New firm takes over housing project at Patrick

New firm takes over housing project at Patrick
By R. Norman Moody - Florida Today
Posted : Monday Dec 29, 2008 15:20:28 EST

A new civilian company has assumed command for overseeing military housing at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.

Hunt Pinnacle Communities LLC, will manage and maintain all 991 military homes at Patrick, as well as at three other bases. Problems, including local subcontractors not getting paid on time, plagued the previous company, American Eagle.

The firm is also taking on housing operations at Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts and Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas.

“Hunt Pinnacle is the best deal for our airmen,” said Col. Charles Beck, commander of Patrick’s 45th Mission Support Group. “Our airmen are a priority. Their housing is our priority.”

The contract took effect Nov. 4.


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This should be watched to see if they can handle so much property. I don't know if this privatization is a good thing or a bad thing but it goes along with the The Military Housing Privatization Initiative (MHPI) -

http://www.acq.osd.mil/housing/faqs.htm