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| HOUSING AUTHORITY OPPOSED .
EQOA Asks Legal Aid, Detyin
Economic Opportunity Atlanta
‘overruled objections of the At-
lanta Housing Authority
Wednesday in asking for federal
‘funds of the Atlanta Legal Ser-
vices program.
M. B. Satterfield, AHA direc-
tor, wrote EOA to ask that fund-
ing be delayed until an investiga-
tion could be made into activi-
‘ties of Legal Aid which Satter-
field called a ‘‘disruptive Influ-
‘ence on the public housing pro-
gram and serves only to cause
, friction in the community.”
The board of directors of
EOA, on the recommendation of
member Jesse Hill, approved
the $326,695 budget—$271,939 in
federal funds.
“It is inappropriate not to
move ahead,” board Chairman
Boisfeuillet Jones said. He said
he would “honor the complaint
to the extent of looking into its
merits.”
Robert Dobbs, another board
member, also urged the request
for funds, despite the AHA let-
ter. “The housing authority
ought to look at itself. It has
some problems itself.”
Jones said he had received an
anonymous call several months
ago about Michael Padnos,
director of Legal Aid. Jones said
the caller threatened Jones un-
less he got rid of Padnos.
“That’s the last I heard of it,”
Jones said with a laugh.
Satterfield’s letter said that
the AHA was withholding ‘‘en-
dorsement of this application at
this time, pending clarification
of certain actions taken by
Legal Aid which affect the At-
lanta Housing Authority and the
community.”
Satterfield’s letter said Pad-
nos had made “serious general
allegations concerning Atlanta
Housing Authority policy and
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conduct of activities.’’ But, the
letter said, when called on for
specific facts behind the allega-
tions, ‘‘Legal Aid has refused to
furnish such facts ... That re-
fusal can be documented.”
Padnos’ objections generally
were that the AHA operates
“arbitrarily.” He said he re-
fused to give names of those].
complaining because of the law-
yer-client relationship.
Jones explained that the AHA
had been informed of the appli-
eation for legal services, but
solely because they were. an in-
terested party, not a holder of a
veto.
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The SOA board also approved
the Head Start program, which
includes a request for $516,649 in
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