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Title	"Model Cities... Your Chance"
Alt. Title	"Model Cities"
Identifier	http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/housing_authority_city_asheville/series_01_admin_files/model_cities/default_ model_cities.htm
Creator	Model Cities Office
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Subject Keyword	Asheville City Council ; Asheville Model Cities Commission ; Asheville, NC ; housing ; Housing Authority of the City of Asheville ; Model Cities Area ; Model City Program ; modernization ; rehabilitation ; United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ; urban renewal ;
Subject LCSH	City planning -- North Carolina -- Asheville City planning -- United States -- Asheville (N.C.) Asheville (N.C.) -- Planning Civic improvement -- North Carolina -- Asheville Community development, Urban -- United States -- Case studies Asheville (N.C.) -- Urban renewal Urban renewal -- North Carolina -- Asheville Urban renewal -- United States -- Case studies Urban renewal -- United States -- Finance Federal aid to community development Housing -- North Carolina -- Asheville Asheville (N.C.) -- History
Date	ca. 1969
Publisher	Model Cities Office
Contributor	Housing Authority of the City of Asheville
Type	text ; illustrations
Format	Booklet 4" x 9"
Source	D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, Manuscript Collections M2007.12.1
Language	English
Relation	Is part of: Asheville Model City Records, Special Collections, D.H. Ramsey Library, UNCA ; Housing Authority of the City of Asheville ..., D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, UNCA.
Coverage	1960s - 1970s: Asheville, N.C.
Rights	Any display, publication or public use must credit D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Donor	Donor 310 ; City of Asheville, NC.
Description	This pamphlet explains the Model Cities Program to the citizens of Asheville. Created shortly after Asheville was chosen to become a Model City (one of 150 American cities so designated), its chief aim is to briefly educate citizens and get them involved in the planning phases. The pamphlet begins with a brief history of the program in Asheville and a list of commission members. It then summarizes what the program is and is not. Most notably, Model Cities shall “coordinate public and private resources in an attack on the social, economic and physical problems in the Model Cities area.” Alternatively, Model Cities is not “slum clearance or strictly physical rebuilding,” or “urban renewal.” A short description of operating procedure follows. Citizens in the area designated as Model City are encouraged to get together with neighbors and talk about the needs and problems of their neighborhood and city. The problems and their causes should then be shared at Model Cities public meetings. As the booklet tells people, “The most important part of the program is that you come to the meetings to tell the problems and causes and recommend solutions! Then and only then can the Model Cities program begin assisting you.” The Model Cities program will draw up plans and estimate costs, and these plans will be reviewed at a public meeting. Once the committee of citizens approves the plans, they will be sent to the Model Cities Commission and the City Council for final approval, and then sent “to the best place to get money for the programs you have requested.” In 1970, two reports will be sent to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to inform them of the wants of the citizens of Asheville. The Department will decide whether the proposed plans are good and, accordingly, whether to fund them. A map and a list of the streets affected are also included, as is a list of “Did You Know” facts about the Model City Area, citing such factoids as the area contains 58% of the city’s tuberculosis, 34% of public assistance cases, and 52% of school dropouts.
Acquisition	2007-
Citation	Housing Authority of the City of Asheville Records, "Model Cities... Your Chance," D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Processed by	Special Collections staff 2008
Last update	2008-05-05
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Model Cities...Your Chance

"ONLY WHEN THE CITIZENS OF A COMMUNITY HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SELECTING THE GOALS WHICH WILL SHAPE THEIR ENVIRONMENT, CAN THEY BE EXPECTED TO SUPPORT THE ACTIONS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THOSE GOALS."

JOHN F. KENNEDY

WE NEED YOUR HELP

Model Cities Office
Pioneer Building
40 N. French Broad
Asheville, North Carolina
253-4876

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HISTORY:

On April 15, 1968 Asheville, North Carolina was given an opportunity to become a Model City - one of 150 cities in the whole United States. This recognition came after 12 months of work on the part of your neighbors and agencies in Asheville.

On April 19, 1969 you elected six people to represent you on the Asheville Model Cities Commission:

Mr. Lloyd H. McCord, 482 College Street
Mrs. Alleen Johnson, 69½ Livingston Street
Mrs. Daisy C. Glenn, 251 South French Broad Avenue
Mrs. Betty Smith, 36-G Hillcrest Apartments
Mr. Wayne Jackson, 109 Mountain Street
Mrs. Nola M. Knuckles, 222 Flint Street

Six were also appointed by City Council:

Mr. Charles Baskerville, Chairman; Wachovia Mortgage Loan Dept., Patton Avenue
Mr. James M. Pressley, J. Pressley Ltd., 44 Patton Avenue
Mr. William O. Doud, 128 Woodland Road
Mr. Harold K. Bowling, 57 Madeline Avenue
Dr. John Barber, Doctors Building
Mr. Joseph Belton, Asheville City Schools, City Hall

Between July 18, 1969 and November 3, 1969 this Commission hired a staff:

Mr. Logan Delany, Executive Director
Mr. Lonnie Gilliam, Social Planner
Mr. Tom Foxx, Physical Planner
Mr. J. Elbert Holmes, Administrative Assistant
Miss Sandra Goodwin, Executive Secretary
Mrs. Pat Strickland, Secretary
Miss Sylvia Hampton, Secretary

and began the process for program planning

MODEL CITIES SHALL.....

MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... be a special area in the City of Asheville.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... coordinate public and private resources in an attack on the social, economic and physical problems in the Model Cities area.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... help area residents identify problems and plan solutions.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... identify problems and plan solutions.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... guarantee area residents clear and direct access to the decision making process in the Model Cities Program.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... give residents maximum opportunity for jobs in the planned projects and activities of the program.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... develop long range goals for improving the Model Cities Area.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... work out a strategy for treating problems and achieving goals.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... develop plans for a broad five-year program and detailed action plan for each year of the program.
MODEL CITIES SHALL
.... make better use of resources already serving in the Model Cities Area.

MODEL CITIES IS NOT

MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... a cure all for the problems of the city.
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... supported completely by Federal Funds.
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... the sole responsibility of a single Federal agency or unit of the government.
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... slum clearance or strictly physical rebuilding.

MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... a program to be run solely by the agencies of the city government or solely by neighborhood residents
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... public housing
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
.... urban renewal
MODEL CITIES IS NOT
... free money

HOW MODEL CITIES OPERATES

Model Cities gives you a chance to sit down with your friends and neighbors and discuss your problems such as a good job; playgrounds; proper care for needy people; good bus service; a decent house to live in; proper health care; and a good education.

After you have discussed your problems and some of the reasons why you have them in your neighborhood, you have your chance to make your neighborhood a better place to live by telling the problems at the Model Cities public meetings.

The most important part of the program is that you come to the meetings to tell the problems and causes and recommend solutions! Then and only then can the Model Cities program begin assisting you.

The Model Cities program will make available the people necessary to draw up plans and figure out the costs. When the plans have been completed, a committee made up of your neighbors will review the plans at a "Public Meeting." After this committee has approved these plans they will be given to the Model Cities Commission and then to City Council for final approval. At this time, these plans will be sent to the best place to get money for the programs you have requested.

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[Map of Model Cities Area] [Enlarge Map --- need to read streets]

At the end of January 1970 a report will be sent to*HUD in Atlanta, Georgia to let them know that people here are working and concerned about their neighborhood. In May, 1970 a report will be sent to HUD telling them generally what the people want to do. If the plans are not good and the neighborhoods have not helped, the program will end with nothing having been accomplished. If the plans are good, we will receive money to continue and the time you will have spent will make a start in turning your dreams into realities.

* US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE MODEL CITIES AREA CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING?

18.4% of the city population
43.3% of infant mortality
58% of Tuberculosis
50.2% of Venereal Disease Cases
34.0% of Public Assistance Cases
48.0% of families dependent on more than one form of welfare payment
52% of school dropouts
71.0% of area residents have incomes of $3,000 or less

In the area 63.0% of the housing is either substandard or dilapidated.

Source: Model Cities Grant Proposal

DO YOU LIVE IN THE MODEL CITIES AREA?

The streets listed are in the Model Cities Area. They are listed in alphabetical order.

Ann Street	Dundee Street
Adams Street	Death Alley
Ashevland Avenue	DeWitt
Arborvale Street	Eagle Street
Biltmore Avenue	Edgehill Road
Baxter Alley	Erskine Street
Ball Park Road	East Lane
Buchanan Place	Elizabeth Place
Buchanan Avenue	Elizabeth Street
Brooklet	Flint Street
Beech Hill Street	Frederick Street
Blanton Street	Fagg Street
Bartlett Street	Grail Street
Bearden Street	Graham Avenue
Bishop	Graham Place
Blake Street	Gaston Street
Barfield Street	Gay Street
Bay Street	Gray Street
Club Street	Gudger Alley
Clingman Avenue	Greenlee Street
Carter Street	Grove Place
Clingman Place	Grove Street
Charles Street	Gindwood Street
Courtland Avenue	Haid Street
Cumberland Place	Hunthill Road
Cumberland Avenue	Hildebrand Street
Cherry Street	Higgins Alley
Carver Street	Hazzard Street
College Street	Hibernia Street
Clemmons Street	Hernan Street
Circle Street	Hamilton Place
Curve Street	Haywood Street
Carroll Avenue	Hilliard Avenue
Congress Street	Hillcrest Apts.
Churchill Street	Harrison Street
Choctaw Street	Hill Street

Houston Street	Short Brick Street
Jordan Street	Short Jordan Street
John Street	Sassafras Street
Jersey Street	S. Beaumont Street
Jane Street	Sorrell Street
Jason Street	Short McDowell
Lyman Street	South French Broad
Louis Street	Southside
Livingston Street	Scott
Lee Walker Heights	Short Jordan
Latta Street	Short Brick Street
Lincoln Court	Silver Street
Lincoln Avenue	Swindale Avenue
Mountain Street	Smathers Lane
Max Street	Short Street
McDowell Street	Timothy Street
Myrtle Avenue	Tiernan Street
Merrick Street	Vernell Avenue
Olive Street	Valley Street
Osala Street	Velvet Street
Ora Street	Wynn Street
Poplar Street	Weaver Street
Pine Grove Avenue	White Fawn Drive
Pine Street	Walton Street
Palmer Street	Water Street
Pearson Drive	Wallack Street
Phifer Street	Woodside Place
Pearl Street	Yarrow Street
Park Avenue	Morgan Street
Roberts Street	McDuffie Street
Rector Street	Murray Hill
Ravenscroft Drive	Montford Avenue
Ralph Street	Morrow Street
Roosevelt Street	Madison Avenue
Richie Street	Michael Street
Randall Street	Montford Avenue
Rockcliff Place	Magnolia Avenue
Ridge Street	New Street
Spruce Street	Oakland Road

If you live in the Model Cities Area, please come to a public meeting. See the attached schedule.

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