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EDWIN L. S .TERNE M. B. SATTERFIELD CIIAIIIMAM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY LESTER H. PERSELLS GEORGE S. CRAFT ASSOCIATE EXECUT .I VE DIRECTOR VICE CHAIIIMAM CARL TON GARRETT DIJIECTO,._ Of" F'INANCE J. a. GILBERT H. BOGGS ILA'l'TON DIRECTOR Of' HOUS INC P'RANK G. ETHERIDGE HOWARD OPENSHAW JACK F. GLENN DIIIIECTOR 01" REDEVELOPMENT 824 HURT BUILD ING GEORGE R. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 JACKSON 3·6074 March 2l, 1969 Mr. John T .. Edmunds, Jr • .Assistant Regional Administrator £or Renewal Assistance Department of Housing and Urban Development 645 Peachtree-Seventh Building Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Re: I • I I Project No. Ga. A-2-l Acquisition of 11Hardship 11 _or n0pportunity_1t Parcels in the Bedford-Pine NDP Area Dear Mr. Edmunds : Pursuant to your letter of March 20, 1969 outlining the procedures to follow relative to acquisition of 11Hardship 11 or n0pportunity11 parcels in an NDP area, this is a request for authorization to obtain title search and appraisals for the following parcels of land in the Bedford- Pine Urban Redevelopment Area, Project No. Ga. A- 2-1, said parcels being located outside of the scheduled acquisition areas in the NDP Action Year: · Parcel No .. Address Group 1. - (43 parcels): lZ-43 CC- 3 CC-4,27 lKK-6, 7 J.Z-63 1.JJ- ll J.Z- 28 J.Z-27 SANDER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR 320 Forrest Avenue 241 Forrest Avenue 245 Forrest Avenue 323 Hilliar d Str eet 428 Hilliard Street 333- 337- 339- 341 Felton Street 401 Longview 315- 317- 321 Currier Str ee t 322-324 Currier Street 1 �• Mr. John T. Edmunds, Jr. March 2l, 1969 Page Two - - - - - - - - - -- - R-5 R-6 M-16 L-9 R-27 N-3 M-14 P-10 P-24 P-25 N-12 Q-39 P-3 Q-32 Q-29 Q-27 Q-24 DD-26 DD-25 DD-24 DD-20 EE-8 FF-20 FF-26 FF-27 lLL-38 H-5 L-3,4,5 R-32 s-5 EE-34 EE-29 EE-26 EE-25 lLL-16 258 Merritts Avenue 262 Me.ITitts Avenue 181 Linden Avenue 2l7 Linden Avenue 235 Linden Avenue 186 Linden Avenue 191 Linden Avenue 281 North-Avenue 223 North Avenue 219 North Avenue 20l Irunan Avenue 2l7 Inman Avenue 240 Inman Avenue 241 Inman Avenue 251-253 Inman Avenue 261-263 Inman Avenue 277-279 Inman ~venue 250-252 Clifton Place 254-256-258-260264-266 Clifton Place 268-270-272-274 Clifton Place 286 Clifton Place 247 Clifton -Place 270 Fort Street 248 Fort Street 236 Fort Street On Alley 198 Pine Street 222-224 Box Alley 535 Butler Street 246 Pine Street 246 Baker Street 262 Baker Street 270 Baker Street 272 Baker Street 302 Highland Avenue Group 2 - (3 parcels) : H- 24 Q-5,6 J.LL-8,9 175-179 Merritts Avenue 220- 224 Linden Avenue 293- 301 Fort Str eet Group 3 - (11 parcels ) : M-1 H-12 H-4 559 Piedmont Avenue · 495 Piedmont Avenue 188-192 Piedmont Avenue • �Mr. John T. Edmunds, Jr. March 21, 1969 Page Three - - - - - - - - -- - ~ cc-5 251-253 Forrest Avenue CC-26 DD-7 245 250-252 Vernon Place Vernon Place EE.-17 285 Clifton Place lLL-26,27 274-276 Hilliard Street 403 Bedford Place 421 Bedford Place 304 Parkway Drive lY-3 lZ-21 · lMM-28 Group one contains forty-three parcels containing vacant, dilapidated structures, many of them placarded by the City Building Inspector's of£ice as unfit for human habitation. Mayor Ivan Allen has requested the Housing Authority to acquire and demolish these structures as quickly as possible, as these structures are hazardous to the health and safety 0£ the community. Group two contains three parcels on which are located vacant, dilapidated structures as indicated in group one. · However, these parcels also contain substandard, occupied structures designated for future clearance. In order to remove the vacant, hazardous structures without incurring severance damages, the Housing Authority proposes to acquire and demolish the total parcels. Group three contains eleven parcels, the owners of which have requested early acquisition to avoid further . undue hardship. The Housing Authority staff has made a judgment that the documentation submitted by the owners of these properties does in fact constitute a "hardship". Upon receipt of your authorization to proceed with a title search and appraisals of the above- listed properties, the Authority will proceed at once to obtain title through negotiation. The Authority will notify the Regional Office in the event we are unable to secure title through negotiation. T'n e Authority has also determ:L.~ed that the acquisition of thes e 57 pr operties does not take money , staff time, relocation housing , or other r esources to such an extent that the programmed accomplishment s o£ t he 1969 NDP Action Year cannot be met . The acquisiti on of these proper t i es will be undertaken in accor dance with the terms of the NDP Funding Agr eement , consistent with t h e Ur ban Redevelopment Plan f or . the Bedfor d-Pine Ur ban Redevelopment Area adopted by the City and ap- proved by mm, wit h suff icient funds available wit hin t he NDP budget to undertake these a ctivit i es . We urgently solicit your early approval of this reques t for authorization to obtain t itle search and appraisals of these 57 properties • �Mr. John T. Edmunds, Jr. Marcil 2l, l969 Page Four -- ~ ~ -- - - --~ ~ constituti~ a "hardship" or "opportunity", in order that acquisition .and demolition of the structures may proceed at once. Your continued cooperation in these matters is very much appreciated,. Very truly yours, Howard Openshaw Director of Redevelopment RO.Mc cc: Area Coordinator Mayor Ivan .Allen, Jr. \ / Mr. Edwin L... Sterne Mr. Rodney M. Cook Mr. Collier Gladin Mr.- W. R. Wofford • �