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EDWIN L . STERNE M. CHAIRMAN B. SATTER FIELD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANO SECRETARY LESTER H . PERSELLS GEORGE S. CRAFT ASSOCIATE VICE CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CARL TON GARRETT DIRECTOR J, B. BLAYTON OF FINANCE GI LBERT H . BOGGS D IRECT OR OF HOUSING FRANK G, ETHERIDGE HOWARD OPENSHAW JACK F. GLENN DIRECTOR 824 HURT BUILDING ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 O F R EDEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. SA NDER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR JACKSON 3-6074 March 21 , 1969 Honorabl e Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor 101 City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Re : Bedford -Pine NDP Area Acquisition of 11 Hardship 11 Parcels Dea r Mayor Allen: Following the meeting in your office on March 14, 1969 relative to the acquisition of vac ant, dilapidated structure s in the Bedford-Pine NDP Area, I requested a policy decision from the Departme nt of Housing and Urb an Development. A copy of the HUD letter, dated March 20, 1969, outlining procedure s relating to the use of project funds under a Neighbor hood Development Program (NDP) for the acquisition of properties not scheduled t o be ac quired during 1969 , i s attached. We have , thi s dat e , submitted a r equest to HUD for authori za tion t o obta in t itle sea rc h and appraisals on all of the pro perties which Mr. Wofford ha s furnished this office . Following a fi eld inspection, the Housing Authority ha s added additional propertie s containing vac ant , dilapi date d structures , in addit ion to eleven properties whos e owners have reque sted early acquisition due to hardship . The Author ity has previously secured HUD approval to ac quire the city-owned property at ~03 North Avenue, and will proc eed with t he demolit i on of t hat struct ure a s soon a s the City conveys title t o the Authority ( authorized by the Bo ard of Al dermen on March 17, 1969 ) . The Authori ty i s proceedi ng with apprai sal s of 278 and 288 Pine Street, a s these properties are i ncluded i n t he NDP acqui s i t i on program for 1969 . �Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. March a, 1969 Page Two While the acquisition of 57 add1tional properties will require adjustments of the approved NDP budget and additional staff time in revising title and appraisal contracts, we strongly believe that the program must be flexible ·enough to remove structures found to be hazardous to the health and safety of the community, and responsive to the expressed needs of the people. We want to thank you for calling this matter to our attention . Very truly yours, Howard Openshaw Director of Redevel opment HO/Mc Enclosure cc: Mr . Edwin L. Sterne Mr. Rodney M. Cook Mr. Collier Gladin Mr. W.R. Wofford �