real life experiences. on-The-Job Training In addition to the vocational training component, EDO also can offer t raining in actual job situations. Thiokol training emphasis is given by demonstration, appl ication , and practice. On-the-job training avail able includes such positions as cabinet assembler, medical assistant, machine shop operator, teaching aide, metals and welding technician , offset press operator, air condition ing and refrigeration technician. Home Management Skills Th iokol t rains entire families in the procedures and skills needed to maintain a home. Subjects taught include maintenance, housekeeping, landscaping , budgeting, and pu rchasing . This content provides instruction for individuals and famil ies experiencing life in a new home for the first time . Add itional remedial and en richment courses also are offered those trainees having a need or interest in a particular subject. • Placement Several thousand graduates of Thiokol programs, have been placed in jobs related to thei r training. Many others have gone back to high school or col lege; or have entered the armed services, for which they had not been educati o n ally qua lif ied be f ore train ing . Thiokol is placing more t han 250 men and women in productive jobs each month throug h its prog ram graduations and the operation of its job placement ce nters. Curric ula and objecti ves of each Thioko l v ocational tra ining program have been prepared to conform to the job descripti o ns found in th e Department o f Labor Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Graduation requirements meet these descripti o ns, assuri ng jobs to those who successfully co m p le te the train ing . c1earne1d Job corns Urban center Clearfield, Utah The Clearfield Job Corps Urban Center provides a residential program of total trainin g for economically disadvantaged yo un g men 16-1 / 2 to 2 1 years of age. The Operation was established April 1, 1966. Cu rrent trainee e nrol lment at Clearfield is 1,350, 200 of whom are designated as stu dents of t he Advanced Corpsman Institute for Para-Professi onal Train ing. Academic, basic educatio n, classes are geared to the vocati onal t rain ing e ntry level of each indi vidual and include read ing , mathematics, personal developme nt, language arts, and drive r ed ucation. Each corpsman is assigned to a dormitory with 31 othe r corpsmen and a resident counselor. There he re cei ve s g roup and i ndividua li zed counsel ing. Avocational activities are co nd ucted d uring w ee kdays afte r classwork and on weekends and holidays. The average corpsman is enroll ed at the Ce nter for a peri od of eight to ten months. While the re, he earns $30 a month. The federal government sets aside an additional $50 a month to provi de the corpsman an adj ustment allowance betwee n the time he completes his train ing and until he earn s hi s first regu lar paycheck. More than 2,500 former unem ployables have completed the program and have taken jobs, gone back to high school, or gone into the armed forces. Many also have gone on to coll ege enrollment. Du ring the first two years of operat ion, more than 50 enrollees graduated from hi gh school wh ile at the Ce nter. More than 300 earned GED certi ficates and 200 enrolled in college. VOCATIONAL CLUSTERS Automotive -Automotive and smal l engine repair and maintenance. Plastics- Courses in plastics molding, reinforcement, and patternmaking. Food Services-Complete meatcutti ng, baking, and cooking skills training. Metals and Welding -Training in gas, arc, and tungsten inert gas welding techn iques. Medical-Personal health, sanitation and safety , fi r st aid, and hospital attendant t rainiog. Agriculture- Training in farm equipment operation and maintenance; farm landscaping, constructio n, and maintenance ; and livest ock f arm hand. Air Conditioning/ Refri gerationSheet metal, refrigeration , and ai r cond it ioning skills training . 5 �Trainees get practical experie n ce as para-professio n al teachers , counse lors and recreational assistants. Advanced corpsman 1nsmu1e for Para-Professional Training A need tor well-trained para-professional recreation, teaching, and counsel ing assistants became evident early in the Clearfield Job Corps Program. This need, fo und to exist also throughout the ed ucation industry, led directly to establ ishm e nt of the Clearfield Advanced Corpsman Institute tor ParaProfessional Training. Teaching Technique Th ioko l's systems analysis techn ique couples social ski ll s developme nt with job-related skills train ing. Trainees are c hallenged to develop their potential by systematically looking inward, assessing their aspirations and goals, and experime nting with new behaviors. Simul ated interpersonal confronta6 tions typical of real-life situations force the trainees to react. These reactions then are reviewed for their effectiveness in coping with the situation . New reactions and patterns of behavior are ex plored and practiced . Thus , enrollees are involved in training that emphasizes creative ways of solving problems. This small, group-oriented program provides a supportive atmosphere in which both social skills exposure and theory are integrated . Such training techniques as microteaching, closed c irc uit te levision , and role playing are introduced to the Institute trainees. On-the-job exposure also offers them the oppo rtun ity to practice their newly developed ski ll s in public school c lassrooms and in other work situati ons. Awareness of se lf, concern tor others, and helping others lea rn to d eve lop their ow n potential are all f oca l points of th e training . Placement Several hundred corpsmen have completed the para-professional train ing at the Clearfi e ld Job Corps Ce nter. Approximately sixty-five percent of these young men graduated with high school diplomas or general equivalency certi ficates. Twenty perce nt of the graduates have gone on to college, while another fifteen percent complete mil itary obli gatio ns before resuming social services caree rs. Graduates from Thiokol 's Institute have been placed as counsel ing, personnel , teaching, and recreati o n aides in Job Corps, Peace Corps, VISTA programs, and in other projects and programs sponsored by the Office of Economic Opportunity. They also have accepted employment with t he Utah State Employment Commission, the Washington State Social Services Office, the New York State Board of Education, Thi okol 's GATE H ouse (Job Corps p l acement office), th e Dall as and St. Louis Em ployment Security. Offices, the Seattle Publ ic Schools, the Newark Public School System , the Bellevue Mental Hospital in New York (chil dren 's recreational therapy), and the Juvenil e Detention Office in New York City Co u nter cl ockwise : N ewly arri ved st udent.and fami ly, gets f i rst m e al at Cente r . S tuden t g overni n g body d isc u sses student projects . T rainees learn w e ld i ng . o the r t rades . Program concept Roswell Emo1ovmen1 Training cenrer Roswell, New Mexico A lack of vocational and social skills has prevented many American Indians from attain ing proper levels of productivity and social standing . Their training and adjustment from inadequate or primit ive housing and a state of unemployment to permanent employabi I ity is th e basic goal at the Roswell EmploymentTrai ning Center, where the train ing period averages nine months. No rmally more than 500 trainees are enrol led continual ly. An outstanding feature is the moving of total famil ies for t he fi rst time from the hogan, pueblo, o r igloo to a single family house on the Center following training in how to occupy and maintain a home. The Cente r provides vocational, related basic ed ucational. home livi ng and soc ial skills training to volunteer sing le adults and entire fami lies from all the nation 's Indian t ribes. As many as 3 7 such t ribes from a dozen states have been represe nted there. We ll equipped nu rse rie s and structured train ing are included for pre-schoo l age ch ild ren. Training Clusters The vocational training classes, supported by exten si ve classroom work in the related basic educational subjects, inc lude automobi le mechanics, welding , e lectron ic s asse mbly, cl e ri cal duties, survey ing, high school GED, drive r trai ning , nu rsing, and personal development. 7 �·hiO I exas, Inc San Antonio, Texas President's Test Program Thiokol joined the President's Test program to provide manpower training and new jobs for the hard core unemployed of San Antonio , Texas. This was one of the five "target" cities chosen to pilot-test the program that would provide jobs for individuals economically handicapped by inadequate education or other problems. Thiokol responded by acquiring two San Antonio businesses, Tex-Wood Cabinet Company and Empress . Brick Company, with which to establish its training-employment operation. Thiokol Texas produces kitchen cabinets and manufactures decorative ceramictile . The two operations have been relocated at a single 3-1 /2 acre plant site, where training and production efforts are proceeding. Training the Hard core unemployed Thiokol 's Operation Turnkey trains disadvantaged in normal living arts and home making . At least 100 new jobs are being created at Thiokol Texas , Inc. Thefirstphaseoftraining is designed to build self-confidence. Trainees are taught to think positively and as winners, attitudes completely foreign to most. In directed group seminars, the trainees discuss their thoughts, expectations, and fears . They define for themselves the meaning of success. Language laboratories equipped with audio tape recorders improve the reading and speaking abilities of the trainees , many of whom speak mostly Spanish. Basic job skills training is designed to build further confidence. Trainees visualize, verbalize, and apply what they have learned during the lesson. Peace Corp s v o lunteer survey ing for new farm road in Iran . Training tor Other companies Gulfport, Mississippi The Center also will design and conduct similar training programs for other companies and government agencies. scope 01 Program Photo : Peace Corps . Thiokol initiated this first-of-kind training and research projectto help the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in a program designed to assist lower income families become successful homeowners. Many such families now occupy homes in Gulfport and have lease pu rchase righ ts to these structures. The objective of the training program is to provide tenants with the organizational and social skills needed to maintai n the housing . Intensive pre-occupancy and occupancy trai ni ng designed to meet specific needs of the homeowners incl udes counseling, budgeting , and financial management. This training increases the likelihood of later successful homeownership. Thiokol research from this pilot prog ram will enable HUD to institute similar training th roughout the co un try Manual skills training class leads to Peace corps Training Programs 8 Thiokol 's highly successful Peace Corps training prepares volunteer trainees to live and work effectively in other cultures. Volunteers have been trained for service in Iran and Libya. The Thiokol training creates immediate and sustained trainee involvement, presents highly individualized instruction, gives the trainee the responsibility for his own learning , and provides him with an underlying methodology that serves to help relate and interrelate all aspects of training . Language training is based on an audi o-lingu al technique that also includes ro le playing , sit uational exe rcises, an d cultural simulation . Many of t he geographi cal reg io n and crosscultural studies also co nsist of role Thiokol 6UIIPOrl Tenant Management Irainino playing and situational exercises. In addition , the studies include group discussions or problem solving activitives involving the role, requirements, expectations, and problems of the Peace Corps volunteer in his job, his assigned country , and community . Training takes place in small group settings where learning is creative and participative. Interaction, self-analyses, evaluation of experiences, and problem solving behaviors of the group all stress the importance of each member's role as a resource . Each member compares his reaction to various experiences with the reactions of others of the group . He also gauges his understanding of material and concepts, ideas, and opinions with those of the other members. Homeowner Association --- t A Homeowne r Assoc iatio n orga nization will be organized during the Thiokol training to stress se lf-government of the tenants of housing develo pme nt as a sig nificant phase of the prog ram. 9 �changes necessary to' provide a c lean America. Economic Development \ computer Technology I ~!' Area I oeve1oomen1 The back cover of this booklet locates Th iokol 's c urre nt ope rati ons and service lo ca t io ns , devoted to aerosp ace , c he m ic al , indu stria l , and econom ic developme nt o pe rations. Its Corporate Headquarters are in Bristol , Pennsylvania. Due to remote locales of some of the pl ant sites, it was necessary to uti li ze systems engin ee ring techniques in area developme nt. An example is Thi okol 's Wasatch Di v i sion (cap it al asset s exceed ing $1 00,000,000) located 30 mil es west of Brigham City, Utah , in valleys of the Promo ntory Mountains and B lue Sprin gs Hills. Complete area development requ ired techniques identical to those needed in urban area deve lopment. These incl ude bu ildings, roads, power transmission sys t ems , potable wate r supplies, ai r qu ali ty , waste water treatment an d renovation , disposal of solid waste s and garbage, neutralizatio n of che mi cal and other industrial wastes, sanitation , heal th, and safety measures. 10 Advanced computer pro.grams and computer capability facilitate the effectiveness and efficiency of every training , research , business, and technical service operation under EDO. Student accountability and progress data are retrievable on a daily basis. Statistical programs prov ide rapidly analyzed data to aid in behavi oral research and training evaluat io n. Employee payroll, accounting , inventory, and other business operations assist management in every department. Computer system s, including the IBM System / 350 Model 50 , that meet the needs of varied organizations, ex pand the capability offered to our customers. These computerized se rvicesand numerous others are available and are recomm ended because of proven valu e in design , impl e mentat ion , and e valuat io n o f any EDO se rvice . Environmental Research Thiokol co nducts research in material and method systems technology to provide low-cost h o using m ee ting essential health an d safety standards. This techn o logy includes th e important ho usi ng-related social concerns of lower-in co me famili es. Studi es of possibl e structural systems utilizing nat ive reso urces for remote area housing for Indi ans and Eskimos are being co ndu cted. Thi oko l also is participating in researc h studies to develo p improved eq uipment and syste ms necessary to m e et t he r eq uire m e nts o f f e d e r al , state, and loca l gove rnm e nts in the co rrectio n of sani tatio n and health defic ienc ies resul tin g from wate r and air po llu tio n. Primari ly , Th iokol promotes the deve lopment and uti li zation of improved equipment, more effecti ve chemica ls, and a co mplete systems approac h in Thiokol 's di rect approach to solving socioeconomic problems and utilizing systems techniques in area development has been successful in stimulating economic development in both urban and rural areas of persistent unemployment. An e x perienced Thiokol team works cooperatively with governmental agencies and community groups in con d ucting market research , natural resource studies, personnel and plant location surveys, transportation studies , financial and training studies, organizational surveys, and schedules for implementation. Model Cities Planning Ec~ omic Development Operations is consulting with the various levels of federal , state, and local governments in the application of systems management and computerized techniques in Model Cities planning programs. The broad aims and objectives of the Model Cities program are : 1. Rebuild or revitalize large slums and blighted areas. 2. Expand housing , job, and income opportunities. 3. Reduce dependency on welfare payments. 4 . Imp rove educ at io nal facilities and programs. 5. Combat disease and ill health. 6. Reduce incidence of crime and delinqu ency. 7. Enhan ce recreati o nal and cultu ral opportun ities. 8. Establi sh better access between homes and jobs. 9 . Gen e rall y impro ve living condition s fo r peopl e w ho live in such are as. Custome rs of EDO Bureau of Indian Affairs Dept. of Commerce Dept. of Labor Dept. of Health , Education, and Welfare Housing and Urban Development Office of Economic Opportunity State and Municipal Governments Governments Abroad Other Industries of chronic unemployment. Trainees were placed in group situations where they tested new behaviors, received immediate critical reaction or support from their peers , and planned for needed change . Early successes led to the i ncorporation of a social skills development concept in all of Thiokol 's training programs . The resultant increases in successful training and placement prompted Thiokol to offer the Social Skills Development Kit to other companies engaged in training the hard core for employment. curriculum oevelooment Curricula and related teaching materialsdeveloped by EDOand formulated through the systems approach emphasize and utilize the latest learning theories and technology. Any of the following services can be provided by Thiokol : • Task analysis to determine curriculum co ntent. • Curri culum o ut lines. • Linear prog rams. • Training kits . • Models. • Audio-visual materials designed for specific applicati ons. In-service instruction training programs and curriculum implementation . All curriculum materials developed by the Educational Products organizati o n are fi e ld tested and validated in one or mor e o f Th i ok o l 's training programs. social Skills oevelOoment Kil Through its training experience, Thiokol has learned that the maj o r problems of the di sadvantaged are the ir inappropriate and in effective work be havi ors. Pri o r to trainin g, the majority of the e nro ll ees had histories of failu re and lacked self-co nfidence an d t he effective mea ns of dea lin g wi th job related proble ms. Thi okol appli ed t he principles of group pro bl em so lvi ng to t he d il e mma The Kit consists of a complete series of exercises, games, and simulation materials design ed to provide hard co re une mployed trainees w ith the desirabl e behavi ors , and social skills needed to stay on a job. The Kit contains complete trainer direction , teaching aids, and trainee material s needed to support a forty hour learning laboratory for fifteen trainees . Each exerci se is written explicitly to assist t he trainer, eve n those havi ng onl y marginal experience in leading group discussi on, in conduct ing th e co urse . The course outline covers th e following major topi cs: • Trainee Orientation • Basic Work Habits • Interpersonal Skills • Co mmunicati o n Skills • Pro blem So lv ing • Goal Settin g Punctuality , atte ndance , and personal appearance are also stressed . Tra in ees are taug ht to gain and accept respo nsibility, to co mmu nicate and liste n w ith un de rsta nd in g , to take pride in perso nal hab its , to look positive ly at superv isory re lationships, and to deve lop a pattern of overa ll success at work, at home , and in the co mmunity. Audio-Visual Instructional Programs Varying educational levels are inherent in student populations of all training programs. This fact necessitates g re at emphasis on audi o-visual techniques for use in individualized instruction . Although use d e xt en sively , each media is researched completely fo r specific stud e nt impact and program applicability. The highly experienced staff of EDO media specialists ensures proper use of audio-v isual techniques, which include 16mm motion pictures, 8mm an d 16mm sound and silent continuous loop singl e topi c films , 35 mm slid e and film st rips, progra mm ed instructional material , overhead tra nsparencies , au d io t apes , an d e le c tr ica l transcriptions . Compl ete photog rap hic, illu strative , and so und rep rod uct ion facil ities are availabl e at EDO, w here eac h phase of d e v e lo pmen t is ca rr ied to the " master co py " leve l. Reproduction of addi tio nal co pi es normall y is subcont racted to establ ished compan ies. Many trainers fee l th at vocational progra ms shoul d utili ze t he actual hard ware appli cable to the desi red ski II posit ion . Al t ho ug h soun d , th is conce pt is not always pract ical si nce act ual equi pme nt , besides be in g ex pen sive, is not always th e most effective way to d emo n strate ope r ational c once pt s and prin cipl es. Work in g mode ls of equi pment that have proven to be highl y effective in instructiona l situations have bee n deve loped by Thiokol. These devices, fabricated of transparen t materials, all ow students to see pa rts relationship , sequence of ope ration , and flow of raw materials. 11 �Economic Development Operations The world of people is part of the Widening World of Thiokol Operations and Service Locations AEROSPACE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Astra-Met Division Ogden , Utah 84402 Operation Headquarters Techn ical Services and Educational Products Ogden , Utah 84402 Elkton Division Elkton Plant Elkton , Md. 21921 Bri stol Plant Bristol, Pa. 19007 Georgia Division Woodbine, Ga. 31520 Huntsville Division Huntsville, Ala. 35807 Longhorn Di visio n Marshall, Texas 75670 Reaction Motors Division Denville, N.J. 97834 Wasatch Division Brigham City, Utah 84302 District Offices Washington, D.C. 20006 Huntsville, Ala. 35801 Dayton, Ohio 45402 El Segundo, Calif. 90245 Lancaster, Calif . 93534 CHEMICAL HeadquartersTrenton, N.J. 08607 Moss Point Plant Moss Point, Miss. 39563

