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7. P OGRESS REPORTS (Copt "d) <br />tion tide and a secretary. Mrs. Dorothy Howell wi.l.l <br />be on of the relocation officers. Public housing. <br />and 1 ased housing will,be our chief source of-hous- <br />ing. <br />Mrs. Guy P. Curtis stated the need for emergency hous- <br />ing is "very disturbing. Many calls are received in <br />emergencies, such as fires. People do not know where <br />to go in case of emergencies. The public needs to <br />be informed on a central number to be called in case <br />of th se emergencies for housing needs." <br />Mrs. <br />Curtis apprised "The Housing Authority has some <br />leased housing and their thinking is that the two <br />departments--Public Housing and Urban Renewal - -need <br />to get closer together." Rev. Kirk said: "I hear <br />we do not have vacant or available leased housing." <br />Mrs. urtis stated: "We do have leased housing <br />available that is not being utilized." Mr. Helmer <br />asked what happened to the four and five bedroom <br />housi g that were to be built? Mrs. Curtis said <br />they ire projected and are in the making. They <br />have eased housing that is available and vacant, <br />and s ould be used. <br />Mr. W ggins suggested that it would be beneficial <br />to this problem if a meeting were scheduled with <br />The H using Authority and this Commission at some <br />appro riate time in the near future. This met <br />with inanimous approval and a time will be set for <br />the m eting. <br />c Southeast Project: Mr. Bellinger apprised <br />the A ea Plan Commission and the Redevelopment Com- <br />missi n, along with area residents, met in the South- <br />east leighborhood Center to help in initiating a <br />proje t Area Committee required for rehabilitation <br />progr ms. Officers have been elected by the area <br />resid nts, and another meeting is being scheduled <br />for the purpose of discussing ways to expand citi- <br />zen participation and to initiate the proposed plan- <br />ning program for the Southeast area that is long over- <br />due. Mr. Bellinger stated that approximately 70 area <br />residents were present when officers were elected. <br />This eeting was by far the best turnout of the four <br />meeti gs recently held. <br />'N' <br />SOUTHEAST PROJECT <br />