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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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