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CITY OF ATL~TA . / ·.. CITY HALL ATI..A.NTA. OA. a03oa Ttl. 522·«63 Ar11 Co<le 404 DEPARTMENT OF PLASSIXG COLLIER 8. GL('DIN, Direccer July 21, 1967 MEi'IORANDUM TO: Housing Resources Committee Planning · and Development Committee FROM: Planning Department SUBJECT: Preliminary Report - Amount of Vacant Land by Zoning District In reply to the request by the secretary of the Housing Resources Com.~ittee for figures showing the total vacant acreage in the City of Atlanta, the following data is supplied. These figures are based on computer analysis of the Atlanta CIP Real Property Data Bank, for use in the land use planning project, and reflect conditions as of January 19616: · Zo::ng .: t ··::.:•)cant: Al ... · .. . ' A2 .., ·..·:. ,

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2,308. 2 12,.972.8 18 , 048.1 , 2 7. 3 9,248.8) 3,340 .9 · 1,175.~ 138'1'118 f 79.3 69,631.5 I I I 257. These figures reflect all parcels of land in the City as recorded the Joint Board of Tax As~essors. · However, many vacant parcels by •.. ~Vacant 307.2 5,133.2 2, 261.9} 4,287.2 1,687.7 27. 1,868.6 891.5 ~3 2.,/ .o} JOftJ.O . ,I • ! . 214,2 _ 142.2 19.0 15.6 l, 117 1,973.0 1.2 ~ C4 Ml ' /0'/2, 2. . 350.7 C3 · N.2 802.8 Total Acreage* I i _J �• "" · -· \.. --:- ·· ,.i. _ ..._ _ _ _. . . . __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. . . . : ,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ MEMORANDUM July 21, 1967 Page 2 are small tracts of less than 1 acre located in otherwise developed areas. Therefore, a series of maps at 400 scale ~as prepared showing vacant land and zoning fot use in the City'~ land use planning project. A ·copy of the data processing listing of · parcel code numbers of vacant parcels, zoning and acreage data was delivered to Steve Schwartz of ,Cecil Alexander's office during the latter part of April; and, also during the latter part of April, Mr. Schwartz was given access to the 400 scale maps in the Planning Department showing these vacant parcels. These maps were copied and delivered to Mr. Alexander's office prior to May 1. · On June 28 at a meeting of the Planning and Development Coramittee, a map of vacant and "under-developed" land was shown in connection with the land use plan progress report. After this meeting, Malcolra Jones requested that a copy of this map showing zoning of vacant areas . be provided to the Housing Resources Committee. This map was prepared by the Planning Department and delivered to Col. Jones. On July 6 this map and a preliminary analysis of areas zoned A-1 and vacant was presented to the Housing Resources Committee. The analysis showed a total ·o f 482 acres "zoned for apartments_". The apparent discrepancy between this figure and the 802 acres shown in the data processing analysis can be explained by the fact that the maps used in both co~putations, although similar, were not really comparable. The map used in the Housing Resources Committee analysis was at a scale of 2,000 feet to the inch and the maps used in the data proce ssi ng an9ly§i§ were at a scale of 400 feet t o t he i nch. Due to the small maps at a s cale of 2 ,000 £eet t o t he inch, accur at e meas urement i s di ffi cul t, a nd , additiona lly , onl y large parcel s can be s hown. At 400 scale , more accurate representation a nd measurement a re poss ible. The r efore, upon rec e ipt by t he Planning Depa r t me nt of the com.~ ittee request f or addi tiona l data, furthe r detail ed map s a t 400 s ca l e were prepared showing only significa nt vacant tracts (4 a c res and la~ge~), s o that a mo re detai l ed listing of vacant l and could be made. A preliminary analysis has been made by the Planning Department of each significant tract, a nd the result of this analysis '-is presented in Appendix A to t his memorandum. ' The maps used in the analysis are available in the Planning Departcent for detailed examination by interested parties. The Planning Department agrees that the housing problem in Atlanta is one of the major problems facing the City at this time, and recommends I'i rI .f t . """Tt':-- •ir--: - - ~~ -~ . r• ·~. - ~ ---=-:=-~ -- I �r . -, ... ,· " ,.... .HE:--:ORJ\NDmr ·july 21, 1967 Pagc 3 t!1.1t the joint meeting of ti1c l'lann.ing and Development · C0,.--.:.-.ittee

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3S soon as possible. At this meeting and at other su~sequcnt ~c ctin:;s, the City's housing policy should be examined. For e;{.:J.i,,?12, a siznificant policy decision must be made on whether the low rcnc housing to be constructed should be of the garden apart~ent --~cdiu~ dcnsity--outlying location type or whether high rise-high densitycen tra l area housing should oe considered. Another proble~ is the policy of relocation in urban renewa l and other treatr.,ent activiti.es. Should the displaced families and individuals be relocated in the general area of the project or should attempts be made to relocate then .in outlying areas? These are only a few items on which policy decisions arc necessary in order to insure that the low-cost housing program meets the goals set for it at each of the critical tiQe phases over the next several years. \. L I ! I -· •· 1 �August 9, 1967 HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE Comparison. of c·Jul:}f 5 Analysis by Im.C from Zoning Map and Appenfu to July 21 Memo. .from Planning Department Zoning Map was revised April 31, 1967. Appendix was compiled as of January 1966. As can be seen, discrepencies exist in both land lots and acreages between the Zoning Map Analysis and the Appendix. This may be accounted for by zoning changes and new: developments which have taken place since the compilation shown in the Appendix. However, this reduces the dependency which - can be placed now on the compilation of figures shown in the Appendix. See Summary at end of the attached Comparative Tabulations for acreages already connnitted; turned down or rejected; and planned for other uses. V~ant areas zoned A-L (understood to be generally for a specifically planned development) and A-2 (not generally accepted locally as suitable for low~cost housing, except for the Elderly) have not been generally included in this comparison. The vacant land in both categories is relatively small h0W@V@i'1 CONCIDSION: In any event, from the attached comparison, it is •quite obvious that the land currently zoned A-1 is both inadequate in quantity and unequitabl.y I S distributed throughout the City to meet requirements of the' low-income housing '. l program .. Encl& "' Comparative Tabulations ' �r:"l:=., =HOUSING RESOURCES COMMITTEE July 'J:.7, 1967 A-1 Zoning (Approx. Acre$) Comparative Tabulations I· 17th Di.strict--Fulton County 0 Mctp i.1. July 249 250 5 Analysis Appendix to 12 34 4 33 8 4½ 18 259 4 107 10 186 47 15 36 6 6 15 20 29 248 185 30 247 · 251 12'. 20 8 260 34 98 99 111 110 268 24]. Sub-total Comment July 21 Memo Unable to get approval (by FHA) 4 23 12 39 12 20 AL 13 Al 5 Rejected (by HA) & R5 Rejected (by FHA) Committed Unable to get approval (by FHA) Rejected {by HUD) 2 \ . 5 Other Use (No Bridge) 10 10 214 295 15th,District DeKalb County L.L. 207 Sub-total Report Rejected (by HA) --1± 4 14th District Formerly Fayett -L.L. 15 ~ 6 Aj?PendiJc A 13 8 1.6 Al. & R3 �/. - 14th District Fulion County I L.L. 34 34 32 5 27 12: 22: 10 229 251 41 89 39 73 143 205 167 18.5 241 109 Map Appendix A 20 20 12' 13 15 19 6 4 20 14 8 Comment Committed Committed Rejected (by FHA) 4 8 20 6 12 20 31 AL & Al 10 18 39 12 10 8Cl&Al 36 20 28 9 15 no 174 72 53, 8 13 84 9 7 8 7Cl&Al 8 A2. 40 A2 & Ml 15 14 ll7 118 186 212 179 180 L Rejected (by HUD) other Use (Morehouse College) Committed Gommitted 1 Committed Committed 30 8 31 3 2 8 116 other Use (Vocational School) 3 4 20 10 2 ---1i - 2:53. &b-total - 393 '·' Swnma.ry: Grand total 482 Committed 125 Turned down or 122 rejected Other Use 31 c

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-- -~. . '~2()4 · acres 764 278" 486 acres i!Experience to date indicates that not more than 1/3 of suitably zoned vacant land will actually receive final approval for inclusion in the low-income housing program. �HOUsnm RF~ )U C s C . I TTEE 1204, City Ball cembol"' 26,, 1967 I I. I I Building I Mr. I ardt has UWY,M:>6d Brawnto,m Ro ('JISlJ;)anJ' ,;;J.Ui,Lll.lo."' I I I con t.ruction o£ �1~· ~?~ ====~- --~~- - -404/351-4325 [Q)=u COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL-ACREAGE SALES SUITE 113 - 1705 COMMERCE DRIVE, N. W. - ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30318 November 16 0 1967 Mro Hami l ton Doug las 0 Jro , . Attorney Na ll 0 Miller 0 Cadenhea d & Denn i s 24 J 4 Nati on al Ban k of Georgia Bld g o Atlan t a 0 Geor g ia Re : Brown town Re - z onin g De a r Earn , Unde r separate cover t he Plan nin g De partme nt i s send ing y ou a c opy of the Nort hwest Brown t own Area Nei g hbor ho od Study Re p or t , and also a t wo pa g e check l ist of which City Depar t ment is to b e con tact e d re gard i n g the recommenda t i ons in t h e r e porto I t alked wi th Dan Swea t t h i s mor n i n g 0 and h is b e s t jud g eme n t is tha t we ha ve a 50- 50 cha n c e of success f u l re -z on i n g. S i nce y ou will nee d to know the s tatu s a n d pro jec ti on s f or sewer, schools, and recreati on; he suggests t h a t y ou tak e the prime responsibility in ge t tin g .u p-t o - d ate -0n wha t commitments can firmly be made and wha t commitments will ha v e to come in the next b ond issue. Hopefu l l y t he l att e r will be a reality b y the time the Brown town pr oje c t is c omp l e te d t wo years from n ow. We are in the pr o cess of s etting up a 9 :3 0 A . Mo meeting on Wednesday, Novemb er 22nd with Dr. Womack and Mr o Satterfield so that we can get bo t h of t h em t o agree on the school site and on the Land Use Plan o I will le t you know wh en eveTyone has committed themselves t o the 2 2nd meeting date , and would like to suggest t hat you make arrangements to attendo When you have had an opp ortunity to review the Browntown Study, I would appreciate your comments. Sincerely 0 , .,_J I { • •' r (. William Ho Woodward WHW/lm Copies: Mro Matt Bystry Mr o Bob Couslns �i . ' .. C TY OF A TLA TA DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 October 30, 1967 JACK C, DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Collier B. Gladin, Director Department of Planning City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia SUBJECT: Neighborhood Study for Northwest - Browntown Area Dear Collier: My staff and I have read with interest the preliminary study of community problems in the Northwest-Browntown Area of Atlanta. Havinq been asked to comment on the contents of this report, our observations regarding the problems, needs, and recommendations included in the report are set forth in this lette r. To beqin with, we would like to comment on the several references to Gun Club Park. Early in the report it is stated that Perry Home s has virtually no City recreati onal facilities and programs and v e ry limited access to those in other areas (Page 5). While the large Gun Club Park will serve a s a community park for the entirn study area, it was acq uire d primar ily to serve the r esidents of Pe1:ry Ho mes and i s located i mme d iately adj acent t o the Perry Homes Pr oject. Further, t he report make s several references t o Gun CJ. uh Park o e ing a n · inao.equ a t e and poorly d e v eloped park (l?a9es § , 6 ,10 & 11). T'h,~ report st:a 't;es t h at what h a s been bui;l..t: shews little a ppreci a tion for the p refer e nces o f the loca l re side nt s, t h a t plans s h ould b e d rawn up in s uch a ma nne r that the l ocal resident s can hav e a v o ice in sel e c ti n g the t y p es of f a cilities to be erect ed in the park (Pages 6 & 12) . Befo re c o nstruction began on any of the development of this par k , a master plan, which incl uded nearly every facility y ou would fi nd in a community p ark as wel l as a recreat i on building and s wimming pool , was completed. The rr.c1ster plan for Gu n Club was d i scu ssed o n two occasio ns with Perry Homes citizens and o ther area residents. (This is the procedure! followed prio r to development of any new park. ) The Perry Homes citizens asked for and endorse d tennis courts. The park will (Cont'd) ..,, no) ' I •I• V ,-;;r.:R01 1 1rl)f'•Y , I x 1 no 1 • 11,• y �... ,·, Mr. Gladin October 30, 1967 -2- include many facilities such as basketball-multi-use courts , (included in the present phase of construction now under way) which have not yet been built. For financial reasons, we must develop all new parks in stages over a period of years. In most cases, the first phase of development includes few facilities above ground that can be seen. Most of the money goes into preparation of the site, utilities, sewers, and underground storm drainage during the first phase of construction. The first phase of constrµction of Gun Club began on April 11, 1966, and was concluded in February 1967. This phase cost $83,4!56.00 and included the following items: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Clearing and grubbing Rough grading - West- area Utilities - water - sewers - lighting Drive and parking Sidewalks Two tennis courts Playgrounds Fencing and retaining walls Restrooms Storage buildings Concrete benches Landscaping - trees and shrubs Finished grading and grassing. On Auqust 4, 1967, construction began on phase two of development, estimated to cost $52,206.00, which includes the following items: A. In the South portion of the park 1. The remaining portion of the parking lot 2. The addition of landscaping 3. The multi-use court area 4. The play hill and related play area 5. The erection of playground equipment and structures B. In the North portion of the park 1. The day ~amp ing areaB and related parking 2. The grading and establishment of an athletic field with two baseball diamonds and a football field 3. Entrance drive and parking Phase two development, mile scheduled for completion in December, 1967, is running behind schedule due to technical problems but should be completed in early 1968 . This department recently received a windfall of $350,000 . 00 from the S1:ate to purchase park land and for capital improvements in exist:Lng parks. On July 26, 1967, the Aldermanic Parks Committee appro,red the allocation of $75,000.00 (the largest single allocation ' to any one park) for further development of Gun Club Park. Our original plans were to attempt to secure matching funds from the Federc1l Government and, if successful, build a major s ize swimming poo l c1nd bathhouse estimated to cost $ 150 , 000 . 00 . In the meantime, howE~v·or, a study group has been organized to prepare a park and recr ec1tion survey and plan for the entire city with projected needs ,' 11 x,~nol '"f' - - f (Co nt'd) ( xi- Ao \'"' (.ll•Y ; ( xi-Qo 1 ' ( ' l)" V �Mr. Gladin - 3'. - October 30, 1967 according to population trends, etc. through 1985. This comprehensive study is a joint effort of the Community Council, E.O.A., the Parks and Recreation Department, and the Planning Department. Staff personnel £rem each of these agencies are devoting considerable time to this project, which should be completed in late December, 1967. We have asked this group to study the Northwest area first and attempt to determine from the area residents their preference regarding the swimming pool or a community building. It should be emphasized that we only have $75,000.00 allocated and our regular community buildings, which do not include a gym and would not be adequate for the population, have been costing approximately $85,000.00. Feder~l assi st ance .i s not ava i lable for thG construction of a recreation building as such. In order to qualify for Federal assistance, a building would have to be a complete neighborhood facil:Lty offering various services other than recreation. Further, it should be pointed out that the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation is the only Federal agency that approves grants for swimming pools; and, B.O.R. funds allocated to the State of Georgia being rather limite d, we have no assurance of Federal a~iisistance in the construction of a pool. We welcome and solicit comments from citizens• group:3 in the Northwest - Browntown area concerning their preferences. In reqard to Center Hill Park, only $20,000.00 has been allocated; and, ,:1gain, we shall attempt to secure matching Federal funds. Center Hill Park, being an older park, has no design plan. We intend to develop a master plan for this park, including the improvements you have mentioned in the report. There are references throughout the study of the lack of recreational services in the public housing projects, to the insufficient distr:lbution of recreation leadership, and to insufficient recreation leadei~ship due to poor development of recreat i on facilities in general (Pages 5,6,10,11 & 12). This Department has realized for many y ears the need for recreation leadership in public housing projects and we have never been able to secure funds to pay salaries of recreation leaders in these projects. However, during the summers of 1966 and 1967 we were able to provide recrea t ion l ea d ershi p through our contract with E.O.A . in Perry Homes, Bowen Homes, and Gun Club P ark. We have provided recre ation leadershi p at Scott School for appr o ximately th irty years. On a number of occasions, we have ch ecko d out other schools in the area only to find that none are des i gned for other agency use . Several years ago we attempted to p r ovide r ecreation leadership at Whitaker School only to be asked t o leav e when the p r incipal at Whitaker School objected to our staff bei n g t h ere a nd even secur ed petitions f r om area residents demand i ng we wi1:hd r a w our progr am . In rega r d to poor facilities fo r r ecr eat ion pro grams , a tremendous i n c r ea s e i n appr opriations to park s and r e crea tio n \Tould .be n eces s a ry be f o r e we c o u l d begin buildi n g a n d sta ffing needed r e cre a tion c e nte r s . The c o s t o f s ta ff ing o n e r e creatio n center properly would be a minimum o f $17,29 0 . 00 annua lly. ·' Thi B :;tudy refer s numero us times t o l a ck of communication b e tween c itiziins in the Northwest- Browntown area and the Parks Department . While communications h a v e been l es s than p e rfect, we have on .many c,c cas ..ons discusse d Gun Club Park, play l ot s , r e cre ation leader ship , e t c,, Hi th civic l e ade r s , including one or more listed in the (Cont'd) �r . ·: ': . Mr. Gladin ,·. • ' .' -4- October 30, 1967 Special Planning Committee, and with Mr. Arthur Smith, Housing Manager of Perry Homes. I believe I am correct in stating that no community in Atlanta has had more consultation regarding parks and recreation. Any suggestions for improving communications would be greatly appreciated. We sincerely appreciate the efforts that have gone into the NorthwestBrowntown area study and suggest that copies be sent to each member of the Parks Committee as well as the Park and Recreation Study Group. Thanking you for the opportunity to comment on this report, I am ordially, neral Manager of Parks and Recreation JCD:lq x,-,1ol r- 1J t •Y f f l\ ' ... ~ no ' ( ll ' y ,. �( -

