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C~TY. ·TA OF DEPARTMENT of PARKS Office of General Manager Atlanta, Georgia 30303 May 2, 1969 MEMORANDUM

JACK- C. DELIUS GENERAL MANAGER TO: Mr. Joe Gentry, Parks Engineering Miss Jimmie Mims, Assistant Director of Recreation FROM: Jack c. Delius, General Manager of Parks and Recreation SUBJECT: '--------· .

· Eden Rag Company (Ira Street) I am attachin·g ··for each of you a Xerox of a proposed Recreation Program to take place -at the former Eden Rag Company building on Ira Street. I am asking Joe Gentry to coordinate all the improve· ments to the building and the surrounding land, and have already discus sed some of this with Mr. Roland Ebright, Foreman of Adams Park. It will be necessary to ask Fred Shepherd to give us his opinion as soon as possible as to the practicality of moving certain pieces of superstructure in the warehouse section of the building. Also, · Mr. Earl Landers advises that Pete Peterson, of the City Hall, has a number of spare plumbing fixtures we might use in replacing those vandali zed . You should talk to Mr. Grady Butler, the Extension Area Manager of Sum-Mee, and discuss the particulars on the renovation of this building. Overtime is authorized through Range 46 for painters,· carpenters, electricians, to get on this project immediately. Severa l trees will have to be removed, lights added to the field and general illumination (not professional athletic lights), utilities turned on, a telephone installed, etc. Please r e vie w the attached list. Miss Mims, it is the City ·s wish to staff this facility as soon as practical and to supply the equipment on the attached list where possible. Please have your Recreation Coordinator or the Recreation Supervisor work closely with Mr. Butler. An excellent job has been done in organi zing the Neighborhood Advisory Committee, and we should c e rtainly l e nd an ear to their advice. Finally, the first order of business will be to regrade and make playable the ball field to the north of the build ing and the construction of a ball field to the south of the . building. Mr. Butier can fill you in o n this. A nQmber of City official s have expressed personal interest in the success of this program and I --· / �I . I Mr • . Joe Gentry Memo t,o: May 2, 1969 Miss Jimmie Mims I I Page1 2 I __! .: . · --- ·appreciate their cooperation. The Optimist Club of Executive Park may vote to render certain assistance to us with this project and Mr. Johnny Robinson is currently contacting this group to determine what aid may be forthcoming.

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·- Mr. R. Earl . Landers, Mayor·s Office ~ Mr. Johnny Robinson, Community Development Coordinator Mr. Grady Butler, Extension Area Manager, Sum-Mee Extension Office Mr. J. ,D. Chamblee, Parks Maintenance ·Superintendent Mr. Pierce Whitley, Asst. Gen. Mgr. of Parks Mr. Staniey T. Martin, Asst. Gen. Mgr. of Parks Mr. Bob Johnson, Chief Electrician Mr. Fred Shepherd, City Architect Mr. Eddie McLemore, Recreation Supervisor Mr. Ron Ransom, Recreation Coordinator ....,. _ . - - -- ,,, �