Fort Bliss Town Hall - Housing

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Town Hall – 5 April 2011 Topic: Housing

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Please do not post any more questions relating to last night's Housing Town

Hall. We are working on answering all questions that were submitted last night

during the live session . Posting questions in pre-existing threads is causing

confusion. Please refer to the following links for further information:

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http://www.ftblissfamilyhousing.com/

http://www.balfourbeattycommunities.com/

https://www.bliss.army.mil/ http://www.blissmwr.com/

http://www.armyonesource.com/

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Fort Bliss Army Family Team Building

We still have a few spots remaining in our Saturday Level 2 class. If you're

interested, please register on-line or by calling 568-AFTB (2382), soonest. You'll learn

some great personal development tools!

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http://www.facebook.com/fortblisshomes?sk=info/


http://www.balfourbeattycommunities.com/

https://www.bliss.army.mil/

http://www.blissmwr.com/

http://www.armyonesource.com/

Email Question

Hello I was wondering how does it work as far as housing. I filled out an

application last September but since we are told we are going to go to Fort Bliss

but don't have orders yet I couldn't complete the application process. Once we

receive orders and I can fax them to housing will that back date our application

for housing? This is supposed to be a unit (4-4 ARB) move are there any

priorities for the soldiers with families considering housing.

April 6 at 7:12am · · Like Comment

Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss We need two things to add

someone to our waitlist, an application and a copy of their

orders. Once we have that, you will be added to the list as of the

departure date from your last duty station.

April 13 at 7:31am · Like

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Email Question

Why is housing telling family's that they cannot put their names on the list until they are

a month from arrival? That doesn't help getting a house let alone being on the list long

enough to get a house upon arrival.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss There is no policy

about putting names on our list until one month from arrival. We follow the Department of Army policy of Soldiers on our list as of

the departure date from the previous duty station as long as they applied by that date.


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Email Question

If we have more than 2 kids that are all one gender why are we required to put them

in one room vs allowing them to have their own rooms.

April 6 at 7:11am ·

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Katie Jason Iverson Look up new regs each child up to 4

children are allowed to have their own room. Also if there is an age gap of more than 6yrs each child is to have their own room.

April 6 at 3:04pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Our policy is to

generally have one bedroom per child, when we are able. We can assign home size to allow for children to share a bedroom if it is up

to age five for opposite sex kids and up to age ten for same sex kids.


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Email Question

Why are houses being held for families that are WEEKS out of arriving when there

are families here now that NEED a place to live?

April 6 at 7:11am · Like· Comment

Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Our policy is to assign

homes to families beginning at the top of the waiting list. We will

generally hold a home for thirty days after we assign it to allow for

families to terminate leases or to arrive at Fort Bliss. The only

exception to holding homes for longer than 30 days is for soldiers

designated as Key and Essential by the Army.


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Email Question

Why is the cost of having BBC clean quarters when checking out based on

number of rooms and not square footage of the quarters? I live in a bungalow

and my neighbors live in huge red brick houses (Sheridan Road) but because

they are both four bedroom the cost is the same. I already pay more than most

of the people living in the bungalows since we're 0-6 and they are now being

given to 0-4s.

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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Our cleaning fees are

based upon the number of bedrooms for a customary home (a fee

for a 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedroom home) and a separate price list for

historic homes (a fee for a 2, 3, 4 or 5 bedroom home). We

recognize that historical homes are usually larger and charge

accordingly.


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Email Question

Hello, I am currently stationed in Afghanistan and will be redeploying

approximately in June. My unit is scheduled to do a BRAC move to Bliss in

November 2011, and one of my many concerns is Housing. I have a large family

of 6, 4 children included, 3 girls and 1 boy. I need to know if you guys offer any

housing on Fort Bliss that is large enough to accommodate families of this size.

How long is the waiting list if you do offer housing as such? And is there a way

to place my name on the waiting list even though I don't have orders as of yet.

Thank you.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Generally, 4 bedroom

homes are the largest homes we have although we have taken

approximately 25 duplexes and eliminated the dividing wall to

make them one, larger home with five plus bedrooms. They are

only given to soldiers with the largest families and because of their

limited number the wait list for one can be over one year.


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Fort Bliss

Here is a map of the on-base school zones

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April 5 at 7:33pm ·Like· Comment · Share

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Frances Santiago An answer to my prayers-- thanks


Frances Santiago by the way, why all the HS are Chapin, or

almost every HS is Chapin??