( - J J- �~- - -- - - - -~ ~ ~ . ~".- ~ ::'"- -T. .:,,..--::..i;.•·.; .6----- .,1-,--·- ·. -..,. _ -._,,.- .,. _• . ., . . ·.--_._.· .__.,..._.. ... . .- , J,_. ,. _ __ _"J.._., , L• • , . • - - - - - - -- - ~-- , -. ~. -24- 1 Another aspect of this situation is that various city and county service agencies very rarely plan projects 5-10 years ahead. Of course, it would be

• I ideal if they were involved in long-range planning so that they could anticipate problems rather than respond to them as they occur. But due primarily to limited funds, the agencies are more or less compelled to respond pragmatically to community problems. The value of this report then is that it tends to make up for the lack of long-range planning for various city services. Through its assessment of ... community needs and its recommendations, it can be of invaluable assistance to public officials by pointing out what needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area. RECOMMENDATIONS In order to eliminate existing deficiencies and bring about orderly growth in the N. W. Browntown Area, it is recommended: '· Schools (1) That a vertical addition to Archer High which would increase its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing project_s approaching 300 units or more in size. (3) That planning be started now for the construction of a new high school in the area as population increase d~mands it. ( 4) That plans be started now for the construction of a junior h i gh school on the already acqu i red site located west of James Jackson Parkway as popu lat ion incr e a s e demands it. Parks and Re cre at ion (1) That a ,. r equest f or a neighbo rhood park fo r Linco ln Homes be p l a ced on the next bond i ssue. (2) \That the City find a means of paying all of the .personne l costs needed t o maint ain recreational services in Perry Romes. I ~

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..: �-25- ! ' (3) That plans be started for securing funds to build a community club house and fully equip Gun Club Park as a community park. (4) That plans be started for the development of a community park to the west of J _ames Jackson Parkway as population increase demands it. (5) That plans be started for the development of at least one more neighborhood park in addition to the two already proposed for the area. (6) That the Parks Department be prepared to expand and improve upon existing parks and recreational facilities as population increase demands it. Sewers (1) That· the Sandy Creek Improvements Project be :i,nitiated as soon as possible in order to bring about the major solution to most of the sewage and flooding problems in the area. (2) That until the Sandy Creek Improvements Project is initiated whatever temporary solutions are feasible be implemented to alleviate sewage conditions before large new housing projects are constructed. (3) That a plan of action be developed to identify and aid the owners those homes which are too poorly situated near Proctor Creek for anything economically feasible to be done about their sewage and flooding problems. of Other Facilities (1) That a public transportation study be made to specify problems faced by residents in terms of access to library, health, and employment facilities and to recommend feasible alternatives for resolving the situation. (2) That the City make a conce ntrated effort to upgrade street and tr·a ff ic facilities in the area, including the ere ction of traf f ic facilities at needed inte rsections, the construction of street lights in unlighted residential areas, and the general maintenance of clean and well paved .streets. (3) That efforts b e made to attract to nearby industrial area s firms that · would genera t e employme nt opportunities fo r local residents. (4) That t he Cit y requ i r e that deve lope rs of any publ ic housing p r oj ect s i n in the area hire local residents first in recruiting workers • . General (1) That l ocal community groups es t abl ish t he nec essary organizational machinery to direct t heir complaints and requests to the appropriate public agencies and to fo llow through and s_ee that their complaints and requests are acted upon. -· �-26(2) That the public service agencies act upon complaints and requests from local community groups and give the groups a ~lear explanation if they are unable to meet a requested service. (3) That every effort be made to develop a healthier mixture of low and middle income housing types throughout the City so that public housing d does not become further overconcentrated in the Northwest Browntown. �t• .. ,· ..... MEMO Tom Shuttleworth ro: From: Peter Labrie and Tom Bane Subject: Rezoning of Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of public housing We have examined various factors and issues concerning the rezon~~i of the Northwest Bankhead site for 540 units of 'turnkey' public housi~ 6 and have · come up with Che following findings and recom.nendations. Community Facilities and Services Needed According co our information on the NW area construction of the 540 units at the Bankhead site would probably generate the following needs in community facilities and services: ? (1) One (1) elementary school (2) One (1) neighborhood park (3) Public tran$portation improvements provi9ing efficient access to a library, connnunity park and shopping centers J (4) Book mobile to provide library service within the area (5) An increase in urgency to resolve high school problems of t he area. Construction of the public housing project would brin~ additional high school students into the area. This would probably increase the overcrowding at Archer or Fulton High Schools, but still not justify the construction of a new hi£h ? school, thereby further aggravating a deteriorating high scho~l situation. �- .. . ' -. . ·-- ' .. ' Prob l ems in Provision of Needed Facilities .1. nd Se rvic es One can also expect certain problems to be encountered in Qecting ? the needs listed above. 7 (1) These problems would probably include: Competition between the Il,:ml~l~ead an_d Browntown public housing sites for elementary school funds. as the following: next bond issue? 7 X both projects? (2) This brings up such que s t ions Is it too late to place the schools on t he Would there be enough funds for schools for If not, which project would come first? Reinforcement of already prevailing attitude among N'~ residents that their area is becoming a 'dumping ground' for public housing. More over, rezoning of the Bankhead site would undoubtedly make residents less prone to accept rezoning of the Browntown site. (3) Considerable difficulty in making necessary public transportatio.1 improvements. From the residents' point of view, efficieat bus service would be a dire need, but from the point of view of the bus line, which is privately owned, there would not be enough people in the project to make the improvements profita~le. Ad dition al Considerations In addition to the above problems there are some other highly si &nif- icant consideration which must be taken into account. (1) Construction of the Bankhead project would in fact contribut e to the current trend of an overconcentration of public hous ing in the NW area. This in turn would aggravate the develo? in.; social problems in the area, especially the feelings among the residents of social isolation and hostility toward city hall about �.... . . .... ...... -· , ' ... l'agc 3 being 'dumped ' into public housing pro j ects . in t he out!.ki rts ? of the city. · l' In fa~t, it may very well be that the benefits of erecting additional public housing projects in the N.,,/ will be outstripped by the costs of increased soc~al problems. (2) ~ t, I .> ,\i ·,V D ,\ {,' f~ ~f There is a lack of information on development plans for t he area surrounding the Bankhead site. Such factors as compa ta- J ' bility of nearby ind us tries, potentiality of an employment base , . 'J ' . vi,_~, possibility of a mixture in types of housing, etc. should be \~u..f' ~}' ,v. . . carefully examined before ~ decision is - made on rezoning t he ~.,. y· /'v site. Recommendation In light of the above findings it i~ our recorranendation that the Bankhead site not be considered for rezonin~ for publi~ housing until t he f ol~?wing conditions are met: (1) The stu dy on public housing is released which shows that e very effort is being made to distribute public housing throughout the city. (2) Preliminary provisions are made for meeting community faciliti.:~s and service needs: schools, parks, public transportation s e=vice, ' etc. 1,). .

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re..~u/Jt.. £)3/e<,c"'/rvi CA;..:/~) <>Y o//2e,v-J~, )'), ~.2/-e...(M_;d 7o ~ <Yh'C iii• f'<Jd/4,PA .. n,,e.J, 1.,..,, ;Jh M c~ ch-~'t;v.>. ...:>t' ~ 0C-1..JrJ(ene_e,J 0£;:d1CN1-J -~~ c-<,~IIYI ~ "7 M ~~ r;;v-G ~ n o.f fj t. v"'Aa, 14- --~ f) ry,d·. ~7 �... ~- I ATLA TA DEPARTMENT of CONSTRUCTION 301 CITY HALL Atlanta 3, Georgia September 29, 1967 RI CHARD W. RE $;:>E~ S RAY A . N IX ON A SS T. CH I E F O F c c,r ,.~ TRL.CTI C ' , Ct, ief o f Con s tructi on ROBERT H . M O R RISS ASST . CHI E F OF C O NS.TH ' C 1 1.:., · . Mr. Ross Arnold At.torney at Law 904 Stand ard Federal Savings Bldg. Atlanta, Georgi a 30303 Dear Mr. Arnold: With reference to your letter of Se ptember 26, i.967, the follor.. ing corr.men t s are offered relati ve to the pr opos ed devel b pme nt of appr oximatel y 65 acre s of l3nd on the no_rth and south side of Ba nkhead Highway, N.W. at Maynard Drive . l-{r . Fr a ncis B. Shee t z, Ar chite c t , h a s pr eviou s ly ·a dv i s e d this of f ice of a prop osed deve lopment in this a r ea and his pl ans for such deve lopment are pre s en tly und er review from the standpoint of sewer availability. Mr. Sheetz advised us al s o that a ny development i n this ar ea was a t least 12 to 18 months i n th e fu t ur e a nd pre s ented no immediate probl em fr om the standpoint of requiring sani ta r • s ewer s . Thi s offi ce has advised Mr . She e tz i n t he pas t t hat t he pr opos ed dev elopment i n t h is area would be serv ed wi t h s anit ar y s ewers a t an appropri a t e time c o pe r mi t deve lopment by s ome means to be deve lope d in cons ultation wi th t h e devel oper . At this time, we antic ipate that a sma l l package e j e c t or s ta t ion loc ~ted somc\.J e·· J near the westerly boundary of th e proposed development will be required to l if t sanitary s ewer flows t o an existing outfa ll sewe r in Carroll Road. I t is a nticipate d furth er tha t thi s package eje c t or s ta t i on cou l d be e limina t ed wi t hin t h P next 2 ye ar s by t h e ins t a l lation of a ma jor - s a nitary t r unk s ewer runni ng par3l l e 1 wi th the Chattahoo chee Rive r at a point ne ar this dev e l opment and flow i ng to t h e Sa ndy Creek Wa t e r Pol l ution Contr ol Pl ant . A firm s chedu l e with r egard to th e l atter line is impossible t o s e t at t h i s t ime. The Publ ic Wor ks Comm ittee o f t h e At l anta Board o f Al dermen i s committ ed t o pr ,· i c •' sanitary s ewer se rvi ce to deve lopmAnt where such deve lopme n t is consid er "d h t ~ desirable and reasona bl e . Th is offi ce con side rs you r devel opmen t at this lrntfrn as both d esirable ~nd rea s onable a nd will as neces s ary, wor k wi th the dev r l 0~nr in providinr, f or san i t :iry sewer far.il it i es. Such fa ci.li ties, particul:~rl : ·hrr e a sewage lift sta t i on i s re quired, mi gh t wel l add to th e proposed cost of d ~v l rment and this factor s hould be consid e red o t t hi s t i me . Thi s office woul d e xp ~ t the developer to .bear t he cosf of t he ins t a l lation of a l ift station if such n station were necessarY, and the ass ociated force main, toge t h er with nll s~wer s 0n the deve lope rs site, as needed for t he deve lopmen t. �.. ,· -- . .. -:.. Page 2. September 29, 1967 More detail with r egard to cost and construction problqms in ·this r egar d wi l l be available shortly, upon the completion of surveys being conducted by thi s o ff ic e . I trust that this will adequately fulfill t h e ne eds cited in your letter of September ' 26, and permit you to proceed in this regard. · Yours very truly~ Jffdii~I

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RHM:ck cc: Mr. Tommy Shuttleworth Planning Department �- ~• I • • . . .. . • \ ' ATLANTA · PUBLIC SC A0MINl6TRATION BUIL91NCi 224 CENTRAL AVE .. 6 .W. ' ATLANTA . GCORCilA Of"FICE OF' ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR SCHOOL J-LA.N T PLANNING AND September 29, 1967 CON8TRUCTl0N Hr. Ross Arnold Arnold & Cate 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re: Banl<l1ead Housing Development-Land Lot 267 Dear Mr. Arnold: At your request, this is to confirm in writing that the Department of School Plant Planning and Construction of the Atlanta Public Schools has been working with you in an attempt to plan for necessary additional school facilities which will be generated by your proposed housing development on Bankhead Avenue, N~ W., between Carroll Drive and the Chattahoochee River . The nearest elementary school is the Mayson School. It is a small schoo:J., and to make matters worse s two thirds of the building was burned last spring. Construction is now under way to rebuild the school , and it · is expected to be completed by February. Its size, however, is such that no additional students should be assigned to the school. This means that a new school will be required because of your housing project. j We discussed possible sites adjacent to your proposed development. We have examined nearby property presently zoned R-4 and feel quite sure that an adequate school sit e can be purchased ·in that area. The gas main which runs through som~ of this propertyis of some concern to us. I believe you have plats sho,ving the exact location of this gas main. I f you have such information, this department would greatly appreciate a copy of such a plat. The high school situation is also overcrowded in this area . The nearest school t o your propo sed development is Harper High School. This summer, however, the Douglass High School will open, and this facility should completely relieve Harp er High School for ne..x:t year. It is probable, however, that an addition will have to be scheduled for Harper High School. ~ This department wishes to eA'J?ress its appreciation for your cooper.1tive spirit and your consideration of school needs of. people . Sincerely yours, 'U ~" { >-<~ 1 { , '-..) . 1J.1..,-.-•\..-<\.. <:.,,l_ Darwin W. \voma ck Assistant SupCl.' .i.n t.~ud~~n t D\v'W: pu cc: !vl r. Cecil Thornton ) 30J 0 .3 t (· �,., \ • • r ) ' It ~ ., ' DEPARTMENT of WATER WORKS • < ..... . 68 MITCHELL STREET, S. W. .. ! r: ; .· : .- . ,, 102 City Hall "" PAUL WEIR JACKSON 5-8341 Atlan t a, Georgia 3 03 03 September 29, 1967 WE !JEL L R . c.r~ ",j ,'.> _ GENERAL M A NACER OFF l : C:: ' /J.-•,,-..-=,·- WILLIAM T . BUSH W. CU9Tl3 h : ~T E.: " ASST, GENERAL MANAGER ,:.u;;:,1-v R Mr. Ross Arnol d Arnold & Cate 904 S-tandard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ross: Thank you f or your lette r relative to the availability of water for a 45_ acre tract of land on Banlchead Highway between the drive-in theatre and the Chattahoochee River. We have a 8-inch main in Bankhead Hi ghway, a 12-inch in Carroll Road, and an 8-inch in Maynard Road. Atlant a ' s Water Depart~ent is a modern, muqicipally owned utility valued at $175 , 00 0,000. We have a continuous program of upda;ing and strengthening t he system to .provide the most reliable water service possible to all our ci tizen-customers. However, fa ctors beyond our control such as water m&in breaks, elect ri cal po~ir fa ilures, et c. can cause a reduction in pressure and volume or complete suspension of service during tne period of repairs . We cannot assure any customer of uninterr4pted service during these e~ergencies. · If a building req ui res a guaranteed minimulTI wat er pressure and volume, it is the responsibility o f the OWJler to provide adequate storage and booster pumps. It will be a pleasure to work with you in providing water service and fire protection for this proj ect. Paul Weir PW:sb "AILANT11 Gl<OW,'J WI-/EHE WAltN OO{S"

