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01-..!E THOUSAl\!D GLEN N BUILDING, 120 MARIETTA s·: .. \ \' . i 3 =.:c K . ExC'cutii·c Director -~ T LA.NTA, GEORGIA 30303 TELEPHONE 577-2250 July 17, 1967 Mrs. Eliza K. Paschall Executive Director Community Relations Commission 1203 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Eliza: I have talked with seve r a l people about your letter dated July 5, 1967, addressed to th e Community Council from your organization. They all agree that t he city of Atlanta needs a comprehensive year-round recreation plan a nd Mr. Allison from EOA, Mr. Cox from the Atlant a Youth Council, and Mr . Delius from the City Recreati on Departme nt h a ve agreed that we_ s hould get together to discuss how such a plan could be devel ope d. "' We are in agreement that the primary agencies which would have respons ibility for plann i ng a nd implementing the plan should come together first. Therefore, we are not in agreement with your recommendation that we convene a meeting of representatives o f a ll recreation facilities at the present time. We feel that the smaller group should figure out how a plan could be developed and how it might be financed before we b ring together the groups who provide many of the di rect servic es in recreation. Mr. Cox and I are very much interes t ed in convening a meeting of the primary groups in which we would discuss how such a pl anning process could proceed for the city. Both of our organizations have information at the present time which i s pertinent to proceeding with a planning process. The Economic Opportuni t y of Atlanta also has information and I thi nk the time is r ipe for us to proceed. I· �2. We hav_e not set a date for such a meeting but will within the next few days after I have a chance to confer with Mr. Furniss, the · chairman of our Board of Dire ctors. We would propose at that time to invite a representative of your organization, the ~ity Recreation Department, the Community Chest, EOA, the Mayor's Office and the community school program. Please let me know your thoughts on the matter. Best regards. Sincerely, 0 Duane W. Beck Executive Director DWB:j cc: ., Mr. William W. Allison Mr. John Cox Mr. Jack Delius Mr, James P, Furniss Mr. Joseph Haas Mr. Richa rd C. Hicks Mr. Irving K. Kaler Mr. Al Koth Mr. Jack Schmitt Mr. Dan E. Sweat, Jr. ~ Mr. William Terry Mrs. Inez B. Tillison .~. '- ' �