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IN FOR M ~ TION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT "OOM. 4.0> • 10!1 C ENTRAL A V EN UE. s. w. 3 0 30:S- • 1172- ZIICIZ May 13, i969 FOR RELEASE IMMED~ATELY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF COMMIS S I ONERS OF FULTON COUNTY The repeated attacks by Mayor Al l en critici z ing the Fulton Cou nty Government for f ~ ilure to develop a low-cost housing program are unfort unate, unf air and unjustified. They come at a time wh e n City - County cooperation is at an all- time high and many j o i nt pro jects are b e ing planned for the future by the two govern ments . Low- cost ho u sing is largely a prob lem where masses of people r e s ide. In spi te o f t h a t, however, the Fulton County Commissioners have on t wo occasi o n s , met with committe es from the Atlanta Housing Au t hority and Atl an ta Chamber of Commerce. It is a matter of re- cord that at both t i mes, we t o l d these rep r e s e n ta t ive s tha ~ we would like to cooperate . insofar as we could a n d t h at we certainly had an open mind as far as low-cos t housing is concerned. We asked both groups to indicate areas where they thought public housing in the County should be considered. As yet, this has not been done. {Continued) �