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�----- ---· ----~-- . , ..... . i . ' DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager. Atlanta, ·Georgia 30303 •' ' October 2, 1967 JACK C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Arnold Cate Arnold ·and Cate · Attorneys· at Law 904 Standard Federal Savings Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cate: As per your recent request, I am listing all parks and their development status within a five mile radius of the property listed in rezoning application No. Z-67-131-E. ,. .. . : ·' The parks under development are as follows: Collier Drive, . .. ,.Wilson Mill Road, Gun Club ( Community Park) , Center Hill -- · .. , :-:, .. : -.-.and Chattahoochee._.. The older parks already developed are English and Adamsville Recreation Center. The two undevelo ped park sites are Peyton .Road and Sandy Creek, a total of . nine parks. " } ,:....... ".~·/ ,... ~-, ;-- ,_-:~ '·~·- • ~ ~:~.• ~ •,r' • "'*. l >'( ...:'~· The parks we hope to have well developed by the end of 1969 are Collier Drive, Wilson Mill and Gun Club. · I hope the ·above information will prove of use to you. Sincerely, f ~/,/~ A. P. Brindley Parks Engineer APB:cj ' • . J �k1; (_ ~ 2_ C.-V -1:_ , U '._ ~,_., ,L t_, 0-o r\/'v,_.v, :_ct::_~__.__ -).\ ,~J'-' a,;t.,6 o; HOUSING RESOURCES COH!1ITTEE Room 1204, City Hall August .14., 1967 . Y.ir . Jim Crawford, Chairman Atlanta-fulton County J oint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co . 56 Peachtr0a St. N. W. ..·•. Atlanta, Geor gia 30303 Dear Mr. Crawfordi Reference is made to Zoning p tition #Z-67-lJl~E on the Agenda of the Atlanta- Fulton County J oint Planning Board for conslderation August 16, 1967. .. , On August 9 the Executive Group of the Hou.sing ·Resources Committee considered the proposed re-zoning of this 45 acre tract from M-1 & M-2 t o A-1 for ~onstruction of low-income housing under the Turnkey program for Public Housing., as part of the City 1_s ac celerated low-income housing program . The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this prDposcd housing project ii badly needed in meeting an important portion of the City's critical houaing needs, unamiously endorsed this proposaJ. and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to recommend favorable a cti on nn t he proposed r e-zoning of this site for Public Housing under the Turnkey Program. Reference ia also made to Zoning petition //Z-67-138-E on your agenda for consideration at your August 16 meeting . The Executive Group of the Housing Resourceo Committee on August 9 also considered the proposal for re-zoninz of approximately 69 acres of a larger tract from R-3 to A-1 for the purpose of construction of approximately 360 dwelling units under · the 221 d (3) co-op program. · The Executive Group of this Committee feels that this proposed housing project is des.Lrable in meeting a special seement of the overall housing requirement for low and medium income .families in Atlanta and adopted a Resolution that your Board be requested to also recommend favorable a.ctio~ on the proposed re-zoning of this site for the purpose stated. · Sincerely, .. · Cecil A. Alexander~ Chairman Housing Resources Committee MDJ/sll 2· ec~-,; .J..J M A ,, Sf+,;11}'-~~,fh �- - - - ---- -- - - -· - -·- J..J<..c;i '. H~ '--:_ &/_'7._r-t»-<~ ~~ t ~ , 12.-. Hai SING RESOU CES C1)HHI TTES Room 1204~ City Hall SeptGmber 1,;~ 1967 Mr. Jim Crawford,. Chn.irrnan Atlant~-Fulton County Joint Planning Board Adair Realty & Loan Co. 56 Peachtree Sto • Wo Atlanta, Georaia. 30303 Dear Mr. Crawford: . Enclosed are copies of l etter to you d.:lted Aueust Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairma."1, 14, 1967, f'rom O-.lsing Resot,z-ces Committee., advisini of endorsement by tha Housing o~ources Comtllttco of re-1,oning petitions

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and requesting favorable recom.~endations by th~ Plenning Board. a Alexnnder has as1-ed me to r equest ~ou to please hav0 transmitted, with the report of the recommendations of the Planning Board, to the ZQ.nine Cam.":'.!ittce o.f the Board of Aldermen, co;ios of the above indicated l.otter shooing the posit ion o.f the Housing Resources Committee i:-rl.th r espect to the~o t10 petitions . Sincerel y, Halcolm D. Jones Super•Jisor of Inspection Services Mill/ sp Enclt cc: 2 copies of HRC l etter dated August Y~. Tamrrr:, Shuttloworth .14, 1967. �. , . .. MINUTES HOOSING RESOORCES COMMITTEE MEET!NG October 23, i967 T h e ~ ,· HRC Conmittee, aild the Land Acquisitio~ Panel ~t the Housing Resources Comnµ.ttee met jointly with the members of the Plantrl.ng Department at 11:00 a,m., Octobe~ 23~ 1967, in Committee Room #2 1 City Hall, pursuant to invitatiortal. notice attached~ The roiiow:1.nt me~bers were present! Mrl Mr; Cecii A. Aiexartder~ Chairman, Housing Resources Committee F.· C. Terrell, rep:t-esenting Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr •. Cl:.ayton R, Yates, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. W.W. Gates, Consultant Also present were invited guests, including: w. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Chamber o!' Commerce, Housing and Redevelopment Committee Mr, Len E. Sweat Jr,, Director of Governmental Liaison Mr. Ge'orge Planning Director, Collier Gladin, presided. Mr, Gladin stated that he and the members of his sta!f were very happy to have an opportunity to meet with the Housing Resources Committee and discuss mutual problem~, He stated that every effort.would be made in the future to work with the Housing Resources Committee. Mr. Gladin briefly explained the progress being made by his Department in produeing a new Land.Use map. He presented a map showing progress to date, but . explained that many changes would necessarily have to be made before the map is completed and approved by other city officials. Mr. Gladin also stated that coll8id~ration should be given to higher densities for low-income housing, including use of high rise. Mr, Pierce Mahoney of the Planning Department explained the proposed Land.Use map in detail and also exhibited a second map indieating projections to 1983. He stated that the locations of the proposed rapid transit •ystem stations have not been determined ·and this eould be one item that would involve possible changes, �- - - - - - --- 2 City Planner, J. C. Johnson distributed a list of possible sites for lowincome housing prepared by the Planning Department on October 23, 1967. He stated that in his opinion a package of 10 to 15 possible low-income housing sites distributed throughout the City should be submitted at one time for zoning consideration, rather than individual requests for each property. He stated that the package approach would hopefully aid in surmounting neighborhood and Feceral objections such as have been encountered in connection with individual parcel zoning. He explained that !fayor Iva., Allen's goal of 16,800 low-cost units in five years has been slo,re ·:. by obj e ctions of residents and the Federal government, high land costs and difficulty i n getting zo:ling changes. Johnson s ~id most of t he sites the plannsrs are considering aren't zoned for apartment units. Residents on nu.~erous occasions have appeared before the Aldermanic Zoning Committee to beat back requests for zoning changes that would permit low-cost housing in their neighborhoods. Mr. Johnson s2id that he hoped the Housing Resources Committee, the Citizens Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal, the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee or some similar group would pursue the package idea, develope it and sutmit it to the proper zoning authorities. He stat ed that the list distributed was incomplete and that probably a number of additional areas could be added. Mr. Johnson submitted a proposed development plan, using the old Ball Park s ite on Pence de Leon Avenue as an illustrat i on of how a site might be developed f or mixed uses including high rise apartments, shopping areas, etc. Mr . Gates , HRC Co:;,.rnittee Consult ant, provided :member s of the Pl anning Department with a list of 22 Proposed Sites, dated October 10, 1967, which owners or those having control, have voluntarily listed with the HRC for sale for use i n t he low-income Housing Program. Only 4 of these sites are zoned A-1 however. Mr. Cecil Alexander, Chairman of the Housing Resources Committee stated that there appears to be an excess of l and in the City presently zoned f or industrial use and suggest ed that study be given to det ermine if some of t his land should be released fo~ use as apartment sites. Mr. Alexander also stressed the urgent need for an overall Land-Use plan nhich would make additional apartment sites available. �\I 3 The meeting adjourned at 12:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, < ,-,

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.' ...;~.'-j~__/ ..jl!--~·-2 -Malcolm D. Jones ( / Supervisor of Inspection Services . <.• ••/ Encls: (with original only) -: • • Invitational Notice, Possible Sites for Low-income Housing, dated October 23, 1967. Proposed Sites offered for the Low-ihcome Housing Program dated October 10, 1967. �AGENDA Housing Resources Committee Executive Group Meeting 10:00 a.m. September 12, 1967 Committe e Rm. No. 2 1. Call to Order and General Comments - Chairman 2. Summary Report on Status of Low-income Housing Program - Jones ). (a) Low-income Housing Requirements - Extract from GIP - Jones (b) Action by HRC - Chairman (a) Consideration of Land Suitably Zoned for Low-income Housing - Jones (b) Discussion and Determination by HRC of Recommended Procedures to Assist Program (for Joint Meeting with Planning and Development Committee Sept. 29) - Chairman 4. 5. Requests f rom Sponsors for Support on 3 Rezoning Petitions before Zoning Committee - Jones 6. Accel er at ed Procedure - Multi-family Processing by FHA - Gates 7. 5% 8. Panel Reports - Chairman 9. other &siness (Comments on Urban Ameri ca Seminar) - Chairman Donation by Nonprofit Sponsors Propos ed for Rent Supplement Proj e cts - Spe cial Notice from Ur ban Amer ica �Si&A ¥04£4A4b #§@2#$,!Q(J 4 ;g;_ MINUTES HOUSING RESJTJRC'SS COMHITTI:E :SXECUTIVE GR,)H? l-:IE?.TL '!1 September 12, 1967 The Executive Group of the Housing Hesources Committee met at 10: 00 a.m., September 12, 1967, in Cormu.ttee Room f2, City Hall. The following members were present: Mr. Cecil A. Alexander, Chairman, Housing Resources Committee Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, Co-Chairman, Housin1 Reso·....rccs Committee Mr. Archer D. Smith, representing Mr~ Charles L. Weltner, Acting Chairman, Legal Panel Yir. Henry L. PJ.lls, representing Mr. Le e Bur 6 e, Chairman, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Hr. John Wilson, member, Finance and Non-Profit Funds Panel Mr. Charles F. Palmer, representing Mr. Clarence D. Coleman, Chairman, Public Housing Panel Mr. F. c. Terrell, representing Mr. Wallace L. Lee, member, Land Acquisition Panel Dr. 'Vivian Henderson, Acting Chairman, Land Acquisition Panel Mr. J. A. Alston, member, Land Acquisition Panel Mr~ Stewart Wight, member, Land Acquisition Panel ~an Williams. Jackson, Chairman, Social Problems Panel Mr. Edward S, Simon, Vice-Chairman, Business Participation Panel Mr. Dale Clark, Chairman, Public Information Panel Mr. Malcolm D. Jones, Director Also present at the meeting were: Mr. William S. Holland, Executive Director, CACUR Mr. Lester A. Persells, Associate Executive Director, Housing Authority Mr. Alexander opened the meeting with comments pertaining to the program and then cailed on Nr. Jones to present the current status report of the program. Mr. Jones stated. that his office was in the process of retyping the low.. income housing inventory report but had only the summary ready for this meeting (Item 2 on the agenda and document 2 in the folder which had been presented to Executive Group members) . He explained that included in the inventory are apartment units bei~ developed under conventional financing which do not cost more than $10,000 per unit to construct, $12,000 for each side of a du~lex and $1S,OOO for a single family house. He explained that the last page of the summary contains notes, ro me of which are especially significant •. He explained that Item A of the notes gives a comparison of the status of the program on August Jl, as compared with the previous report of June 28 and stated that on the whole we have lost ground in this program since the previous report two months ago. �2 He then called attention to the extract from the CIP report pertaining to low-income housing requirements (Item 3 on the agenda and in the folder). He also pointed out that we are not rec1.lly building low-cost housins in public housing but low-income housing . He also explained Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponclin:; document in the folder passed out to Committee members, pertainj_ng to availahle land sui tabl)r zoned for the low-income housing program. At this point Mr. Alexander explained that Mr. Jones' office was understaffed to hancUe the statistical data required by the CIP and proposed that from here on out when someone GOes to the Building Department for a pennit we should try to r-;et the Per1rdt Desk to list what the rent on the units will be and number of bedrooms per unit; thc>.t there is no way we can require this legally; and that another thing that we need to clo is to <1lso go back to the developers now in the program and get more specific information on their plans. He proposed for this purpose that the City provide a Clerk to the Committee for not less than 3 months. He stated that he felt the structures bein5 built are reasonably r,ood and that his feelin: :s are that a great deal more interes t should be put in the lowest rental-purchase ranges ; that we can get more in that price range from the prefabricated housing; th2.t the carrying charges on these per month is important and we should find out what it is; that to meet the really tough part of the program misa.as going to the City for additional help. He also asked for comments f rom members of the Committee. Mr. Clark said he would sup::_Jort askin.:; f or more help; that he also saw a news report for housinr, that would rent for 1~50 to fi>70 per month, under the Farmers Association program; that it is in DeKalb County, and is called City Line. Mr. Alexander stated that is a good start to ~et low.cost housing in the counties. Another member stated that the Farmers Association pro,~ram is also a part of the FHA program. Mr. Palmer inquired as to the definition of low-cost housing? Mr . Jones replied that it is essentially a matter of interpretation, Mr. Alexander stated that is was from $0 to ~55 per month, Mr. Palmer commented 11 And they want low-income housine built under private enterprise?" Mr. Alexander replied it is thought of now primarily as a Turnkey development. Mr. Jones added "And even Rent Supplement11 • �3 Mr. Alexander again proposed askin~ the City f or a Clerk and developing a form for the Building Department to get filled out at the t ime permits are obtained and. c tated that we will have to talk to Mr. Hoff ord about that. A motion was made that the matter be left in seconded it. The matter was drop'.:Jed there. M r. Jones' hands, ¥ir. Yates Mr. Alexander then explained that the roll of this Committee in zon.i.ng matters is not an open ru1d shut case as to how to make 1~ecormnendations to the Boo.rd of Aldermen; that we have been taking this on as a extracurricular roll to a ;,sist the developers in this progr am; t hat this has been done in several instances, but no members of this Committee have been asked to eo around lookin£s at these sites to r e commend those which we consider r easonable, Mr. -Jones explained thnt this is what he and Mr. Gates have been attem0tint; to do; that they have been out with the s-,Jonsors and actually looked at most of the aites and have only listed ancl encouraa;ed thos e which they felt were pr actical and desirable, t hat in a several instances they have di scoura~ed sponsors fr om submittinc: s ites which they f elt were i mpracticable or unsuitable . Hr. Alexander continued that his f eel inc i s that we should t ry t o aid and assist the builders in this progr am but that we have no power to chan;:;e what is going on and that we are hnvin s our pro_)osals turned down one by one f or various reasons. He stated that t he approach which he f elt we should truce i s to i ssue a gener al s tatement about t he housing progr am, i t s needs, and t he shorta~e of l and that is now suitabl y zoned and t o work toward gettin:s a rezoning of the entire City , with due consi derat ion f or low-income housing needs; t hat as for working wit h the developer s we should be governed by what we see i s a ccept able to the Board of Alder men and the Building De~artment i n· granting permits; and f ur ther to come to some conclusi on about t he probl ems. He s t at ed t hat we shoul d also hel p the developers arr ange meetings with the Aldermen, Departments involved and anyone 1>1ho 1-1ants t o talk to t hem about deficiencies in Communit y Facil ities r el ated t o t he housing program, which in some instances have been l oeimatc , such as parks, transportation, traffic, schools etc . He further stated. that at t he same time the ur,'sency of this program has seemed to es cape s ome ?eopl e; that one thi ng whi ch we also need is to emphasize the requirement f or additional l ow-income housing in the neighboring cities and countios and make it clear tha.t we are not trying to create a haven here in Atlanta for the whole country to come to and move in on this program; that this may happen, but we should t ry t o avail' it. He st ated that the CIP requirement is for replacement of houses and apartments that are unfit for human habitation • . He then called upon Mr . Jones for comments . Mr. Jones stated he feels tha t it wo do not take a position to actively sup:iort the cJ.evelopers who have proposed good projects and which ap~ear~ reasonable, he di d not know who would; that he was personally inclined to feel that we can do a service if we asa Committee take a -·JOsition on such proj ects; that he docs not think however that many ar ens will be built in the City which already have a surplus of cormnunity facilities; that he has hopec:_ that we can supµly facilities such as parks, nchools, pl aygrounds etc. simultaneous with the development of the housing proj e cts, by r elying on other Agencies and other Department s; �4 that those details should be chocked into carefully and coorc;ination made to provide these services as adequately as we ca1~. He said that he felt personally that a statement from the Housing rtesources Committee on each of the projects proposed f or low-income housing would be helpful to the Planning Boa;.~d and. the Zoning Committee when they make their decisions. He pointed out difficulties which we have had in gettine sites approved up to that point and e:;~)lained that he and Hr. Gates (the Committee Consultant) have attempted to look at each proposed site but have been unable to follow through on aJJ. details such as checking on the adequacy of community facilities etc.; that in several instances he and Hr. Gates have discourn:~ed sponsors for this reason or that; such as ground too rough, facilities not available etc. and that as a result, sever al of the sites originally proposed have nevP.r come up for rezonin~. He further stated tha,t he was inclined to feel that on those pronosals for Turnkey development that it would even be 1-roll for the Planning Board and the Zoning Committee -to know whether or not the Housing Authority considered the sites as favorable ~.nd suitable. One member commented that perhaps the whole City needs to be rezoned. Mr. Alexander replied it seemed to him that we must create additional land through purchases for the ci ty-·wide a pproach; that when the individual developer canes along, there should be a body looking to tho interest of the whole city and it ap;:>eared to him that these things have thus far been considered only by the Board of Aldermen; that he wonders whether this is doing the program the best service? He stated that consulting with the Planning Board is also very 1~uch in order, presumably. In referring to Item 4(a) on the agenda and the corresponding marked docU17lcnt in the fol der, Dr. Henderson inquired if this material is whc>.t his Committee had asked for? Mr. Jones s t at ed that this is l1hat the Planning Department pr ovided in r e:Jponse to his a zoning ma:9 of nnd a report of by Land Lot and p.'.lilel's request; thnt when ue got it, it crone in t wo f orms: the City with va cant land areas superimposed on it in orange; total land in tho various zoning cat aeories and vacant land Dis trict. Mr. Jones furth0r explained that the Planning fupartment is now making a co~prehensive Land-Use s tudy to go before the Board of Aldermen with s ome proposed chti.Il~es in the overall land-use of the City; that he felt the bes t thi n3 this Committee could do now is to cct its r e commendations presented to tho Planning and Development Committee; that we have a Joint Meeting scheduled for the 29th of Sept ember . Mr. Alexander then told Dr. Henderson that he s hould meet with Mr. Jones to go over the mat erial provided by the Planning Department, but that i n trying to resolve this thing we are s till short on l and and thos e two should cane up with a proposal , say in Sept ember, as to the number of a cres needed and its dis tribution. Dr . Henderson asked approximately how many a cres does tha t involve? �5 Mr . Jones replied that the maximum 0.ensity authorized f or garden type .::partments is 16 units per acre, but that the Housing Authority has been trying to hold that down to about 12 units per acre. Mr. Pcrsells stated that was correct; that 3, h, Qlld 5 bedroom units, which t he Housing Authority particularly ne eds, results in reduction of the density below 16 units per a cre. Mr. Jones explained we had one project which has been approved by FHA at 16 units per acre , but it is in an Urban Renewal project; that we had a developer recently dro~ a project becnusc he had bought the land expecting to develope it at the ma.xir.um authorized density of 16 units per acre and that in preliminary clis cussions, F"rlA suggested 10 uni ts per acre. Mr. Alexander stated that it is open to deb~te about how many total acres would be required.; that our exp8rience to date indicates that no more than 1/3 of the land appropriately zoned actually gets into the low-income housing program, due to turndovms by HUD, FHA, nei ghborhoods etc.; that to date only about 1/3 of the land zoned has found its way into this program. Mr. Alexander stated that there ap:1ears to be a need to r ezone the City at large; that there wer e 51 zoning petitions on the agenda recently for one r-.co ·::ing of the Planning Board. Mr . Jones expl ained that the current z oning was especially planned f or

