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Address to Paris City Council Monday, January 8, 1990 6:00 PM Mayor Clifford and Members of the Council: My name is Rosalio R. Salas, I reside at 205 - 10 th Street Northeast. I would like to share some information with the Council from a recent visit with H.U.D. administrators and to express my personal concern and advice regarding proposed public housing units. On December 28 and 29, 1989, I spoke with John Eubanks and several staff personnel. Mr. Eubanks, who heads up the Desegregation Coordination Office, communicates between Judge Justice and H.U.D. I wanted to know if the Mayor, Council, and People could communicate with H.U.D. aside from channeling through the P.H.A. Also I wanted to know if it was necessary to build projects. Many other cities besides Paris are involved in providing housing for the economically disadvantaged. Usually these cities utilize the expertise of their Planning and Zoning Boards as well as the wisdom of their City Councils and Officials in coordination with their Housing Authorities to locate housing units.,.Mr. Eubanks is aware of the lack of coordination of these resources in Paris and stated concern and recommended that citizens encourage a unified effort. Written reports on the suitability of proposed sites from groups other than the P.H.A. are not only acceptable, but are encouraged, as they provide H.U.D. with a more complete analysis of the situation. In other words, it is appropriate for the Housing and Zoning people as well as the City Council and Mayor and citizens, in groups or as individuals, to submit site data to H.U.D. as well as to P.H.A. Such data will be given equal weight. It is possible to change the method of providing housing. The Mayor and City Council can opt to provide housing alternatives to projects. Section 8 and rent voucher /certificate programs are available if you only ask for them. \Projectization was the acceptable choice in the 1950s, but sociological advances over the last 40 years have shown projects to be a poor choice and they are no longer preferred by H.U.D. n