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PROPOSED COMMUNITY STABILIZATION PLAN
PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS MILL ROAD  AREA
Submitted to
MAYOR IVAN ALLEN, JR .
By
CITIZENS OF PEYTON-UTOY FOREST
SEPTEMBER 11, 1962
COMMUNITY PROPOSED COMMUNITY STABILIZATION PLAN
PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS MILL ROAD AREA

Purpose: To effectively and permanently stabilize communities connected
by Harlan, Peyton and /or Willis Mill Roads, S. W.

Introduction :
In the past several years, the subject communities have been plagued with
racial tensions, losses in property values, and a general disruption of the
peaceful and tranquil conditions normally characterizing these communities.
Citizens have become increasingly distraught over the prospects of seeing
their homes absorbed by the rapidly expanding Negro community lying to the
north. These citizens have sought relief from city officials, their aldermen ,
civic groups concerned over the future of Cascade Heights, and their neighbors.
Thus far, all efforts have been in vain. The lack of a definite plan , supported
by both white and Negro citizens, has seriously handicapped all those who
have attempted to put an end to the tensions in the troubled communities.
With the recent interest shown by city officials, citizens now believe that the
time is ripe for presenting a plan that will permanently stabilize these
Southwest Atlanta communities and rid them of their racial tensions. Such a
plan is reflected in the following pages.

Description of the Stabilization Plan
No plan can effectively stabilize the aforementioned communities unless it
provides advantages to both white and Negro citizens. With this fact in
mind, the proposed stabilization plan contains benefits to both. First,
it offers the white citizens permanent relief through the closure of Harlan
and Peyton Roads at points north of the Peyton-Utoy Forest community.
Secondly, it offers the Negro citizens a tremendous advantage by providing
them with approximately 250 acres of land, heretofore not available, for
residential development. The plan also includes the construction of
additional roads for the Negro citizens to permit their access to the pro-
posed residential development. Exhibit A shows the proposed residential
areas, the locations of proposed roads, and the proposed road closure
points on Harlan and Peyton Roads .

Advantages of the Plan
Below are listed just a few of the major advantages that the proposed
stabilization plan will provide:
1. Reduces racial tensions .
2. Insures maintenance of property values within the troubled
community.
3. Provides choice residential building lots for construction of
approximately 400 Negro residences .
4. Minimizes city construction costs for new roads by taking
advantage of existing roads where possible.
5. Preserves established communities in this area.
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6. Creates a favorable atmosphere for establishment of
proposed school located north of Utoy Creek (See
Exhibit A) .
7. Provides additional city revenue from citizens who will
settle in proposed residential areas .
8. Restores confidence to citizens within established com-
munities and to those citizens desiring to settle in these
established comrnunities.

Conclusion:
The success of this proposed stabilization plan is dependent upon your
enthusiastic support as Mayor. Without your support, all efforts will
again be in vain.

All citizens of the communities described herein earnestly solicit your
help and request that you adopt this proposed plan. Furthermore , they
pledge their full support to you in all of your efforts to effect the reali-
zation of this plan.
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