}ndus1;,ry; that many areas were original ly planned but never used as industrial,

1-;:C.- .ich development will not occur in the f orsecable futur e , and that the same c_pplies to much of the land now zoned residential ( singl e family development) t-:hereas tho immediate need of the City now i s for low-income multi-family housing. Mr. Persells e.xpl ained that the Housing Authority has gone back over the l anu to cons:i.der addit i onal parcels 1vhich could be used f or the low-income housing c~tegoriJ where chrin gcs seem to be reasonabl e .

Mr. Alexander stat ed the builders have claimed that FHA procadurea were hol d.inc them up , that Atlanta is one of the City's in which FHA now clcims that it can process an application in l ess than 2 weeks; that this i s a change in nttitude , but the 221 d ( 3) proeram does not come within the direct line of FHA 1 s principal insuring policy. Mr . Alexa,~der asked Mr . Clark if the report prepared by Mr. Gat es on the accelerated procedure for multi-family processing by F1IA could be carried to the press (Item 6 on the agenda, with co-::iics in the folders ) Mr . Clark indicated that it would probably be better for this tY}Je of announcement to be made by the local FHA office rather than f r om this Committee. �6 Mr. Alexander then referred to Item 7 on the agenda pertaining to the proposal in the Rent Supplement program to require nonprofit sponsors to put up 5% equity (in effect a donation); that the reason the attempt to put this thine; in, is the theory that if nonprofit sponsors 2.re financially imo lved in the success of their project that they will have more permanent interest in it; that Urban AmGrica's feeling is, if this is done the Rent Supplement program will die before it gets nn opportunity to grow; and Urban America has suGgested that those interested send telegrams to their Senators and to Senator Warren Magnuson sugGesting th2.t this approach of requiring the 5% equity will defeat the purpose of the program; that what he would like to do is to eet an authorization from the Committee to sign a t 8l egram in support of this position and to urge cons ideration of this matter in the final preparation of the bill. A motion was made by Mr. Palmer, seconded and unanimously adopt ed asking Mr. Alexander to send. such telegrams to .:i.ppropriate Senators, Mr. Cl.:i.rk asked if the 5%o.onation Mr. Alexander stated that it i s nonprofit, s1Jonsor is not sup;iosed to 2.nd it is asking too much of him to Mr . Alexanuer also said that to give nonprofit projects one can borrow up is what you are competing with, in a is a known step or a new development. new; that the thinking is that the be get tin~ any profit back from the project put up 5%equity donation to the project. tho other sid0. of it is, that in 221 d (3) to a 102% of the project coat and this sense. Mr. Pers ells asked Mr. Alexander to explain the l02_;i . Mr. Alexander explained what the extra

2% takes care of.

Mr. Alexander again asked for and received unanimous consent to r equest the City for a GI.erk for at least 3 months. Mr. Alexander then called for hrief reports from the Panel Chairmen. Legal Panel - Mr . Archer Smith made a very interes ting presentation of his case study and the significance of the She.ffer vs. City of Atlanta Housing Code Case, which he announced was coming up for hearing the next day. Constructi on and Design Panel - As no one was present to represent this panel, Mr. Alexander explained a proj e ct which that panel was working on involving Building Codes and a System s tudy. Finance and Nonprofit Funds Panel - Mr. Alexander explained that this panel is working on creation of a Honpr ofit Housing Development Corporntion, He also mentioned the favorable comment s made at the Urban America Seminar by a local banker pertaining to loans made through his bank to sponsors of nonprofit projects. �7 Business Participation Panel - Hr. Alexander cormnented briefly on his rec ent conference in Washington with Se.cretary Weaver and FHA Administrator, Braim.stein, pertaining to bringing "Big Business 11 into the low-income housing field. Public Information Panel - Mr •. Clark commented on the ill-fated Browntmm Road rezoning at tempt and to a nonprof it sponsor proj ect which is being promoted locally by the Interfaith Group of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation. Social Problems Panel - Daan Jackson explained that the avera::,;e annual income for Negroes in Atlanta is $3600 and that the number one question is the adequacy of the number of bedrooms in rent8l units . Mr. Alexander then called on Mr. David T. Edwar ds, sponsor of a rezoning petition f or an 18 acre site on the \I.Jest side of Atlanta , i'Jorth of Bakers Ferry Roacl , S. W. (LL 2h, 14th Dist. FF) to present his proposal ( one of three in Item 5 on the· agenda )~ Ytr. Edwards made a good and convincing presentation. From questions a ske d mid comments J11ade by some members of the Committee , the Cornmi ttee ai)poared receptive to Mr. Edwards I propos8l. Formal action by the Committee however was not called for by the Chairman to endorse this proj ect to the Zoning Committe e , as had previous ly been re ques ted by Mr. Edwards, as well a s similar requests from sponsors of t wo other projects which the Committe e had previously endorsed to the Planning Board. This was for r easons explained earlier in the mooting . Subsequently however, the Chairman of the Planning Board. was r eques t ed to pas s on to the Zoning Committee , with the Plannin.r; Boards' r e commendations, a l etter which had pr eviously been written by the Committee to the Planning Board endorsing those t wo proj ects. The mee ting was adjorned nt 12 noon. l_,. ~ti~ _ ,,.,_,,.,,i , ~ <~- Malcolm D. J onefJ Supervisor of I nspe ction Services Encls : Agenda Documents contai ned i n fol der provided every member pr esent (wi th file copy only ) • �NORTHWEST-BROWNTOWN AREA A NEIGHBORHOOD STUDY City Planning Department City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 �t ri 11 11 II llI I NORTHWEST- BR OVvNTOWN AREA A i'-iEIGHBOR HG OD STUDY I. I City Planning Depa ·trne ni" City Hall Atlanta, Georgia October, 1967 ~ ... - - ------ -- ...---·- ,__._ . .. ___ . . . - __ _.. .... - _____.... -- . - · �I 1- ACKNOWLEDGMANTS. --··-· ---::---·· • I The City Planning Department wishes to express its gratitude to area r e sidents and to the following organizations and departments for their valuable assistance in this studi,-:: Northwest Perry Homes Citizens N~ighborhood Advisory Council Atlanta School Sys t""',n · . · .• · Atlanta Parks Department Atlanta Construction Department Atlanta Public Library~ . Atlanta Housing Authority ""IP" ..,._ I ' ~ - - ""';,-- -·· • . - 1 ·· ~ ... __... Fulton County Health Department It also wishes to express its gratitude to the following members of the Special Planning Committee of the North~·1 est Perry Homes Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council for their cooperation and patience in working with planne rs to develop this study: Mr. Hub e rt Brcwn Mr. Robert Dobbs Hrs. Odessa Hill Mr. Fred A. Morris Mrs. Mary Sanford Mrs . Odess a Wheeler Mrs. Josie Wynn ( �TAB LE OF CONTENTS Acknowl edgements Table of Contents I N"T RODUCTION ---------------------------------------------------------- l SUR\'E Y OF CCtl'.:CNlTY FACILITIE S ; • l PROBLE'r-'..S &. NEEDS --------------------- 5 Identific.1.tion of Com:.mmit y Probl ems -------------------- - -------- 5 !. ,: Discussion of Con·munit y P:.:ob l ems & Needs --------------- - - ··------- 8 I MP LICATIONS O:' FUTURE RE SID:Si·i.'..'1.:/.L GROWTH FOR C01:1HU~'f:.TY F!-..G:LIT IE S 17 Residential Growth in Nor thwest ---------------------------- ~--- - - 17 I mp lications For Community Fac il i t i e s------------------------ - - -- 19 Pr obl ems of Publi~ Housing

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·1 ·· .L . ·- RECOMMENDATIONS---------------------------------------------- - -------- 23 Transitional Nat ure of N. W. Browntown Area -------- - -- :- - - --- - --- - 23 Recommendat ion - - -------------------------- - ------------- - - - --- - - - 24 STUDY YiAP - --- - -------------------- - ---------·· -------------------- - ----

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21 .' j �'I I NTRODUCTION This report represents a prelimina ry study of corr~~nity problems in the Northwest Brm:m town Area of Atlanta. . It is not a comp rehensive p l an , bu t ·' moreso an assessment of the existing a nd f uture communit y need s brought ab out by the problems which the area is facing at t his par ticular point in it s development. It is hoped that the repo r t and 'its recommenda tions will g ive both residents and city officials a better sens e of direction in dealing with · the growth problems of the area. - ---·· BOUNDARIES -·· - The area referred to in this repo r t as t he Nor thwest Brmmto~m St udy Area is bounded by Perry Boulevar d on the north; the Louisville and Nashville Railway on the west; Bankhead Highway on the sout h; and Bolton and Nash Roads on the east. Included within these boundaries are t he Anti-Povert y Ta r get Areas H and I , and the residential commun ities of Carve r Hil ls , Ho l lywood Hi ll s , Lincoln Homes, Bolton Homes, Perry Homes, Scot t s Cros s ing , and Bowen Homes . HISTORY The Northwe st Browntown Area is part of the a rea wh i ch wa s annexed t o .... the City in 1952. At t he time of annexat ion i t was one of the rel a ively - ~ -~- . ·..--_ - ---· - undeveloped f ringe areas existing out side the City limi t s a nd cons isting primarily of s mall semi-rural communities . Howeve r, not long afte r a nnexa t ion residential growth i n t he area pro ceeded v ery rap i dly. Perry Home s, a l arge public housing pro jec t o f 1 , 000 unit s , was opened i n 19 55. Then other r e side ntial projects, l ar~cly in t he middle to low- i ncome range , f ollowed. Today t he are.:i cont ains ab out 17 , 00Q peop le and 4,425 housing units, of which 1 , 650 a re pub l i c and 2, 775 are p r ivate • ..,. -.· 1 �-2The re side nt ial growth ~~1i ch has occur r ed during the past 15 years i n Nort l:n;1cct Brow ntown h.:i..s generally been unplanned . Res identia l s ubdivisions have be en cons tructed without concommitant commun i t y fa cilities. The deve lo p- ment and improvement of schools, pa rks, and s ewer s have lagg ed behind r e s idential growth. The result is that today, despite t he built -up residential concentrations, the area still retains many characteristics of an undeveloped rural a r e a. One finds, for example, relatively dense concentrations of public hou sing units amidst large stretches of heavily wooded areas with unpaved roads and rough ·terrain. Most community facilities are eithe r opera ting av~r c a pacity or are still not sufficiently developed t o mee t populat i on needs. Even worse, residential growth occur ring in the are a is by no mcu ns s l owing down. Several new major housing projects and a ddi tions to exi st i ng housing totaling about 3,250 units are be ing consid e red for const r uc t io n . CIP estimates indic ate that the popula t i on of t he a r e a will doubl e i n abo ut 10 years and reach a total of about 40,000 peop l e by 1983. The dilemma facing Northwest Browntown is h?W to up - g r ade and i mprove a l ready deficient community facili ties i n l i ght of co nt inuing reside nti a l g rowth. Residents i n the area have b egun t o fa ce up to this d ilemma by organizing against f urther housing const ruction, p a rticularly public housing, unt i l more attention i s g iven by the Cit y t o scho ols, sewe rs , parks and at e r corr.rnunit y fac i lit ies and services. THE BROWNTOWN ZO NING I SSUE The most r ecent and impo r tant ef f o rt by res i dents t o p revent further publ ic hous i ng co nstru ct ion concerned the Brownt own. Zoning Issue. This ef f o rt stemmed from an app l i c at ion filed on June 29, 1967 t o change the zoning of a portion of property covering ab out 50 a cres and located north �of Brownto'Wll Road and west of Jar:1cs J.:i.ckson rarkuay. ~The application requested that the proper ty be changed from ~-1 (Light-Industr ial) to A- 1 (Apartments). The purpose of this rezoning was t o allow tL.C constru ct ion of 510 low-cost housing units under the turnkey program for public housing . Under this program the housing units would be developed privately o.nd then purchased by the Housing Author ity. A hearing on the zoning change was held .ugust 10 , 19 6 7, by the Zoning Committee of the Board o f Aldermen . At t hat ti~e they recomrr.ended adversely on the request for a change in zoning ue to comp laints by residents of the Browntown Area on grounds that curren school) park and s ewer facilities in the area are already inadequate and would be further over- burdened by the new development . Since no comprehens ive study had ever been made of Browntown's community p roblems , this study was initiated to help clarify and .assess those issues affecting it s f u ture deve lopment so that both residents nnd city officials might have a more effect ive framework f or dealing with its problens . APPROACH AND METHOD OF STUDY As c an be surmised from the above background information, this repor is merely a first st ep in provi ding orderly development of the Northwest :::- ~,: :,town Area. The approach is to focus on comrr~nity facilities and the attend u. communit y problems and needs arising from their utilizat ion. In surveying community needs the report d istinguishes both existing and future needs. Existing needs ref er to those it ems needing i mmediate atte ntion; while future needs refer to those estimated to develop in about 5-10 years , when the population is expected t o be about double its present size. �- -- I I - 4The approach taken for t hi s study cons i st ~d of t he f0llowi ng st ep s: 1. l

identific ;:i.y ion of major cor.miun it y p r oblems b y City pl :rnnc r :; in ( conjunction with the s pec ial Pl ann ing Commi tt ee of 1 I - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - ~ ~ - - - he N. W. Perry Homes Cit izens Ne i ghbo rhood Advi sory Council 2. an assessment by the planne rs of exis.ting and future com::nunity needs generated by the above probl ems and an inqui r y into t he Ii implications of future reside nt ial grou t h for up g r a ding c ommunity fa cilities and services 3. the formulation of a set of r ecommenda tio ns pointing out u h at needs to be done to meet exis ting deficiencies and anti c ipate future needs 4. a final meeting between planners and the sp e cial Planning CorriIJittee to discuss the findings of the study . �] -5SUR.VEY OF COi'IT-rLJNI'.i'Y FA.CIL I TitS : IDENTIFICATION GF PROBLENS & Ni::EDS corn-mTI'Y I?ROBLEiv..S This section itemizes tRc major problems involving corr.munity £aciliti~s .i.nd sarvic es in the $tudy area. It doeG no t cover all the problc:t,W ,:.:·:1~:.:csr, d by the residents or observed by the planners, but coverG only the most signif ·icant one s affecting the general devel opment o f the area . The Problems Include SCHOOLS (1) · Serious Overcrowding at Ar cher Hi2;h School With the 10 portable classrooms current l y being con~tructed , this ~cho ol wi l l have facilities f or an approxi~ate c npnc i~y of 1, 200 students, yet as of September 11, 1967 it had an actual e1rollment of nearly 1,700 students, (2) Extended Session at Archer Due t o the overcrowded cond it ions , Archer is operat i ng on C'tended session, whi ch means that a large ~roportion o f the students are out of s chool at 12 o'clock and hence a re without parent al supervision a ra.:ijo r par-t of the day, (3) Ove r crowding at Elementary Schools Al t hough overcrowding at the elcmc nt~ry schools is no t as serious . cit is at Archer, stil l mos t ol the eleme nt ary s chools are operating near or at peak capacity. This means they are unable to abs orb any large increase in populatio n, PARl(S AND RE CREATION ~ -..-4.,,,.."-.;J,.,- ..... ". - .....