Ejeama Martin-Taylor This was right on time. Thank YOU!


Email Question @Frances, I'm not sure I understand your

question. Will you please send an email to

[email protected] to clarify? Thank you.


Dayna Mooring Thank you!


Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Fort Bliss Ms. Santiago,

A family's address determines their home school. EPISD uses

zoning to help families determine which school their child(ren) will

attend.

In order to determine your home school type in your address at

the EPISD website: http://www.episd.org/_schools/.

If you're address falls outside EPISD boundaries you can use

Region 19

http://www.episd.org/_schools/

website to determine which district you reside in and which school

will be your home school. You can find this information at:

http://www.esc19.net/brac/

If you have any questions please contact our School Liaison Office

at

569-5064


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Edward Castaneda

Again I think this was a great start on trying to help all of our soldiers find

homes in El Paso I look forward to additional ideas and ways to help in any way

I can.

April 5 at 7:03pm · Like· Comment

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Liz Thomas no, sir.


Sarah Squires Pruitt you can always check out www.ahrn.com

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Priscilla Myers

I know a lot of the bigger parks are very well taken care of, but I have noticed the small

parks in the housing area tend to look really bad. With the wind being so bad is there

any plan in place to keep all the wood chips from blowing away exposing all the rocks

and black liner underneath?


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Fort Bliss @Priscilla The town hall has finished. Please do not

think this is the only forum. There are many. You can visit our

many offices, Team Bliss Website, or Facebook forums. Only by

maintaining open communications can we be an effective

community!


Dorene Sue Ross Orr @ Priscilla, agree, agree.


Tawny Gault 801s park is in bad condition

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Julia Carona Rogoff

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Are all the questions going to be answered


Fort Bliss Yes, all questions already asked will recieve an answer

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COL Joseph A. Simonelli Jr., Fort Bliss Garrison Commander

Thank you all for such a great experience! It is already 7PM (MDT), which

means it’s time to end the formal portion of our town hall. We hope you found

this event beneficial. If we were unable to provide you an answer tonight we

will take your questions and issues raised and provide feedback in the next few

days on this site. Next month’s Facebook Town Hall topic will be medical on

Tuesday 03 May 2011 (6-7PM Mountain Time). We look forward to another

great night of questions. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening - goodnight!


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http://www.ahrn.com/

Tonja Oxendine Reimers Thank you..I look forward to my

question being answered.


Antje M Grein thank you sir and your team for taken your time


Deana Van Allen thank you for taking the time to help answer

the questions we have about moving to Fort Bliss. I for one am not

looking forward to moving again as we just moved from Fort bragg

to fort Hood not even a year ago. This forum will be helpful in

learning about the community and what to expect. Again thank

you for taking the time to answer the questions we all have.


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Fort Bliss

Thank You so much for all your participation! The town hall is now CLOSED.

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6 people like this.

Ashley Robbinette thank u


Deana Van Allen thank you


Sarah Squires Pruitt I was very pleased with how smoothly this

was ran and how quickly things were answered I will attending the

May 03 one as well


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Deana Van Allen

what is the average rent for a 3 bedroom through the housing office the ones the

army rents out? and how do you get on the list for them?


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss When a Service member lives in a Government Leased House he/she will forfeit their BAH,

rent and utilities are included. Government Leased Housing is for E6 and below.

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Deana Van Allen Thank you we are e5 what is the availability


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Alma Robison

At our last duty station they had a Lawn Mowing Service that provided free

backyard mowing for families with depolyed Soldier. Is there something

available here as well?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Alma: you can request

that same service at BBC's office at the entrance to Kelly Park:

1991 Marshall Road


Alma Robison Thank you very much!!


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Sarah Roundtree

Why do we have to wait for a house when were HERE and others that are "on their

way here" have houses waiting for them???

April 5 at 6:56pm · Like · Comment

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Sarah Roundtree How is this fair to all the familys here that

NEED a house?

April 5 at 6:57pm · Like· 2 people

Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: Houses are

assigned based upon a families position on the waitlist.

Furthermore, their position is based upon their departure date

from the prior duty station.


Sarah Roundtree right, but familys coming from like hood or sill

are getting houses before soldiers returning from deployments


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: It would all depend on the applicant's placement on the waitlist and the availability of housing.


