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DEPARTM E NT OF HOU S ING A ND U R BAN D E VELOPMENT PEACHT_REE SEVENTH BUILDI NG, ATLANTA, GEORG I A 30323 Room 645 REGION Ill June 3, 1969 IN REPLY REFER TO: Code 3RF Mr. Ge orge L. Aldri dge, J r . Director Communi ty Improveme nt Pr ogram City Hall 68 Mitchell Street , S. W. . Atlanta, Georgi a 30303 Dear Mr. Aldridge : Subje ct: Pr oj e ct No . Ga . R- 97(CRP ) Community Re newal Program Approval of Hous ing Costs Study The Housing Costs Study for t he Atlanta Community I mprovement Progr am has b een r e viewed and found t o be satisfac tory . It is recommende d t hat t he Model Cit i e s Agency be a dvi sed of the following : a. To conside r the re commendations and conclusions c ontained in the Housing Costs Study in planning relocation resources , espe ciall y a s t h ey concern housing preferences, timing of development of resources , treatment of particular neighborhoods or sub- areas, the style a nd cost of housing a nd full uti lization of HUD-a ssisted housing p rograms. b. To coordinate the Study re commendations with proposed NDP activities with in t he Model Cities Area . c. To include in the Reloca tion Pr ogram f or t he Model Cit i es Area the matters i ncluded in paragraph a above , in addi tion t o reviewing estimates of displa cement found in the St udy. Rel a t i ve t o h ousing resources proposed for relocation of reside nts i n or from the Model Cities Area, displa ceme nt should not exceed the s upply of new hous i ng which ca n be assured of development within the same displ acement period. In view of the experimental nature of the Mode l Cities ef fort and t h e . re commendations i n the St udy to use all possibl e methods and programs to keep housing prices low, it may be necessary and desirable to show resources on a year-to-year basis with first year displacement limited t o the resource supply for that d. �2 year, allowing the time for development of innovative housing programs and in attaining necessary sponsorship on an open-ended basis. This would require assurance that displacement and resource supply will be reviewed annually with amended Relocation Programs provided to HUD for concurrence before displacement occurs. D~ I Sincerely yours, ./· r J ;' ,\ !'I r ?NJ,w,/,'i\ -~- cc: Mr. Fountain . ) 11 ;:N V / ··' John I'.' Eafrn.inds Assistant Regional AcL~inistrator for Renewal Assistance -· �