(1) No Neighb orhood Parks or Programs for Lincoln Ho~es and Perry Homes These two important comnunities whi ch cont ai r:. from 7 , 000 to 9,000 peo le have virtually no City recreational fa ci lities and programs and very limited access to those in other areas. Lincoln Homes has no neighb orhood park at all and Perry Homes, while i t has s ome :recreationa l services rendered through the YMCA and the Girl's Club, has no City rec~~c -i onal service. (2) Inadequate and Po orly Developed Parks and Pluylot: Hill Park and Hol.lywood Hills Playlot Gun Club Park, Center �Gun Club I':ir k is th e com1r.unit y pc. r ·( dcsic nccl :::o scr ,c t h e st udy nrccl po pulation. It i s currcn · ly unde r P 1asc I I of it s construction sched ule and 6 o:r 7 of the to t .:il !~2 . 9 acre s 11 .::ivc bee d8velopcd. Hm-, eve r, -1h.:1t has been buil~ _shows lit tle apprec i a tion for the p re~crences o f t he local r esidents. Fo r example, the ma in re c reationa l faci lity built so far ha s been t ennis court s. Yet res id enLS ma i ntain that the tennis courts have been unused be c ause no one in t'1e community plays te-anis and basketball courts would have been n:ore s ~ i ~.:i.1::lc. Ce 1ter Hi ll Park , a neighborhood park of 16 ac,:-e s, has i r.s uffic i er:.t facilities co nsisting only of a baseball diamond and a foot ball f i e l d . Hollywood Hills Plavlot , loc ated at the s out hern end of Nagnolia Ceme t e ry, has been the . targe t of cornp L:lints by seve:cal r e3id ents due to its cl os e proximity to an unsafe and u r,healt fu l floo d pla in. (3) Ins u ff icie nt Distribution of Re c reational Le adersh ip The . one recreational l eader working in t he whole st udy area i s stationed at Sco tt Scho ol ,-, hich me ans none o f the comrnuni ies out s ide t he service a r e a of Scott School are served by a rec rcctional leader . SEI-JE RS (1) Backup and Overflow of Sanit ary and Storm Sewase Steady rainfall for a d ay or more brings about nurr:e rous c ases of s cuage overflowing into residents' yards and into vacan t lots and open spa ces. (2) Flooding of Procto r Cr eek The flooding of Pr octor Creek during steady rainfa ll is res pons ibl e not only for mu ch of th e s ewa 6 e overflow, but o.l s o for several rm-:ning incid e nts tho.~ have occurr ed in t he area . OTHER FACILITIES (1) Ins u ffi c ient Access to Health and Library Facilities De c entralized health centers in the study a re a arc not conveni e_ tl y a cc essible to al l r esidents , es pecially those of Carver Homes and Holl ywood Hi lls, and there i s no direct publ ic transportation rout e to ~he nearest hospital . The nearest l ibrary, the Dogwood Branch, is located at the·southe rn periph ery o f the study area and there is no direct acc ess t o it fron much o f the nort h ern part o f t he area. (2) Inadequat e Public Transportation Inadequate bus service is basic to the p rob lc~s of a cc ess to health and l"ibrary facilities and places of P.mployment. Public transport ation do e s not provide dir e ct rout e s to these fa c ilities . . · . . -.: ' �,.-- ' -l- (3) Hi scellaG~ous T1: .1f{ ic 2nd St:::e ct :t ?roblcms ,. I' This r efer s t o su ;b problems .'.l S t he lack of a t_.:i:'..'fic ::; i 0 nul i.l .: J .:::c'.-:s o n p~1.-:(,.1.:ty .::;nd l\rO'i·m l\G\m Road, a major inte:rscct:f_o r;_ c:;:os ·:cd dv.ily by school childr-21-:, /.,nd the general neglect to clear rubbis h anc tr i-;.-; 0 r o.s s along t h e s treet J) 1 ,, I (4) Employ~-nt Probl & s \, ,, Host of the res i ~rnts who work rr.ust g o ou ·· sid-2 i:l1e area to their ?l a ce o £ employment . ·,fnc e they are primarily of mid d le - to - low incor;-.e this pla c es a h e avy lrr d en on them i n terms of c osts for t ransportation , child car e serv i es, etc. ,,f1 .,/ ! ii ' 'i

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I /' Iii ) .I ,_. // I / / 1/1 ,/'/ I , / /t / / I f / ./ ' 7-: -~-- ./ ,.,.y_ I /J I' './ -·-- ·--·-· �DISCUS SION OF COHMUNIT Y PROBLEMS & 1"7EEDS .This se ction expands upon t1e p .oblems i dentified in the p r evious section. It exa.'1li ne s what is being done to allevi a te t .c pro l ems ar:. mo re i mp ortantly asse·ss es the existing .::md future corr.r;;unity neecL whi ch the p roblEn:s gene rate . When possible, cost est inates of selec ted corrmunity needs are provided. SCHOOLS (1) Ove rcrowd ing and Exte nded Session at Ar cher High 3chool Based upon t he conc ern expressed by resid ents, overc rowd in 6 a t Arche r repre sent s the sing l e most c ritical probl em in t he study area . T. is prob l em is fort l:--er complicated by the inadequ at e a creag e of t he school s i te a nd the ot1tmoded design o r the school build i ng . West Fult on is another h i gh school located near the study are a which could serve a smal l part of its population, bu t i~ als o is overcrowded. (2) Overcrowding at Elereentary Schoo l s The ~ain p roblem here i s the inab i li y of exi s ting element ary schools t o absorb signific antly l arge increases in po-~lat·o n . (3) _ Cu rrent Devel opme nts (a) Expansion of Arche r and West Fulton Hi 0 h Scbools Pre s ently th e re are pl ans fo~ t he vc rtic .21 cxp~nsio n of both Arc her and West Fulton High Schools which would incrc.:isc thei r capa citie s to 2,000 students each . Barring a ny s udde n l .:ir ge in c rccs c ::; in popul a tion, t ·lis expans i on wou ld do r,mch t o allevi.:it e the ove rcrowded conditions. The main problems conironting expansion arc I i 3ncin3 end t iming . Fun's fo r the exp ansion are contingent upon~ possibl e school bond election in t te spring of 1968 and whether the bond issue pa sses . It usu a lly ta k es two years t o 3et a s cho ol cons t r ucted f rom th tine a bond issue passes. However, if an .2rchit e c t c a n be aut ho:: - i zcd t o b~f. in pl anning the p roject bef ore the bond i ss ue pa3s cs, abo ut G·~ .. i0 ~onths c an be cut from t"he needed amount of time . If this p;:-o c e.i,i:::c w-:::! r o foll ued in relat ion to the e xpansion of Archer High School , cons t r u ct i on could start in the summer of 1968 and be complet e d by the fall of 1969 provid i ng that the bond issue passes. (b) New Elementary Schools �- 9! Since most clcxcntary sclc o l s arc ope r ating _at pRa~ c~p~city, it will be desirable for a ny ne,-1 l a r g e l:0usint pr.03 ect s · to include cit2s for elementary schooli int .cir plans. One of t he major propos e d projects, Roc'.·dal c Pa rk, includes a site for .:m clerr.enta y school in its p lans, but some of t h . oth rs do not. (4) Est i mate of Comr~unity N2eds Existing Ne eds (Tho se requi ring inuned i ate at ten ·ion.) (a) Exp.'..l.nsion of Archer 2nd West Fulton ligl Schools by Fal· of 1969 \ This would r equire t hc t the expansion be pl a c d o. sc~ool ond i c s ue by Spring of 1968 and t: hc.t an ar ch i tect be au tl- orize' to begin planriing "t· .e expans ion befo re the bond ele ction. (b) Inclusion of El2mentary School Sites in any Neu Hous i ng Proj e cts Appro· ching 300 Units in Size This has spe c ial referen c e to the B m-1ntm-,n Road publi c hou s ing which 10 acres s nou ld be se t aside for a elcment.3ry s chool i _ units of publi c housing ;: ·o b constructed. .. . _. .... !"\ J._ ,_ ~ , .j lC on 510 Future Leeds (T- ose likely to devel op in a pe .. iod o f about 5- 10 years, during whi ch t i~e the popu lation i s pro jected to double.) (a) New High Schoo l Although a rrew high school is not neede nm·, unde r cur-- ent school s anda ds, increasing population over the r:.ext f ew yc .:n:s wi l l crea " the nee £or a new facil it y. Plans for t e £.:ic ility shou l d be;s i no¼'. (b) New Junior High School Tha construction o f a junior h i gh s chool i n t he fut ur e wi ll help to alleviate potentia l overcrowd ing i n t he e l e~cn ·ary s chools. T~e Ci y own s a possible site for su ch a. 3chool. west of J ame s Jackson Par. way a nd north of Williams Elementary Sc1Lool. (c) New Elementary Schoo]_:, Anywhere from 4-8 new el ementary schools wil l be r equi ed to s erve t he population over the ne~t 5 - 10 years. The s i tes of the s chools will depend upon future growth patterns. (5) Cost Estimates of Selected Items Archer High School New high s chool (20CO students ) v erti c al additional tot ~l cons t ru c t i on mi nus land co s ts $2 , 000 , 000 5, 000, 000 �-i ! L1:ew j r. h i 0 h s chool ( 1200 student s ) New e l eme ntary school ( 1000 stude nts ) tot al c ns truc tio~ n i nus l a :1d c o s ts 3 , 000 , 000 t ot al cons t_u ct io n mi nus l and co s ts 2, O0O, OC PARrs Al'.1) RSCREATION 'i ( 1) No Parks and Rc crcat i onal Servic es At Linco l:.:1 & Pe.:- r y ::0~;e: ::; Lincoln Home s Actua lly t h e n e ed f or a ne i3hb o~hood pa _k in Linc oln Eo ~s was b~ cught out i n A<ld itio a l P.:i.rk La :1 Su:t y by :: L:-:: P:i..:~nnb g Dc pa r tm2n • T. L:; s u rvey r e com:-ne nded a s i t e f o r- t t;.; p,1;:-k at the end o _ Fe r ~ Dr ive. Pre s c n l y , however , t he Pa ·ks Dep a~t m~n · l ac ks f unds t o p u r c h a se ad i tional pa rk land . So the devel opme n of a neigtb or. ood pr~ fo r Linco ln Horees wil l h ave t o wait upon the next bond i ssue . Perrv Horr.cs The lack of adequat e r e cre at iona l se r vic e ::; i n ? ~ry omes i s du e to a c onfli ct in regu lati ons be twe en t .e City Pa~ks Dc pa r t ~cnt anG t !1c 3ou s i ng Au t hority . A prel i min a ry inves · i gat i on int o t he conf lic t 1as rev ea l ed t he f ol low ing :..:ituat i on . The mn i n i:..:suc c :,tcrs ~1 ou d t he co .., t of r ec r e a tiona l l e adersh i p an pe r s on ne l . The Hou sing Au t hor i ty cc n ,~c t the co sts for re cre a t i onal s pi c e and 311 t yp es of physic a l facilit i es , bu t it i s prevented b y fe de ra l l aw fro m allo ca t i nr; any expend.i ure s to r e cr eational perso nnel. _'he P.'.l.i. ks Dep ar t me n t can me e t 5G% o f p 2rs on nel cos t s , but wants the Hou s i ng Autho rity t o pay t he o the ~ alf . So ur,t il . the othe r 50% of personnel cos ·s i s me , Pc.1::.. y Homes will be wit hout recre ationa l se r v ices . (2) Inadequate and Poo rly Deve l oped Fa c il i t i es Gun Club Park ( a) Cu r r e nt Construction Gu n Club Par k is cur r ent l y unde r constr uct i on throu gh f u ~d s be i n ~ p r ovie2d f r om fe dera l , st c1te , and l oc al sou r c es . The sit e wa s a cquir ed on Noveu:Je:.:2, 1964 for a purchase pric e o f $55, 000. The c onstruc t ion i s div i ded int o thre e phases . Phnse I co s t $~3 ;45 6, b eg an on Ap ril 11, 1966 and wa s co;:;-,plcted in Fcb :cu ary , 196-7 . It c c .~.s.is t e<l of c learing and grading t he a r e a and buil d ing park ing fac ilities, tennis courts , fenc e s and r etai ni ng walls, e tc. Ph ase I I , which co s t $52 ,206 , bega n on Augus t 4, 1967 and i s s cheduled for comple t ion in De c ember 196 7. I t consi sts o f b u ilt.ling the r emaining portion of t he parking lot, ~ mu l t i - use court a rea , v ar ious pl ay .:.ree. s , c amp ing are ~s and the gr ading o f a t hle t i c fie l ds . ..j �- --............ --- ____ .,.__ ""---·-··-...... ~ Pb::.sc _II, whicl co sts $15 0 , 000, is s ch.::clulcd t o t :~ e •'lace du:-:-in::; 1968 and will consist of the co,st uction o f a b .:...t . house aud a n&jor swir-cruing pooi. The cor:1;-i lction of -,hasc III, h m-wv2:c, Hi ll not pro ,i.d. . Gun Club P .1.r'c with c.11 t: c nc ccss.:i:ry ..c .::i.cili~i,~.'.:I for a f u ll y e:quippcd corn:!un ity park . There will s till te the ncc u for a communit y club house. ) (b) Tennis Courts Rq;arding the unused tennis cour D, the I'arko Dc r :.1rtrncnt has st.:1tcd t h::t it would be willing to r emove the t cnnlG courtG a~ erect baskc ~ .'.111 courts if the corr. 1unity so d~ s ires. ·1cncc, the sulution of this r,rob lem simply awnits the ncccs ~2.ry c c::,;:; -nicati on bt.:tween ·he c om:r uni ty g rouns anc.1 the Parks Department cu rinz which the cor.,munit y g r oups can po int out exact ly what they want done. · (c) Footbridge The need to ere ct a footbridge '\-1:,ich (> rovi 'es access £:::err, Pe rry Eonc s to Gun Club Park is cur ren ly being met by t he At lc: 1: t · :-.:)US ing ,ut· ority , which b egan receiving bids for construct··on of t h<:: bridge on Scpterr:ber 21, 1967. Center Ri ll Park The Parks Department h as allocate $40 ,000 from i~s Supplemen~al ?und to bring about general i mµ rovcm0nts for Center Hill Pl! .. k during t e coming year. These ir.:provcmcnt ;; ui ll include ; site p:c~ 1).'.l _atio u:i.d drainage, drive- uay .:m<l parki n:; spaces, pav ed court area , a c il ren I s area, and the relighting of the existing ball fi ld . Hollyyood Hills Playlot The Parks Department has affir~ed its wi l lingness to meet re sid2nts 1 dissatisfaction with the unsafe l ocat ion of: i: ollywood Hills · 1nyl ot ne a r a hazardous flood pl ain. The Depar t ment holds th at it crect a the playlots as temporary, SQa ll-scale play ate2s at the re quest of the citi zens and at sites sel ct d by the c itiz ns. Th re are no si 6 nifica~t problems in removing the playlots or chanzing them to a di£f2rent 1 cQtion since the facili ties are temp or a ry and easily reffiovable. (3) Insufficient Re creational Le ade rship The problem of insufficient recreational lca.dcrship is due, in lc...: i; e part to the ~oor development of re c reational facilities in Bencral. 11 order to provide recreational workers the Pa1+s Dena-::t• .cnt rec:ui:: :s ... h.:::.t the park or school to which the worker i s assigned have i ndoor f -cilities. Unfortunately, most of the parks and schools in the are a do not havG su ch facilities and hence are not manned . As r ecreational f acil ities are i .. proved, e. 0 • when Gun Club Park is compl eted, one should expect rr.orc rccreatio r!..::.l lc.:1dc i.·ship. In :: ,1,:; r.:e3ntime , an ef [ort should be made on the par· of eithe r the local corr:nun i ty �-12or the Parks Department to check out those schools or parks which do have adequate indoor facilities 60 that recreational leaders can be as signed to them. (4) Estimate of Community Needs Existing .Needs (Those requiring immediate_ att enti-o.x)·-··-- · ·-· =' (a ) ·· Neighborhood Parks, Preferably With Recreational Leadership, For Lincoln and Perry Homes Communities. Lincoln Homes Since the Parks Department has no funds for additional park land, the request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes will have to be placed ~n the next bond issue. This matter should receive 'high priority' attention from the Parks and Planning Departments. Perry Homes The physical facilities for a park here can be provided by the Housing Authority. Since the H. A. is prevented by Federal law from meeting recreational personnel cost, it is recommended that the City find means of paying total personnel costs instead of the 50% level it is operating under now. ... .-.. ·f -·- ~ -- (b) Completion of Gun Club Park •4- .. _.,... _.~,,... While it is true the Gun Club Park is under construction now as a 1 high pr i ority' project, still it is neces sary that plans be drawn for its comp l etion beyond the current construction plans. A community park, fully equipped with a community club house, is sorely needed in the area. Moreover, the plans should be drawn up in such a manner that the local resident ~ can have a voice in selecting the types of facilities to be erected ~n the park. (c) Establishment of Effective Communication Links Between Loca l Community Groups and The Parks Department Many of the park problems, i.e. Hollywood Hills Playlot, appear to be primarily a result of poor communication b etween the local corr:munity and the Parks Department . Evidently many of the immediate problems could be given prop er attention if the local community groups had organized channels for addressing their grievances to the Parks Department and if the Parks Department, on the other hand, would keep the community informed of and give them a voice in its plans for the area. Future Needs (Those likely to develop in a period of about 5•10 years; during which time the population is expected to double.). / �~ -- - - - - r-·- -- ...--- -- -~~--~-----------,......._ ___. . . ,_-_.-~--...._ ....._.. . _,____ _,_-.·,,D...;h,.. ..'"~ .•- _: ·\;Cf'·~~'f'.!id~,L.::.i.•:sL..,~1:/~,I:.~~-=/:.. -13- 1· . .. . . -~ • (a) 7 , ·.· ·. Community Park - ~ r. •• • ····..~ : . . - ~.· This pa rk need not necessarily be located within ·the boundaries ·used for·:. ··. · ·. ·: .·_:-,j t hi s s tudy . Any of the area to the west of James Jackson Parkway from ·. ·. . .:· .: .·! iloit on Road to the Chattahoochee might be desirable. · ·· -~ : .:;:-:: ··.-: .·:~:] . .. 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- . .. . . ... ~--:.·,·: :';"--~~-- ... : :_.·,-- . ·: Proctor Creek has served as a major dra ina13e bas in for s torm and san{tary:'. ··;._:.<:·, ·:' ·.". s ewage in the Northwest area long before it _became annexed to t he C_ity.: · .< ·. . :: .·} >-. ·,:\ and developed. As a result, it is not adequately suited now to serve · · . ·..\ · ·; .-.--. the newly built up population. This is the reason for much of the over -. ., . ... ; /~_--:'<;/ f l ow and more specifically is the reason why the worst cases ,of overflow . .. -· ··-·· occur at residential homes and areas bordering the creek. · ·..· ' ·.·· · · · ,· There is no question that this problem of Proctoi Creek .is a large scale one which demo.nds a long -term s olution.. The solution prcposed by th e ·· . ._.:_:· . · :-· ;_i_ /:::<'.:~ . :_ ~ Cons truction Department is the Sandy Creek Improvement Program ( Phas es I ·. t o III) which i s supposed to begin some time in 1969 and will require 15 ·.· to 20 ye ars for its completion. Up until the time of the i mp le~e nt a t i on ·· ·· ·· . ~of the Sandy Creek Improvement Pr ogram, the Construction Dep art me nt wi ll · · '.__.· · · be utili zing whatever temporary solutions are possible. Presently under . ··' . co nz ideration i s the construction of a small 'package 1_ plant to alleviate · ..~<· ·· - .., ,. the l oad on some of the major lines. ·--:--·· . ', ~I _ The_ problem of flooding itself in Proctor Creek can only ·be resolved . ·.. . --~-'·/ .. .. .. ·,, ;~-:. - . ' - ~+ by r e s t ricting children from the floOded portions and by preventing · t l1e · . .. ~-- ('t ... ·:- :__-- · . ··.: . ·· . construction of residential homes and play areas at sites near the creek wh ich are too low. This point leads into the second major recson behind ·. ,.. ;,·,:: )\ the flooding and sewer problems in Northwest Browntown. Poo r Si ting of Residential Homes Act ually several homes built ne ar Proctor Creek,· i.e., along Clarissa Dr ive , never should h ave been built there in the first place bec ause t he ir sites are too low in rel ation to the creek. It has been s ugges t ed : that the City purchase these homes since there is no economically feasible s ol ut ion for h andling their sewage and f looding problems. . ·; ' Generally De f i c i ent and Obsolet e Stor.m ~r.d Sanitary $ewers· · Undoubtedly, -many ca ses of flood ing i n the a rea a re due to t he ol d , obs olet e sewer s throughout the area. Replacement and repairing of these s ewers , howeve r , a r e minor in comparison t o what needs to be do ne with Proct or Creek and will be handled by t he Cons t ruction Department as qu i ckly as it s limit ed funds will · allow. (a) Initiat ion of the Sandy Creek Improveme nt Pr oj ect As Soo n As Possible. This is the only ultimat e s olution t o t he maj or sewage problem in the a re a . So its imp lementat i on should be giv en h igh priority. (b) .,,-- - f - - ..... . -- Some Planned Action on Poorly Sited Homes The re is an urgent need for s omething to be done with those homes which are· t oo poorly situat ed nea r Proctor Creek f or anything economic a l ly feasible t o be done ab out t hei r flooding and sewage problems. It i s suggested tha t a study be made, pr obab l y by the Construction Department, to i dent ify t hose homes which are beyond he l p and t o r e commend a solution which wou l d satisfy bot h the owners and the Ci t y. The possib i l i ty of .the City buying the homes shou ld be carefully s t udied.

