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824 Hurt Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Telephone 523-6074
September 6, 1968
The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr.
Mayor
City of Atlanta
City Hall
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Subject: Bedford Pine UR Redevelopment Project
Dear Mayor Allen:
As was stated in our Conference, this project area, sometimes called
Buttermilk Bottoms, contains some of the worst housing in Atlanta. Much
of the worst housing was removed in clearing the land for the relief
sewer and the City Auditorium. The condition of the remainder has been
aggravated by the long period of waiting for Federal approval to execute
the Project.
In an effort to give some relief, the following actions have been taken:
(1) The Housing Code Department, working with our Project employees,
have made and are making inspections of the buildings which appear
to be in the worst condition.
(2) As complaints are received from tenants,or representatives of tenants,
the structures in which they live are also inspected.
(3) The Housing Gode Enforcement Department notifiesthe owner of the
work which must be performed in order to correct those conditions
which are an immediate threat to health or safety. Our Project
employees go to the owners and attempt to persuade them to make
the corrections immediately. This approach is achieving a large
measure of success.
(4) In those cases where the owner will not correct the conditions,
the structure is placarded and the ower is asked to vacate the
building and board it up.
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