Privatization of military housing: the impact on recreation at Fort Hood, Texas.

From: Parks & Recreation | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: Hunt, Kindal Shores; Scott, David | Copyright information

Considerable shortages exist in adequate housing for military families. Of the more than 300,000 family homes the Department of Defense owns, more than 60 percent need repairs. To remedy this problem, privatization of military housing was introduced in 1996 to take advantage of private-sector funding and best practices to build, renovate, manage and maintain military housing. In June 2001, the Army approved a Community Development and Management Plan for Fort Hood, Texas, a 339-squ...

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