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r C August 18, 1969 OFFICE OF MODEL CITIES PROGRAM 673 Capitol Avenue, S.W. Atlanta, Ga. 30315 404-524-8876 Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor J. C. John"""· Director Mr. Lester Persells Executive Director Atlanta Housing Authority 824 Hurt Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Les: After reviewing your memorandum by Tom Eskew on the status of NDP activities, I am concerned about the total number of properties acquired under option and purchase. The report indicates that 47 parcels are under option and 60 parcels have been purchased for a total of 107 parcels. The Model Cities Program assur e s a family that it will be provided with temporary or permanent relocatable housing before they are required to sell their home. Past experience has shown us that when a family is contacted about the sale of their prop e rty they immediately b e gin to think of moving and often move without r e c e iving the a s si s t a nc e t h e y are entitled to receive. To this date, I have seen no visible evidence that adequate provisions are being made to provide the temporary housing assistance promised the families in the Model Cities Area. Therefore we must hereby r e que s t that all action to acquire prop e rt ie s c e ase until such time as a d equate provisions are made to provide t e mporary or p e rma n e nt housing f or the families displaced . We a lso request that a meeting be h e ld a t y our earliest convenience to discuss procedures that will allow us to meet the statutory requir e ments for relocation in the Model Cities Area. Sincerely, Johnny c. Johnson Direc t o r JCJ:vl c cc: Mayor I v an Allen, Jr. ~ Alderma n Ev erett Mi ll ican Alderman Gregory Gr i ggs �