. /·; -:.. �l -15- l I re" (3) T - ..a-..;.; - :-- - ' • • . . . _ ,, I,. r·· -v· , Co s t Estimates of Selected Itema Sa ndy Creek Improv ements: / Phase I Pha se II Phase III General Storm Sewer Improvements: $3,3L.O,OOO 2,050,000 5,166,000 400,000 OTHER FACII,ITIES The time and scope allocated to this report was not enough to allow f or an indepth s tudy of tho s e pro!)lems associated with library, health, employment and trans portation faciliti e s. Thus no attempt is made to analyze all the various r amific ations of these problems or to specify the existing and future community needs which they might generate. Instead attention was focused on only the most obvious and general needs in these areas. The Needs Include: (1) More Effective Communication Links Between Local Community Groups and Ci ty Services An investigation into several traffic and transportation problems r evealed the ne ed for stroneer co-.:cmunication links between local community groups a nd the various City agencies furnishing community services. For ex ample, note the following two cases: Lack of Traf fic Si gn.?.l at .Jacks on Parkway and Browntown Ro ad According to :the Traffic Engine e ring Depar tment a study wa s made of this i nt erse ction 5 or 6 years ago which revealed that no traf fic light wa s needed at the time. No complaint s had been received about the i nte rsec tion then, so the depart me nt had no way of knowing it was a troub l e s pot. However, upon request of the Planning Dep a rtment the Tr a ff ic Enginee r i ng Department will make a no t her s~udy of traffic condit ions at t he intersection, after which it can de termine what type of t raff ic f acility can best handle the contlitions. Poor Care of St r eets The Sanit at i on Div i sion of t he Co ns truc tion Department confirmed that it handle s the clear ing of rubbish fr om t he s treet, but that the trimming of gras s border i ng t he street s is a r e spons i b i l ity of the property owners. It fur the r s tat ed tha t it had a s hor t ag e of wo r kers to clean the streets s o that its men a re s pread thin Qv er t he City. However, if any community f e lt it had been neglected and wanted ·cleaning services f or its streets , the community should make a request to the Sanitation Div i sion and the request wi ll be acted upon. More Effe ctive Communicat i on Links \ The ~ain fact or unde rly ing bo t h of t he above traf f i c and Gt.~oet c8re problems is the need f or mo re effective communication links between l ocal �-16community groups and the City services. This may sound rather ·trite, but actually it has important implications for both the local groups and the City agencies. On the one hand, the local groups must establish the necessary organizational machinery to direct their complaints to the appropriate agencies · and to follow through to see that their complaints are acted upon. One the other hand, when a public agency receives a complaint or request from a community group it should act upon the, compl°aint and if unable to · do so, should give the community a clear explanation. Also, whenever possible the agencies should keep local communities informed of the various projects planned for the area. I II . I ! ii (2) - ······--···· . Pub lie Transport at ion Study an<l Impr"ovements As mentioned earlier, inadequate bus service underlies the main problems which residents face in terms of access to needed facilities: libraries, hea1th centers, places of employments. This clearly demonstrates the need for a study which pinpoints the improvements which would be necessary to alleviate the problems and which recommends ways in which the improvements can be carried out. (3) Local Employment Possible Development of Nearby Industrial Areas According to the zoning map, the N. W. Browntown Study Area is heavily bordered -by industrial land and thus is better situated to a potential employment base than roost other areas in the City. However, much of this industrial land is undeveloped; so the kind of employment it offers / ·., to Browntown residents will depend upon its future course of development. If possible, the City should try to attract those types of industries · which would offer employment opportunities to local residents. - ... --- . -,. . _

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., . . .. - Hire Local Residents First on Government Sponsored Projects In addition to attracting local employment-generating industries, the City can utilize whatever other opportunities are available to help alleviat e local unemployment. A case in point is the additional public housing units planned for the N. W. Area. It would not onl y help alleviate the problem of unemployment, but also do away with much local dissatisfaction if the City required the developers of public housing to hire local residents first in recruiting work~rs. ' .. �.. ~-,,..,.....,.-....,., ·., , --~~ro°""'s;,.· "";.;,,,,.,;:-,;,"' .c,;1 f ' _;. .,_":~.. - .. I ·_, -17,{' . ... - ':;' :_'. ,.·:.-,~~-' :_:] . ..

. .···; ·~: ·- · ., Ii'1PLICATIONS OF FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROv1TH FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES ·. The previous twc sections have examined problems "and needs of partic~_lar :·. i>:". ..... . ..... ... . . • :.?~. ~ ·:-~=-~: community facilities. The i;urpose of this section is to look ·into the impact ·_ "' . ,· .. ~ ~ • of future. resi.dcr,tic.l growth on community facilities · in general. L\ ot!-:::1 wrn::'..,~, it will focus on such <iuestions as: and housinG \lJ.ll be coming into the N. w. how much population Browntown Area over the next few years?, what kiT).ds of problems will they create?, 'what community facilities will they lack? , will this lack put a drain on existing facilities or will · - ~- -~-·- - ! current imprm-e,u~ntc be able lo ·1ii0~t futur2 r',eeds? These all a4e important questions, for which existing data is too incomplete to give fully accur.:.tc answers. Yet they must be answered as accurately as existing dnta will allov if a start is to be made in planning for the N. W. Browntown Arce\. RESIDENT:::AL GROWTH IN NORTHWEST Before looking directly into the impact of future residencial growth, it is necessary to first recognize the fact of future population and housing growth in the N. ...,,, ~

·--· ,,,-..,.,.. - -· w. Area . Any consideration of the ·area's dev elopme ot must recognize firstly that it will be experiencing large increases in popul ation ( _. / -£·-· and housing over the coming years and that some of the housing will be low-income and public ho~sir.g. (1) Forces Be hind Growth The reasons behind such growth are really not too complex for in actuality t he growth is no more t h an a reflection of metropolit an economic-pop\llation increases and the need t.o a lleviate i;,ov<;ir-e, housing s hortages in the City as a whole. �.,. . --.. -__ . ._ -~ ·-----v- ----- - - - - --------------~---.. .=. ., 01. I ·;..:i-=:,.,_~,~-=-.:,":-,;+·..c• _;.,~.;..:...:,,.;,..:.,_i -18- 1 r r (a) Economic-Population Increase The economic and population growth in the Atl anta Metro politan Area is primar ily a re s ult of its role as the fin ancial and commerc i al center of the Southeast and as one of the fastest growing metropolitan r eg ions i n the country. Projections de rived from GIP studies indicate that current rates of economic growth will continue for at l east the next 15 yc nrs. The proj ec t io ns f ur ther indicate that t he Cit y of At lanta will have an increase of over 100,000 people by 1975 and o~e r 150,000 by 1983. The areas in the City most likely to absorb this growth are t he relative ly undeveloped areas outside the central city such as the Northwest area. .Due to the intensive concentration of people and activities at the central core and the resultant lack of space, more and more of Atlanta's population will be dispersing towa r d the fringe areas. (b) Housing Needs of Atlanta In addition to the sheer pressure of economic and population g rowth, Atlant a is also experienc i ng the prob l em of severe housing shortages . This i s due no t only to t he lage_of housing supply behind popul ati on growth, but al s o to the displacement of many resident s th r ough var ious f orms of governmental act i vity, i.e. urban renewal, highwa y cons t ruction etc. Accord i ng to the GI P Relocation Report (Septembe r 1966) , during 1956- 60 At l a nta d isp l a ced 21,000 fami lies a nd 67,000 people mostly low- income, through such a c tiv i t ies and thereby severe ly agg r avat ed the existing short ag e of housing i n the City. So t he fac t i s that At l ant a does not have t he housing resourc es t o me e t the needs of it s popu l ation, particular l y t he low-income segme nt s. Estima tes indicat e that nearly 17, 000 new housing unit s wi ll be r e quired over the next 5 years in order t o adequately hous e the people . •· The ge nera l s hortage of hous i ng in At l a nta is the main factor behind the bold housing pr ogr am wh i ch the City is curr ent l y pus hing . This curre nt program s eek s to ge t 16, 800 unit s withi n a f ive-year pe riod a nd 9,300 of thes e wi t hin the next two ye ars . (2) GIP Projections f or Nort hwest Brownt own The t e ndency f or populat io n growth in .Atla nta to disperse t oward the fr inge are as is one reas on why CIP proj ections indicate such l a rg e s c ale populat ion increases f or t he Northwest Br ownt own Study Area over t he nex t 15 years. The projections indicate that the population will double· t o a total of abo ut 33,000 people in a decade and will reach 40,000 by 1983 . , - ,; ~· ... . . ;. ·· ~ ,: �.--- - ......------------------------------------------11.Dt--.. . .,·--~ ·-·:-,. . . ---19So the re a l quest ion for. nny in".?,uiry into the future development of the study nrea is not , ;l;~tl·,·-:..:~ it will gain more people and housing, but what is the scale oft~~ grow~h likely to be and what will be its probable impact on cor.:munity facihtios and services. IMPLICA~:ONS FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES (1) Projected Housing f:or Br~wntown ' A good indictltion c£ scale of residential development that will probably -· occur in the N. W. Brm,~t:o;"11 Area can be seen in the housing projects • • currently being co~sider~d for construction in the area. Seven such projects are now beiag c~ usidered; four by public housing authorities ri.nd th;;::ee by private dev.-:1.opers. Some of these prc,jects are definite; other3 are tc::.tative and s till in the earli~st plenning £tsges. Together .·. they would b;:ing an estim,-;!ted total of 3,254 housing units and 13,025 people into the area. ., · I:. • • • ··. :: T. The table below show how these estimated population and housing - units .-· are diat ribut;ed amoung the various p-.:ojecta. I. PROJFC7ED PUuLIC HOUSING LOCATION · , .. . N',.,11,mE R OF UNITS Perry Homes Magnolia Cem~tery Bankhead Highway Browntown Road Total 146 202 540 510 --·l,398 ESTIMATED ·..... POPULATIOJ· 700 : 1,000 · 2,700 2, 50Q. 6,900 -~- ·: . ._, . PROJF.C~ED 221 (d) (3) and PRIVA!E HOUSING LOCATION NUMBER OF UNIT§.· Rockdale Park 221 (<l.) (3) Gun Club Park Hollywood . Road (Lincoln Homes) (2) 1,500 200 _J)._~ 1,856 ESTIMATED POPULATIOi' 4,950 660 · 515 6,125 Implications f or Community Facilities -~ In or.d;;r to d,~al with the implication _of future residential growth for co-:mnu:1.ity fa:::l.lities in the Northwest, this report will assume that the above p7: ojc'..:t:8 wi.ll be carried out an~ completed in the comicg ?ears and thus di:'. lerm:l.n.= tr, ·~ need in comm,mity facilities that will pro';)ably develop ·: from tI :e co.::.st ruct:i.on of the p:::ojects. In ef.foct, the report will be asking two questions: What kinds of community f.:v::'...lities would be included in the projec ts? What kinds would not Le inch11Ld? Tl-.e facilities which are not included should then give an iciea of the community needs that a~ likely to be generated through construction of the projects.

