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~64 MONDAY FEBRUARY 10, 1975 (5) Mrs. Edith S. Palmer, 114 Big Jane Street - City has grown without Federal control, such as is anticipated in the Housing & Community Development Act; and City does not need such; (6) Mr. Thomas J. Womack, 200 Fourth Street - the need for better housing is evident; Federal financial assistance represents his tax dollars; and urged the Council to take such steps necessary to make available better housing; (7) Mr. Harold L. Griggs, 1319 Chatham Heights - on behalf of elderly and retired persons, cited high taxes imposed on the elderly, whose pensions are not keeping abreast with inflated costs of living; (8) Mr. Robert S. Martin, 104 Massey Street - City can not survive without Federal assistance; and the apparent controversy between those who oppose such assistance in this matter and those who advocate is based on racial aspects; (9) Mr. Glenn C. Edwards, 1010 Valient Lane - against Federal aid; (10) Mr. Danny Turner, Northside - inquired as to deadline for adoption of housing plan required by H&CD Act application; (11) Mr. T. H. Pettie, 901 A Street - everyone ought to have decent housing; (12) Mr. Robert T. George, 902 Jefferson - no place in City to house additional people required by local business and industry during normal economic times; (13) Mr. Leon Globman, 5 Dan-Lee Terrace - City does not have minimum housing code; City has been too proud in past to apply for urban renewal funds; City has been too concerned with Federal "strings"; needs have been and still remain; housing needs can not be met without Federal assistance; CBD project can never be successful without Federal assistance; urged that City write its own plan to meet needs but apply for Federal assistance; if City application not approved by Federal agency, then "o.k."; (14) Mrs. Estelle Gilbert, 330 Greyson Street - speaking for self and other citizens of her area, is against Federal funding; (15) Mr. Francis T. West, 1012 River Forest Place - against relocation and/or dispersal, which Federal H&CD Act might direct; cited probability of local burden to furnish supportive services for housing projects; cited Federal Register and other documents pertaining to H&CD Act which would subvert local direction and control; and opposed the usage of monies from the productive sector to the non-productive sector; (16) Mr. George Black, 713 Beverly Way - commended the Council for proceeding with the downtown redevelopment (CBD) project; cited other local projects financed in part with Federal assistance; and the City can not meet its needs without such assistance;