Box 1, Folder 4, Document 58

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October 3, 1969

MEMORANDUM

To: Pete Ceowell

From: George Berry

Please look over the attached in view of writing up something in article
form on the general subject of a federal program stimulating action.
This demolition grant program supposedly gave the City money to
demolish unsound structures. In actual fact, most of the houses were
demolished by the owners when it became apparent that the City was
going to move in.

You might research the original law and the original program guidelines
- » « interview some of the people in the building department that
handled the program... etc. This is a good example of a program
that flid not spend all of ite alloted funds or accomplish its objectives
when looked at from a purely ‘balance sheet'' point of view but in

actual —— than got the job done because it cause people to act

on their ‘

Think about this and we'll talk about it.

GBija


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