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822 Grant Street, S. E. Atlanta, Georgia 30315 Mr . ·B n Blackburn Huse of Rep~e nt tive& Washington, D. C. Dear h' . Blackburn: 1 would like to register a complaint ab ut our s , c lled Model Cities" program. We owu our hoinc at the above ddr and shortly "M del Citi s" program w a tlnnounced my husband'$ comp ny tran ferr d him ~ut of the City of A.tlant . Althous,1 it h proven t be quit e p nsive for h to co ute ie have wd ted for tw yeat to e . wb t s goin to bapp n in the are befvre trying to eell and move nearer hi work. During thi tim w h v~ been advised n um rou occ sion by our children's teach r get th in a less cro ded school since they have so ny childr n i chool thy attend who ither woA't, c 't r re net ncou~ag d to l arn th t they dv it hav th ti to give the children who c and try to l rn the instructions thy need d des rvc . The chool h s b co worse and wors and w,ea lt be enc 8 ary the last three days ~z the school t ·rm t o keep policemen c.-.t th premise to vo·i d conflict between the grammer acho l and high school, we decided it wa tie to le a ve 'nli > of cour•. combined with th ·ac:t th t we Since all relidente of the are office thdr efor ffic buyi .1 ed to set closer to my huauand' s work. had be n advi ed t o contact t e ' d 1 Oiti ents) y hu band wont t Mr • . itohcll. Mr. Mitchell told him our 1 11 , building or m king impr v and talk d with hou c definit ly wa not scheduled for de olition and it would all ri ht t o put it up for 1ale. perfectly f r al eet te br,k rand found that \Othin put th house in the hand cau ha peed during th throe QlOnth of 11 contract. W no find th t not op opl t the s answers frc th "Model Cities" offic every-on they think thy y buy a house d hav it torn clown i afraid o ithin a y u or two. �Since the agentt contract has run out, we hove been attempting t ell the on ur own . I cont acted the Model Citie office to <let ine if they b ve any contact with peopl int re ted in property in the ares or if they hous have de any arr em nt to purch s property from people in the ar wbo migh~ be transferred out of the city for one re son or anoth r . They ref¢rred me to Mr , ilke who told me h i in the re - location and r -habilit tion office nd they had o such arr angements . I asked if they could not use the property to hou p ople who might b displ ced becau e of d l ition and he told e they would ot relocate di placed per on in the Model Citi Are ince it ould not be fe ible to do so. An individu 1 who wa intere ted in the property checked with tb City or City Pl nning Office and(although we had been told our p oy rty s ly not going to be in the clear c are) h w informed ot to purcha e pr perty in th ar ab cue they h d pl n and wee going to do omething with the property shortly. There are, of course, the pr op rty off our hands if we were willing to give it aw y, but fford to tbi. I do not think we are being unreasouabl to egp ct arr gem nts to be made to a 1 t peopl in OUT po ition to dispose of property at re sonabl pri~. And I do n~t think w ar being unrc on bl to ask $9,500 for property for which we p id ~,500 five y are ago and have m de quit it mor than $1,000 of improv nt ince that' tim. If there is anything that c n be done to auJ t 11ot vnly u, but oth re in th rea who m y be having the Ii e probl a, it will be sincerely appr ciat d . Sincerely, (Mr . ) Lazoll Ki:rkland (Clifford 822 Grant • Urkl ) tr et, • B. Atl nt • GeoTgi cci cc: cc: cc:

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