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manning issues are expected to be
whipped into form quickly, since
the protracted negotiations anc
hearings before the Burton Sub
committee of the Senate are rush.
| ing headlong into the July l lega
deadline on occupancy of any alley
dwelling in the District.
Chairman Burton and other con-
gressional leaders have promised g
timely move to extend the July
deadline, to prevent mass eviction
of thousands of alley dwellers for
whom no rehousing has yet been
provided, but the Ohio Senator has
declared such move must be ac-
companied by constructive out
line for future slum clearance work
Fundamental Points in Clash.
Statements before the Burton
Subcommittee in recent hearings in
dicate the following fundamental
points in the clash between public
and private advocates:
l. Insistence by John Ihlder, exec
utive officer of the National Capital
Housing Authority, that low-rental
rehousing be reserved to the NCHA
or its successor - unless private
builders can do the work cheaper
and without rental subsidies to ten
ants, while operating under rent
ceilings and limits on profits.
2. Insistence on the part of the
Home Builders Association that
public housing" be excluded from
future rehousing work, on the
ground that private building con-
struction and management costs
have been proved to be cheaper.
Private builders say they will agree
to, and advocate, rental ceilings in
rehousing for low-income tenants,
and that this justifies the claim
to tenant rental aid
There are other issues, one being
who should appoint and what
should be the makeup of members
of the proposed land acquisition and
control agency to be set up under
the Planning Commission rede-
velopment bill, but there are sug-
gestions that these can be compro-
missed.
On the credit side of the nego-
tiations is said to be agreements on
use of Government condemnation
for purchase of redevelopment sites,
under certain conditions, for resale
to either public or private builders
in keeping with redevelopment
plans and standards.
A Budget Bureau report on the
District redevelopment bill is ,ex-
pected to be forwarded to Congress
soon, probably before Chairman
Burton calls another session of his
group, now tentatively scheduled for
next week. While its sponsors had
hoped united support could be OBJ
tanned, it was indicated the bill will
be placed before Congress even if
full agreement on all terms Is not
obtained in advance.
This bill directs the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion to bring up to date its compre-
hensiye development plans for the
District, and under this it would
outline general schemes for rebuild
ing of blighted areas, indicating
provisions for housing, schools
business, industry, Fairgrounds ano
public structures. Redevelopmeni
plans would be submitted to tn,
Commissioners and they would bt
directed to hold public hearings be.
fore acting. Project plans woulc
have to include standards as ts
population and building densities
Creation of Land Agency.
4 National Capital land agency
weliId be created to take charge Of
the acquisition of sites, by purchase
exchange, gift, dedication or con.
demnation Of parcels involved in 9
project. 1t would have power K
rent, maintain, manage, operate, re.
Ipair. clear, transfer, lease or sci
such property, but not to build new
structures or make major altera.
tons.
Next step would be for the lane
agency to offer the area for sale OF
lease TO (private( redevelopment
corporation or to a public housing
authority or agency for development
in keeping with plans approved BY
1.-THE Planning Commission and the
Commissioners, and there would be
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