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CITY OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT of PARKS
Office of General Manager
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oe Atlanta, Georgia 30303
April 19, 1967
JACK Cc. DELIUS
GENERAL MANAGER
Mr. William F. Wall, President
Cascade Little League
1807 Willis Mill Road, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Wall:
On April 11, 1967, a delegation appeared before the Aldermanic Parks Committee to
vigorously protest the cutting off of a large corner of the Cascade Little League
area thereby exluding the West Manor Elementary School section and prohibiting
children in that section from participating in the Little League program this
summer. We were told by this delegation that the area cut off is bounded by Utoy
Creek from Lynhurst Drive west to Fairburn Road, south on Fairburn Road to Cascade
Road, east to Veltre Circle and Falcon Drive, and north to Gordon Road. As the
Committee understands it, the ostensible reason for the above was that population
had increased above the 15,000 limit imposed by Little League requirements.
However, the above mentioned delegation of citizens contended that, while a group
of new apartments in the southeast corner of your Little League area were included
within the new boundaries, their neighborhood was omitted for ethnic reasons.
While the Committee quickly assured those present that it had no control or
jurisdiction over the Little League - that, as a matter of fact, the Little League
is private in all respects - the Conmittee does feel that since we are affording
you public facilities you should reevaluate carefully your action in light of the
allegations that the cutting off of the area was brought about principally due to
the area undergoing a degree of racial transition. The City of Atlanta is not and
will not be a party to any attempt at segregated practices where public properties
are involved. The Department of Parks is under a Federal court order to fully
integrate all property.
We therefore recommend, suggest and urge that you make such arrangements as are
necessary to bring the area set forth above back into the Little League program.
ck C. Delius
neral Manager of
Parks and Recreation
JCD:bjw
ec: All Members of the Aldermanic Parks He cEes
oe. Ivan Allen, Jr. _
Mr, L. Foster
Mr. eo ert Haver
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CITY OF ATLANTA
DEPARTMENT of PARKS
Office of General Manager
saailll
oe Atlanta, Georgia 30303
April 19, 1967
JACK Cc. DELIUS
GENERAL MANAGER
Mr. William F. Wall, President
Cascade Little League
1807 Willis Mill Road, S. W.
Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Wall:
On April 11, 1967, a delegation appeared before the Aldermanic Parks Committee to
vigorously protest the cutting off of a large corner of the Cascade Little League
area thereby exluding the West Manor Elementary School section and prohibiting
children in that section from participating in the Little League program this
summer. We were told by this delegation that the area cut off is bounded by Utoy
Creek from Lynhurst Drive west to Fairburn Road, south on Fairburn Road to Cascade
Road, east to Veltre Circle and Falcon Drive, and north to Gordon Road. As the
Committee understands it, the ostensible reason for the above was that population
had increased above the 15,000 limit imposed by Little League requirements.
However, the above mentioned delegation of citizens contended that, while a group
of new apartments in the southeast corner of your Little League area were included
within the new boundaries, their neighborhood was omitted for ethnic reasons.
While the Committee quickly assured those present that it had no control or
jurisdiction over the Little League - that, as a matter of fact, the Little League
is private in all respects - the Conmittee does feel that since we are affording
you public facilities you should reevaluate carefully your action in light of the
allegations that the cutting off of the area was brought about principally due to
the area undergoing a degree of racial transition. The City of Atlanta is not and
will not be a party to any attempt at segregated practices where public properties
are involved. The Department of Parks is under a Federal court order to fully
integrate all property.
We therefore recommend, suggest and urge that you make such arrangements as are
necessary to bring the area set forth above back into the Little League program.
ck C. Delius
neral Manager of
Parks and Recreation
JCD:bjw
ec: All Members of the Aldermanic Parks He cEes
oe. Ivan Allen, Jr. _
Mr, L. Foster
Mr. eo ert Haver