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' �-20(a) Facilities Likely to Be Included According to information from public housing authorities and from plans of private developers, i.e. Rockdale Park, it appears that the projects Jld include such facilities as community buildings and var ious .l:orms of parks and recreational spaces. w, Public housins would allocate space and facilities for community buildings, child care centers, and enough recreational spaces to meet the requirements of a neighborhood park. In the case of major project generating the need for a new school, it might cooperate with th~ 3chool Department by allocating part of its total land area -for a school site. Large private or 221 (d) (3) developments , such as Rockdale Park, would not only provide adequate recreational facilities, but also an elementary school and a health center. So in summary one would expect the housing projects to include: (b) (1) Community center, i.e. central meeting building, child care centers, etc. (2) Recreational spaces adequate to meet requirements of Neigh!:>orhood Parks. (3) In the case of one large scale project, i.e. Rockdale Park, an elementary school~- and health center. Facilities Not Likely To Be Included From the above discussion it · becomes apparent that except for Rockdale Park, the proposed housing developments would not include the following facilities: (1) Elementary and High School's (2) Collll!lunity Park ( - . (3) Maj or Sewer Improvements (4) Other Facilities, such as Librarie s, Health Cent ers, etc • . ·- •••• 1 ~ ... • ... ". .·? · ...:;.·,._.. : This me;;.ns that if the housing developments are cons truct ed they will probably be creating a need for these facilities . .. (3) List of ~equired Items and Conditions Be 1.ow iB I \' • ~

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..... ... . ..· ~ ·-. ~ ., ..:: ~ - . -.. , . : ,-(, a list of the items and con<lttions that will probably be re- ··, ~ , .. - ·}_ (iU"~ r:,~. 'l ~: the hou r;i.1::g ;;i 1:r>jects cur·.rE:ntly considered for Northwest BroHi'\.~ : a • ·., ,· · ., tc,1,.11:' .are ,"'.o;:lCt'L·1Kt. !C!, vl1~n possible, cost- estimates of the it ems are :·· gi·-.,,. n, I t sr.0ulo. .h.;;i lt.,::µt. in mind that these required ite ms and conditions nm <>ri·ty i;;en~r <i.L ,;~.t:L;;;... ~~s designed to give some idea of the sc.:,.le o f co ..1.1r.1;_~, ;.~~\7 -.~!e<, 6: ,.r.. ohou!.\l not be taken as precise formulations · to apply to ev~Y-::~, f,c·.rc!.cular situation. Also, these needs do not represent . sotr..e ~ : ' 0 ~~ •, • •• ..:· . 0 • \ , ... ·... · ~· . ·: -: ·:·: . 0 M O ~ oO i • • 0 .. ... I. .- . • 0 , ... - . ·,·· . �-2 i - thing t ha t must be met at once, but as the ho~sing projec ts will probably be bu ilt in a gradual fashion over a 3 or 5 year period, so the needs wil l develop in s uch a fashion. COST ITE MS I l high s choo l To t a l 3 elementary schools ±ot a l 1 complete community pa ~k Total ( A more detailed discussion seen in the ' Dis cussion of report) const ru ction minus land costs $5,000;000 cons truction n1inus land CO $ tS 6,000 , 00 1 construction mi nus i.:lnd co sts 400,000 and cxpl;:tni:it:.ion of these items c nn b e Community Problems 1 13cction of this CONDITIONS ( 1) Sewer As cons truction of the hous i ng proj e ct s are undcrway 1 it . is also . probable that Phase I of the Sandy Creek Sewer Improvements will : be underway and will begin t o reliev~ many of the sewer probic~s i n the area. However, it is doub t ful that the fl ooding Proc t or Creek· . · will be relieved any time in t he near future. In thi3 c as ~ it i s important that future housing be located at safe distances fro~ the creek. of (2) Park Expans i on and Improvement As population in the a rea be gins to build up, it will be ne cessary and desirable to i mprove and cKpand s ome of the parks. s~e, for example , the suggested e xpansion o f Center Hill Park in previous section of this report. (3) Traffic and Transportation The a dditional population in the area would incre a se even· furthe r t he need f or many traff ic and t r a nspor t ation improvements . Of spcci.s.1 urgency would be reschedul i ng and r outing of bus se rvice more in tune with transportation needs of the people . (4) Other Facilitie s it is quite po ssib le t ha t the need f or other s uch ~acil i t ies as libraries and hea lth will deve l op . PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC HOUSING Disturbing Trend \.lhi le it is true that N. W. Browntown, like ma ny other areas in the City, will have t o accommodl)te some of the lcw~income public housing scheduled to be built over the coming ye ar n, statis tical data indicates that N. W. Browntown is receiv ing a disproportionate share of the City's public housing. Although containing only 3% of the total nutnber of housing units in the City, 1t already con.ta.ins nP.m::ly 20% of th~ total �' - - -- -- - - -- -·1 -22- public housing units in the City and about 50% of the housing currently considered for development in the area is public housing. Socia~ Implications Residents of the N. W. Browntown have expressed strong concern about becoming a "dumping ground" for the City 1 s public housing. Studies of this city and many others have attested to the danger of concent~Gting too many public housing projects in one area, showing that concentrati on of public housing in one area usually means the concentration of all the social problems commov.ly associated with pub lie housing: family instability, unemploymP.nt, idle youth, etc. Such concentrations can me an potentially explosive situations which in turn can only further aggravate the existingbifu~~at2onbetween low-income and middle to ' upper income areas of the City. Necessity To Est.~blish Limits Without a doubt, it would be to the advantage of all segme nts of the City's population to arrest the trend toward over concentra t i on of public housing before the accumulation of serious social p r oblems that could affect the City as a whole. It is difficult to say just where the line should be drawn as to how much public housing Northwest Browntown should be expected to absorb. Undoubtedly more information would be needed on the availability of possible sites throughout th e City. Yet it is important that residents and public offici a ls beg in now to make some effort to create a more healthful mixture of housing types in the Northwest area. ' �-23R.:.:COMMENDATIONS Based upon the ah:s;~Q analysis and assessment of coID:IDunity problems and needs in N. W. Browntown, this section proyides the recommendations designed to as., _.st public officials in their decisions to meet the problems and needs of the area. If carried out, the recommendations should eliminate the ~resent lag between the developm~r.c of community facilities and residential growth, they should correct existing deficiences and anticipate major future needs. Bvt before getting directly into the recommendations, it is important one l ook at the transitional nature of the N. W. Browntown Area. i:l.c.t' For it is only within this context that one can appreciate the real value of the reco mmendations. 'I RANSITIO NAL N.A~lJ RE OF N, W. BROWNTOWN ARE A Many of N. W. Browntown's problems accrue from the dilemmas which it fac e s at thi s particv 1,~'t" point in its community development . N. W. Brownt owri is a new ly devE:- l oping area which is just at the point where it is t oo large f or many e~is t ing facilities, but too s mall to justify many i mmed i at e l arge / seal .~ imp rovements. For exampl e , Arche r High is t oo s ma l l and over crowded f o r the number of n i gh scho o l students current ly in t he area, yet th i s current h i gh school ? Opulat i on is not l arge enough t o j ust i fy the cons t r uc tion o f an addit~~nal h i gh schoo l. Io t he cas e o f s ewers t he mai n l ines are operating near or at peak capacity and the Pro ct or Creek system is operating ab ove its o r iginally des i g11 u<l c ap acity. Yet the needed improvements are necessar~ ly of a long term nature and al t hough they canno t be comp leted i mmediate l y~ i n all pr obab ility . they wii.L be comp l et ed i n t i me t o !Support the pOl)U lation of the area when it becomes heavily deve l oped . �- 24 ·An~i hcr ~ spcct of this sit u ation ist .at V3r ious city and county 3crv ic e agencies v e3/ ra re ly plan pr oje ct s 5-10 ye ars ahead . Of cour se , ic would be (, ideal if / ~ ey were involved in long-r ange planning so that they cou ld antici. ,_,/ pa~,.4~ oblems rather than res.p ond to them as they occur. But due primarily to ~:/ _.......,,,-/,? fimit ed funds, the age ncies are more o r l ess compe ll e d t o respond prair.:.:;.tically -;;¢:'."' -~,.;:-- to community problems. t I ! The value of this report then is that it tends to ~ake up f o r the lack of long -range planning for various city services. Through its asses sment of co mmunity needs and its recom.~e nd at ions, it can be of inva luab le assistance to public officials by pointing out wh~t needs to be done to meet existing problems and foreseeing future needs in the Browntown Area . RF.COMMENDATIONS In ord er to e liminate exi sting deficiencies and bring about ord e rly growth i n the N. W. Browntown Area, it is reco,mr,e nd ed: Schools (1) That a vertic al addition to Archer Hig~ wh ich wo uld in crease its capacity to 2000 students be placed on a bond issue by Spring, 1968. (2) That an elementary school site be included for any new housing projects · approach ing 300 units or mo re in size. (3) That planning be started now for the cons truction of a new high school in the area as population increase demands it. (4) That plans be started now for the construction of a juni or high school on the already a cquired site located west of James Jack.s on Parkway as population increase demands it. Parks and Recreation (1) That a request for a neighborhood park for Lincoln Homes be rlaced on the next bond issue. (2) That the City find a means of paying all of the personnel costs needed to maintain recreational services i~ Perry Homes . ~ �- 25 (3) (4) Th~t pl a ns be started for securing funds to build u con-:rr.uQ ity cl ub house

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That p l ans be started for the devel opment of a com:nunit y po . k to the . .. o f Jame s Jackson Parkway as population increase de:· ,il , GS it. wes (5) Tha t plans be s tarted for the development of at least on.i= more neighbor hood park in addition to t he two a lreau.y proposed f or tLe 2.re a . (6) That the Par ks Department _be prep ared to expand and i Dprcve upon existing parks and recreational facili ies as population increase dema nds it. Se·w ers (1 ) That the Sa ndy Creek I mp rovenc nts Proj e ct be ini tiated as s oon as po ·sible in order to bring about the major so l ution to most of th e sewage and flooding problems in the a r e a, (2) Tha t until the Sandy Creek I mp rov ements Project is ini ti ated wha t eve r temp orary solutions a re fe.:z.sibl e b e i mple ,ented to a l leviat e sei:rge condit ions before large new holls;i.._ng_ prc,ject-a a:ci2: <.:u nstrucceci. ,I i...l

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(3) Tha t a plan of action be developed t o ident ify and aid th e owners of those homes which are too poorl y s ituated near Proctor Creek for anyth ing economically feasible to be done ab out their sewage and fl ooding problems . Other Facilities (1) That a public transport a tion study be made to spe c ify problems face::d by residents in terms of ac cess to library, ,ealth, and employment facili ies and to r e commend feasible alte4na tives for r esolv ing t he situation. (2) . That the City make a conccntritcd effor t to upcr3de street and traf f ic facili t ies in the ar e a, including the erection of traffic faciliti es at needed int erse ctions, the co nstruction of street l ights in un lighted r esidential areas, and the general maintenance of cl ean and well _ paved .streets. -·-r:: .:· • . .,. (3) That eff ort s be made to attr~ct to nearby industrial areas firns that would generate employment op portunities for local residents. (4) That the City requi r e that developers of any pub lic housing projects in in the area hi re l ocal residents first in recruiting workers . Ge ner al (1) That local community group s establish the ne c ess~ry orbani zutionai ~achinery to direct t h eir cox:1p l ai::1ts and reque:;;ts to the ap p rop riate public .:lgE:ncies and to follow through ar,d see th at their comp laints and re~uests are acted upon o �il l ,. .f f I j i - 26- I lI I ! (2) That t he public service agencies act upon complaints and r e que sts fr o~ l o cal community groups and g ive t he g:.oups a ciear explanation if t h ey are unable to rr.eet a re quested serv ic e. (3) That eve ry effort be made to develo~ a health i er mixture of low and midd le income h ous ing types t h .. oughout the City so that pub lic housing d does not b e come furt he r overconcent r ated in the Northwest Browntown . �N O RTHW ES T BROW N TO WN STUDY GU IDE LINES FO R IMPLE MENTATION Most ac tion toward im pleme nta t ion of the recommendat io ns o f the N o rthwest Brown town Study mus t in it iate from the N o rthw e st Brow n town comm uni ty itsel f. As sta ted in o ne o f the re commendati o ns o f the stu dy the local comm uni ty mus t es tab lish the ne c essa ry or ganiza t iona l mach ine ry to di re ct th eir conce rn s and requests to the a p pro pr ia te pu bl ic a ge ncies. The fo llow ing c har t·k ind ica tes the e le c ted poli t ic al bod ie s a nd ad m inistrat ive a gen cies to w h ich th e communi ty should dire c t its effor ts in ini ti a t ing ac t ion on part icular recomm end a t ions. RECOMMENDATIONS ELECTE D PO LITI CAL BODY ADM INIS TRATIVE A G EN CY At lan ta School Board, Dr . Ru fus E. Cl eme n t , Re presenta t ive from Th ird Wa rd Bu i ld ing & Grou nds Commi ttee of School Boa rd, Fred M. She ll, Cha irman D ivisi on o f Schoo l Pla nt Planning & Co nstruc t ion o f Atl an t a Pub li c Sc hools, Darw in E. Womac k , Assis tan t Su pe r intenden t A ldermani c Parks Comm i ttee , Char les Le ftw ich , Chairman Pa rks Department, J a c k De liu s, G ene ral Manager Schools Re commenda t ions 1,2,3 & 4 Parks & Re creat ion Re commendati ons 1, 3 , 4 ,5 &6 Re comm e ndati o n 2 Mayo r 1s Offic e , Da n Sweat , J r ., Direc tor o f Gov e rnm e n tal Li aison Sewe rs Recomme ndations I, 2 & 3 Alde rman ic Pu b! ic Works C ommittee G. Ev erett Mi lli can , Chairman Pub Iic Wo rks Departme nt Ra y Nix on, Chie f o f Pu b lic Wo rks Di v is ion o f Wa ter Po ll u tion Co ntrol, Rober t H . Morr iss, Eng in eer o f Wa ter Poll u tion Control ·k Th is c hart is d esig ned to ac compa ny the re commendations I iste d on pages 24-26 of the N orthw est Brown town Stud y . �RE CO MMENDATI O NS ELECTED POLIT IC AL BODY ADMINIST RATI VE A G EN C Y Re commendati o n I Aldermanic Traffi c, Parking & Transi t Committee , Jack Summ ers, C hai rman (Atl an ta Transi t System , Robert Sommervi l e , Presiden t) Re com mendat ion 2 A !dermani c Traffi c, Park ing & Transit Committee , Jac k Su mmers , C ha irman Pu bl ic Works Department , Street Di vision , G. F. S teele , Engi neer o f Stree ts Traffic En g in eer in g Department , Kar l A . Bevins , Ci ty Traff ic Engineer San itary Depa rtment Ray N ix o n , C hief o f Public Works Re commendatio n 3 (C hamber of Commerce , Division of Ur ba n Affairs , Cu rtis H . Driskell) Recommenda t ion 4 Mayor 1s O ffi c e Dan Swea t , Jr., Di re c tor of Governmen tal Liaison Board o f Aldermen , Sam Masse 11 , Jr ., Pres ident Ot her Foci I ities G eneral Re commenda t ion 3 Aldermanic Planning & Development Committee, Rodney Coo k , C hairman Aldermanic Zoning Committee John M. Flanige n , C hairman Planning De partment , Co llier B. G lad in, Planning Director, Land Use Con trols Division of Planning Department, Tom Shu ttleworth, Div is ion Ch ief �NORTHWEST BROWNTOWN STUDY MAP N s MA JOR PROBLEMS, PROGRESS & RECO MM ENDATIONS LEGEND 11111111111111 STUDY AREA BOUNDARIES MAJOR STREETS PROCTOR CREEK EXISTING COMMUN ITY FACI LI TIES (schools, parks, libraries, - PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE PR OPOSED PAR KS I) O ne community pork to west of Jomes Jackson Parkwa y I) New high school (capac ity 2,000) 2) New junior high school (ca pac ity 1200) �" • • �