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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular eeting - June 16, 1978 Page 10 Mr. Wigg�ns: What you are saying is that we need a letter from her to us, rather than to he person to whom she did direct it, Bob Georgine? Mr. Robi son: I don't think that is what he is saying, I think what he is saying i that they have to tell Mr. Dew to get off "dead center and send us anoth r letter that he will mind his own business. Mr. Nimt�: Countermanding his previous letter. Mr. Ellison: We don't want to tell HUD how to do their business but we do need some official correspondence which states - directed to us, indicating Mr. Dew's opinion is inaccurate... whether it comes from the Assistant. Secretary of Labor Relations, the Area Director or whoever, it really makes no difference. That is the only way.to cleanly settle this matter so that we can proceed with some confidence. Otherwise, I get nervous about what happens down the road if we are n there and this question resurfaces regarding events..we should have a letter which i.s directed to us here which clarifies or indicates a change in Mr. D W's views. Mr. Robi son: According to this letter, the inference was made they talked to a Mr. Roi Gatton, Regional Director in Chicago and they have asked him to look into the matter. If he has been looking into the matter, I would assume that he would have the answer and I would think he would be a little bit higher up than Mr. Dew..is there any way you can check with that gentleman? Mr. Ellison: We certainly can and I will be glad to. It is customary..the way we h ndle a working relationship, to work through Mr. Dew or to assume that based on that letter somebody who reports to Mr. Dew, if he is out of town, but if tie Commission feels it is necessary to proceed with that next step, then certainl . Mr. Nimt : Robbie, this reminds me very much of a year ago on the Karl King High Ris when we had a.letter from one end of the Department of HUD approving the thin3 and another letter from the other end of the hall saying it was not approved Mr. Butlor: Actually it was the same office, just different people within the same office. Mr. Robison: Mr. Chairman, I might be convinced to withdraw my motion as Mr. Ellison -equests providing we can make a directive to Mr. Ellison to contact Mr. Gatt n and go one step above Dew because we are never going to get off of dead cen er if we have to play the game of musical,chairs. Chair: I have always found one Carl Ellison to be very cooperative - actually we are i debted to him for about seven and one -half million dollars.. Mr. Robi son: So I will withdraw my motion..now I would like to make a motion that we ^equest or maybe I should say give Mr. Ellisondirection or instruc- tions or whatever that he contact Mr. Gatton, Regional Administrator in Chicago ind see if we can get this problem solved.