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itate ~igftnntt! tt}eµar htttttt of ~eorgia ~a. 2 (gapHal .§quare .JIM L. GILLIS, SR . H. H. HUCKEBA STATE HIGHWA Y ENGINEER DIRECTOR EMORY C . PARRISH EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR J\Ua1tla. ®rorgia ::tO.S.31!, W . M . WILLIAMS SECRETARY-TREASURER October 30, 1969 I-485-1 (43 )PE & I -485-1 (li-6 )R/W Fulton Count y Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Yayor , City of Atle,nta City Hall Atlant a, Georgi a 30303 Attention : Mr . J a ck Delius General ~nnager o f Parks Dear Yayor Allen: Over the period of the past y ear , we have had numerous meetings with representat ives of the City of Atlanta in an attempt to utilize several area s adjacent to the above numbered project as joint development areas . The intent was for the City of Atlanta to acquire the r ern.ai nder of designated parcels of property and develop mini-parks or utilize the property as additions to nrn·r exi sti ng parks. The purpose of the plan was to bett er tie the f reeway i nto the existing neighborhoods . · The origi nal idea ran into fina ncial problems and ·couJ_d not be e,dvanc ed , however, we feel t he idea is sound and should be u..riderte.ken . After investigating the sit uation , we now find it possible fo1~ the State and Federal governments to a cquire these parcels as whole t akes and actually provide the l andscapi ng of the designated areas as part of the project. The only obligat ion of the City of Atlanta would be the rrai ntenance of these areas. To forrn.alize the respons i bilities i n :Lnwl ementing this plan , a forJ:11.al agreement from the City of Atlanta to undert ake the maintenance of these a1·eas will be required. Attached is one (1) set of pri nts outliniri.g three (3) areas where joint development . is proposed and they are as follows: 1. Extension of Orme Park east of the proposed freeway bet\'reen . Virginia Avenue and Crestridge Drive. 2. Area east of freeway right-of-way and Greenland Drive bounded by Courtney Drive on south and Hillpine Drive on the north. 3. Area west of freeway right-of-way between intersection of Courtney Drive and San Antonio Drive. �Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Page Ti·TO October 30, 1969 At present, no landscaping plans have been developed on these a,reas. This will be done along with the construction plans for the project and will be coordinated with your office. Ther-e rr,ay be other areas available for joint development, however, the location and limits of these areas will have a await final grading plans. If other areas are available that satisfy the overall plan, we will coordinate the de,velopment of these areas with your department. If the City of Atlanta is interested in participating in this joint development plan, plea se fu:cnish this office with a statement of intent to maintain these area s at your earliest convenience. Revised right--of-w-ay plans, which include the provision for these joint development area s have been submitted to the Bureau of Public Roads for approval . Your prompt reply to this request will be apprecia,ted and will help maintain the overa,11 schedule for completion of tre project a,s pre sented at the June 10, 1969 Public Hearing . · Yours very truly, STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA Lewis E. Parke r Stat e Highway Urban Engi neer LEP:DAB :pcb Atta ch.rnent cc: . Emory Parrish Joe E. Brown w/ attachment Charlie Leftwi ch Cecil Turner Si dney J . ~1arcus Charles Robisch Ed Garrard Richard Freeman Herschel Bryant w/ att acrunent �