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300 DISPLACED FAMILIES
G THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Friday, June 13, 1969
Chest Asked t lo Aid Housin g
The Atlanta Housing Re-
sources Committee voted Thurs-
day to urge the Community
Chest of Metropolitan Atlanta
Ine. to provide funds for emer-
gency temporary housing for
displaced persons.
And the committee, headed by
architect Cecil Alexander and
including citizens appointed by
the mayor, decided to explore
the probiem itself on a priority
basis.
The Community Chest’s exec-
utive committee meets Friday
to act on requests of member
agencies.
HRC members nofed that the
Salvation Army provides emer-
‘|gency housing for men and
women, but not families,
The housing group expressed
specific concern for the some
300 families that are to be dis-
placed from housing owned by
the J: P. Stevens & Co. Inc.
plant, which has closed down.
Various groups such as the
Atlanta Real Estate Board, the
Atlanta Housing Authority and
the Community Relations Com-
mission have been approached
by Economic Opportunity At-
lanta in order to find assistance,
but so far in vain.
The plant is on Marietta
Sireet, near Ashby Street and
the families are to be displaced
late this summer.
The HRC also voted to invite
all the candidates for mayor to
a future meeting to give views
on providing housing for the
low-income families.
Col. Malcolm Jones, HRC
director, reported that 21,103
low and moderate units have|
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been completed, have been put} total was 18,259 units.
under construction or have been{ The program continues to run
planned since the rnayor in 1966| ahead in all categories except
announced his goal of 16,800| public housing, which is 5,011
units by 1971. The January 1959,| behind the goal.
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