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CITY OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
February 12, 1969
JACK C. DELIUS
GENERAL MANAGER
aE REO P. WHITLEY Honorable Charlie Leftwich, Chairman
erie inl aon ' Aldermanic Parks Committee
ASST. GEN. MANAGER 1665 Jonesboro Rd., S.E.
BIN, Se RR EN ESTO ‘ Atlanta, Georgia 30315
STANLEY T. MARTIN
ADMIN. ASSISTANT
Dear Mr. Leftwich:
Pursuant to the several converstions you have held
with the undersigned, along with the interest expressed ,
by Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., I asked Miss Dorothy Yarbrough
of our Recreation Division to compute as accurately
as possible the cost of operating our resident camp and
the wilderness camp at Lake Allatoona. I have taken
the liberty of xeroxing her response which includes a
breakdown for cost per resident camper at $42.35 for a
five day period and a cost for wilderness resident
camper of $28.20 for a five day period.
I have discussed very thoroughly with all the Recreation
Supervisors the opinions expressed by you and Mayor Allen
as to the expenses involved in operating a camp, parti-
cularly one that is some forty-five miles from City Hall.
I have made the suggestion that possibly we should increase
the number of participants and lower the duration of stay
in’order to reduce the per camper cost. I still feel
there is some merit in this suggestion; however, the
supervisors representing the five areas of Atlanta without
exception state that citizens in their areas of Atlanta
were very pleased with the five day schedule and would
prefer it not to be reduced.
F We are carefully avoiding the expenditure of any City
funds for anything other than absolute basic maintenance
and upkeep at both our camping facilities. We have
however, included in our 1969 proposal to EOA provisions
for camping. It seems that OEO in Washington places
great emphasis on camping experience and since we have
conducted this program with Federal funds for the last
several years, I feel it in the best interest not to
remove it during 1969.
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Honorable Charlie Leftwich
February 12, 1969
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I appreciate your continuing interest in our camping
facilities, and I
ack C. Delius
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Enclosure
ce: Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
Honorable G. Everett’ Millican
Honorable Rodney M. Cook
Honorable Douglas L.° Fowlkes