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HOUSI TG RESOURCE S C0 ·1M ITTEE May 31, 1 96 7 White Pape r Mission: The Housing Resources Committee is charge d with : (a) Promoting low cost hous i ng and facilitating its construction i n L c: :i.ant a OT.: e.::) accelerated bas i s . (b) · cc) (d) Bring ing together the various interests needed to produce low cos~ hou s i ~i Insuring that the human factors in _ho us ing are given full play . Informing the public of the· hous i ng problem in Atlanta . ·Goals : The City's goals in the low cost housing new construction program, bas e d on f.::. nc: i ng s of the recently completed CIP study and as announced by the Mayor in Housing Confe r e~c e on November 15, 1 966 are : 9,8 0 0 units duri ng calendar years 1 96 7 and 1 968 . 2,333 units each year during the next succ eed i ng 3 year period . 16,800 un i ts total by end of 1971 . Accomplishme nts to Da t e : 72 separate projects have been proposed, totaling 15,3 91 units i n t he fol l o~.::. ..g categories : Firm 4,2 86 un it s Pr obab le 2,57 8 units Total>': 7,2 64 Under Consid eration 4 , 464 Doubt fu l 3, 663 Tota l Propo s ed units In Sight 1 5 , 391 of wh i c h 6 ,149 uni ts , pr e vim:sly ::(,r,5:i..:iE,::•,::.:. are curr ent ly i n j e opardy due to ob j e cti ons from va r ious s ourc es a s to loc ~r 143.215.248.55s .
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Ma jor· Problems :
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ie. orandurn s date d Apr i l 25, 1 9 67 2nd ~lay 24, 1 S67 perT·:~.n:~r.,::
of land in t he City appro2r i a tely zo ned f or c onstruc tion~- l:~
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Letter to the Mayor from, HUD,.dated May 5, 1967, attached.
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Two news clippings dated May 8 and 9, respectively.
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The above factual data and attached papers clearly illustrate where the difficu:
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The program cannot be successfully carried out, unless these problems are resolved.
In the initial Housing Conference last November the City called on private enterorise to
assist in a "large measure in this program.
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While initial efforts have succeeded it; o'ro111
ducing the 7, 264 units in sight listed above*, tt. -.".'g is little reason to assume an go-
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timistic attitude toward future efforts. At this time combinations of Federal policies,
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zoning problems, land costs, code requirements and general uncertainty pertaining to the
program have severely curtailed future prospects.
Many developers and builders who have
attempted to participate in the program are confronted with insurmountable obstacles artl
are withdrawing.
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Several developers are holding up on submitting zoning petitions becaus
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discouragement as to favorable action.
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(a) Zoning throughout the City is now being analyzed to insure that the current
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needs of the entire city are being met.
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act on needs of the City as a whole, as opposed to local neighbo"rhood pressures.
(d) Provisions for decent and adequate housing is the number one priority for the
City and is a necessary prerequisite for solving m.any other problems.
(e) Compliance with HUD's announced policy of discouraging public housing in
areas of racial concentration has sever^ely limited the availability of sites.
(f) Land in adequate quantitites, and at prices which make low cost housing
economically feasible, are apparently not available in all segiTients of the City,.
(g) More local churches and civic groups should be encouraged to assist
program as non-profit sponsors.
(h) An over-all non-profit housing fund should be created to oromote ^nlJ.
of the program.
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for all citizens and that many must of necessity reside in multi-family housing uni"is
(c) In zoning matters, pertaining to an overall community problem, Aldermen should
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and rapidly growing city, such as Atlanta, single family houses cannot be made available
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(b) Citizens should be encouraged to realize and accept the fact that in a large
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In order for the Housing Resources Committee to perform its assigned mission, these problems should be placed before the elected city officials and the nuhlic.. ' I vAT ' f
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Recommended Acti on :
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Submission by the HRC t o t ' .e 1ayor and Board of P.ldermen a b:c-i.eJ ,,:::·:·_-ct,;;:·1
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~ort on c~frefit stat~s of the low c ost hous ing program .
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The Housing Res our c e s Commi~tee to activel y s upport r e - zoning D~t it~6n ~
which are reasonable a nd in intere st of f r t heri ng t :e nous i ng program .
(c) · Conduct promptly a hard- hitt ing Publ i c Information cawpa i gn i nfo:r·:,1i ng tbs:: pu:::Lc
or the c~rrent difficulties .encounter~d and offerin~ concrete positive s ugges~ic na f er
·their solutio~ .
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