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300 DISPLACED FAMILIES 6 THE ATLANTA CO NSTITUTION, Friday, June 13, 1969 - T"" Che:3i Asked W Aid Housing · r i.,_

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ju- ·n's The Atlanta Housi ng Resources Cormnittee voted Thursday to urge the Community Chest of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc. to provide funds for emergency temporary housing for displaced per sons. And the committee, headed by architect Cecil Al exander and including citizens appointed by the mayor, decided to explore the problem itself on a priority basis. The Community Chest's executive committee mee ts Friday to act on reques ts of member agencies. HRC members noted that the Salva ti9n Army provides emergency housing for men and women, but not families. The housing group expressed specific concern for the some 300 families that are to be dis~ placed from housing owned by the J; P. Stevens & Co. Inc. pl ant, which has closed down. Various groups such as the Atl anta Real Estate Board, the Atlanta Housing Author ity and the Community Relations Commission have been aPiproached by Economic Opportunity Atlanta in order to find assistance, but so far in vain. The plant is on Marietta Str eet, near Ashby Stree t and the famili es 3re to be d.i.splaced late this summer. The HRC also voted to invite all the candidates for mayor to a fu ture meeting to give views on provic'.>!ing hcusing for the low-income fam ilies . . Col. Malcolm J ones, HRC director, reported that 21,103 low and mcderate units have been compl eted, have been put j total was 18,259 units. under construction or have been I The program continues to run planned since the mayor in 1966 ahead in all categories except announced his goal of 16,800 public housing, which is · 5,011 units by 1971. The .January 1969, behind the goal. L,_ / d ,. ":" . . •· �