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N Ap ril 11 , 1969 M r. Edwin L . Sterne, Chai rman Atla nta Hous ing Autho rity Hurt Building Atla nta , Georgia 30303 Dear M r .. Sterne : As you are well a ware, s ince mid-fa ll , the Atla nta Hous ing Authority · ha s h a d a n extreme ly se r ious problem in r e ga r d to r ela tion s with tena nts. The Community Re la tions Comm i e sion w i shes to commend you a nd your fellow Boa r d m embe r s fo r r e cogni z ing the ravity of thi s p oblem . Your holding meeting s in several of the projectjjl since De c embe r wa s a very con s tructive mo\Te . You r Board showed the ca pa city to listen a nd to respond. Although tens ions h a ve 1 s ened, the Community Rela tion Commission believes tha t relations between the Autho rity a nd the tenants rem ain the paramount p roblem of the Atlanta Hou ing Authority at t his time . The Commission encou rage your Board to continue pe riodic meetings in your hou ing p r ojects . We wish to commend the a ppointment of Mr. Le P ercells as th new Dire cto r. He is a m a n of compa s ion and m a ny years of expe r i e nce in th hou ing field . The Commi ion i on call when it cen be of s ervice to th Atla nta Hou ing Authority. Sincerely, Na t Welch NW :gdm cc : Mayor Iva n Allen, Jr. �