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7 r?- 181 <br />6. A table showing Public Housing 1963 and 1968, United States <br />and Region Served by Atlanta Office, Housing Assistance Administration. <br />7. Cooy of G.S. 157.2 relative to the establishment of a Public <br />Housing Authority. <br />John Boswell stated that under the Leased Housing Program all housing units <br />would be built under the Free Enterprise System and then leased to the Housing <br />Authority. He stated further that a reasonable profit is allowed any builder <br />who desires to build this type of housing unit. <br />Mrs. Butler, who is a public health nurse in Chatham County, stated that <br />because of the nature of her work, she was frequently in the homes of the poor and <br />that these people needed better housing from the standpoint of health, sanitation <br />and safety. <br />Ira Butler, a member of the Cedar Grove Housing Corporation, stated that his <br />group did endorse the creation of a Public Housing Authority. <br />Mrs. Ruth Shea, a registered nurse on the staff at North Carolina Memorial <br />Hospital, spoke in support of the establishment of a Public Housing Authority. <br />Mrs. Cornelia White stated that persons in the low income groups were <br />tired of sub-standard housing, outdoor toilets and open wells and that these <br />persons were anxiously awaiting some relief from their situations through nublic <br />housing. <br />Bill Flowers stated that poor housing could not be separated from bad <br />health or poor school performance of children coming from such an environment. <br />Rev. A. J. Holman, Minister of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church, spoke in support of <br />the establishment of a Public Housing Authority. He stated further that the <br />membership of his church did support the establishment of said Authority. <br />Mr. Tharrington, President of the Sunny Side Group, spoke in behalf of the <br />establishment of a Public Housing Authority. <br />Dick Hutchins, Installment Loan Manager of Central Carolina Bank & Trust <br />Company, read a letter from E. Wilson Cole, Vice President of said bank. Mr. <br />Cole stated "Central Carolina Bank & Trust Company is very much interested in <br />adequate housing for the people of Orange County. We feel that improved housing <br />and the environment surrounding, such a project are as necessary to the welfare <br />of our citizens as food and clothing". <br />Chairman Smith read a letter from North Carolina National Bank supporting <br />the establishment of a Public Housing Authority. <br />Chairman Smith inquired if there were any other persons who desired to speak <br />in support of the establishment of a Public Housing Authority. No other <br />proponents came forward. Chairman Smith then recuested that all opponents of the. <br />question, relative to the establishment of a Public Housing Authority, present <br />their views at this time. <br />Oscar Compton, President of the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club, stated that his <br />area, which was the area being considered for the first housing project, was <br />not a poverty area, but was in actuality a prosnerous farming community. Mr. <br />Compton stated further that those persons who were willing to work for a livelihood <br />could secure adequate housing if they so desired. <br />James Farlow, Attorney from Chapel Hill, spoke against the establishment <br />of a Public Housing Authority. He stated that he was concerned over the economic <br />impact of such housing as he felt that each unit, which would rent for only forty <br />dollars ($40.00) a month, would require a tremendous governmental subsidy. <br />Carl Walters, a resident of the Cedar Grove area, proposed the following <br />ouestions: <br />1. "Who would maintain the Public Housing units"? <br />2. "What affect will the presence of a Public Housing area have on the <br />property value of the adjoining and surrounding lands"? <br />3. "Who would pay the property tax on said units"? <br />Mr. Walters concluded by stating he did not feel that low rent housing units <br />would help the county.