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0 <br />SENATOR .JOHNSTON STATED THAT HE HAS GOTTEN THE IMPRESSION THAT <br />FRAN ROSS IS FOR THIS AND THAT REVEREND BROWN IS FOR THIS. HE NOTED THAT <br />ONE SIDE SAYS THE BILL IS TOO WEAK AND THE OTHER SIDE SAYS IT IS TOO <br />STRONG - SO IT MUST BE PRETTY GOOD IF NOBODY IS HAPPY WITH IT. ' <br />MR. HART STATED THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE SENATOR GOT -THE <br />CORRECT FEELING FROM MS. ROSS AND REVEREND BROWN. HE CONTINUED THAT HE <br />IS SAYING THAT THE COUNTY ALREADY HAS THE MECHANISM TO CONTROL WHERE THE <br />HOUSING IS BUILT, ETC. IF YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS TO PREVENT CORRUPTION, <br />HE DID NOT BELIEVE THIS BILL OR ANY OTHER WILL STOP THAT. HE NOTED THE <br />STATEMENT HAS BEEN MADE THAT WE HAVE TOO MUCH BUREAUCRACY AND ASKED IF THE <br />PEOPLE AGAINST THIS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAVING MONEY OR ARE THEY CONCERNED <br />ABOUT KEEPING BLACK PEOPLE UNDER CONTROL. <br />WILLIAM KOOLAGE,OF 815 26TH AVENUE,NOTED THAT HE WAS A MEMBER <br />OF THE HOUSING STUDY GROUP AND HE PERSONALLY FELT THAT IT WILL SPEED <br />THINGS UP TOWARD GETTING HOUSING IN THE AREA WE NEED IT IF WE CAN GET THIS <br />BILL THROUGH. PSR. KOOLAGE COMMENTED THAT HE BELIEVED A LOT OF THINGS BEING <br />DISCUSSED TODAY INVOLVE A BIT OF EMOTIONAL -ISM. HE POINTED OUT THAT THIS <br />BILL APPEARS TO BE THE CLOSEST WAY TO GET THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, AND HE, <br />THEREFORE, WOULD RECOMMEND VERY STRONGLY THAT THE PROPOSED BILL BE <br />ADOPTED. <br />MS. ROSS INFORMED THOSE PRESENT THAT SHE HAS 825 SIGNATUkES ON <br />A PETITION THAT SAYS THE PROGRESSIVE CIVIC ASSOCIATION DOES WANT A <br />• HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED, BUT WANT IT TO EXIST AS A SEPARATE ENTITY. <br />SHE STATED THAT THEY DON'T GO ALONG WITH ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE <br />BILL, AND FELT WHAT PROBABLY MADE THE SENATOR THINK SHE WAS GOING ALONG <br />WITH IT WAS HER GETTING CLARIFICATION ON THE STATUTE ABOUT THE COUNTY <br />COMMISSION MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPOINTMENTS. <br />PEG COPELAND STATED THAT SHE IS CONCERNED AS A TAXPAYER BECAUSE <br />THERE WILL BE MORE THAN JUST LOCAL MONEY INVOLVED. SHE STATED THAT SHE <br />HAD BEEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE HOUSING ADMINISTRATION IN PHILADELPHIA AND <br />TOO MANY THINGS ARE SWEPT UNDER THE CARPET. MS, COPELAND STATED THAT <br />SHE WOULD REALLY PREFER TO SEE SOMETHING DONE BY PRIVATE INDUSTRY. <br />11 <br />FEB 12 1979 <br />Boa 39 PAGE 79 <br />