Dayna Mooring Sarah, my husband is still deployed and we are included in the BRAC movement. We are receiving no special treatment and must wait like anyone else PCSing to Bliss.


Sarah Roundtree right but i was told that we could not be added to the list until we showed up with orders in hand. how am i suppossed to get on the list if im in korea?


Kaisa Giambona-Chiappelli Hey, Sarah ..I was told the same..I

know how much Hell it is from moving Overseas..We were in

Germany & got orders saying two weeks to move!..We were stuck

in a Hotel for a month before we were given this" BLaH Blah"

house!..So my Advice is to save some money rent a house off

post, they are better & get on the long waiting list for the New

Houses on Post!


Sarah Roundtree Why not have the BAH RAISED and rated for this

AREA! Its an expensive area, the demand for housing went up why

wouldnt the BAH go up with it?


Kaisa Giambona-Chiappelli Very Logical Question Sarah!... Yup,

w/ the rapid influx of soldiers the apartment have sky-rocketed in

Price!.. Raises would be good as well But Only The President or

Congress can make that Happen. That's never gonna happen cuz

how it looks now No Military will get Paid next week But they still

have to Work!

April 5 at 7:37pm · Like· 1 person Sarah Roundtree Oh I know I've been watching


Peggy Obear we all need to vote, keep the politicians that are willing

to take pay cuts,


Sarah Roundtree I agree Peggy!!


Michelle Smith Sarah, if you have request for orders that should

be able to get you started on the waitlist but then you have to

show official orders once you get here. Also, if you look off-base

for housing- make sure to contact the local police department for

statistics (it helps). Good luck :) Let me know if you need some

help!


Sarah Roundtree it wasnt enough Michelle. I know it SHOULD have been but they really were no help at all. I finally got it taken

care of but i have soldiers coming into the unit and i dont want

them facing the same thing we had to. :( Off post housing is usually NOT an option because of how expensive everything is here.


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Connie Collins

I don't know if this has been asked yet because we just found the page. There

are rumors from multiple sources that 801 is currently under negotiations

between the military and the civilian property owner. If the owner doesn't sign,

will we lose our housing here?


Vanessa Weaver They just answered it a few posts down : )


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Cindy Hess Holland

My question relates primarily to new construction. As a resident in some of the

newer housing, I am concerned with the quality of the construction. My home is

less than 5 years old and I have had repairs done to peeling linoleum, stains

from plumbers glue coming through the linoleum, shower/tub repairs due to

framing nails pushing through the bottom of the bathtub, water damage to

bathroom walls from poor caulking and fixtures, and my kitchen counters

completely replaced all due to improper installation. This is thousands of dollars

that are being spent in fixing brand new houses. I have photographic evidence

of the absolutely sub-par initial installation of my kitchen counter tops which are

the direct cause of their needed replacement.


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Lauren Hipp What is being done to ensure that the contractors

are fulfilling their end of the contract by providing the government

with workmanship that is going to stand the test of time rather

that doing things the cheapest and quickest way possible? It is

frustrating to watch our tax dollars be spent repairing their

carelessness.


Lauren Hipp (That was the continuation of Cindy's post, it

wouldn't let her post it. All answers should be directed to her.)


Peggy Obear from what I have seen around the construction

upgrades on the gym in paso del norte I think that their is no

supervision by the military-straight civilians taking advantage of very

little oversight to "milk this cow"


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss BBC has built 1,300

new homes on Ft. Bliss with low warranty repair calls and high customer satisfaction rate. You have a unique situation, please call

566-1761 so we may discuss your particular situation.


Cindy Hess Holland The situation is not my own and my

concerns are not with regards to me and my residence. My

concerns, as stated, are about oversight, inpsection, quality work, and appropriate spending. With the amount of repairs that I have

heard about and witnessed in my home and others, I find it difficult to believe that this type of carelessness is unique.


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Carla Belton

we are movingto ft bliss in august. what is the wait time for an E7 three

bedroom?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Carla: Unfortunaletly the USASMA is doubling in size, therefor the regular waitlist for SNCO E7 - E9 is in excess of 12 months.


Sarah Squires Pruitt carla they have a office for off post housing or you can check out ahrn.com


Carla Belton thank you so much


Sarah Squires Pruitt no problem


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Rosa Lydia Diaz Pacheco

Ok...this question doesn't come from me but is a serious question that I have been

asked to pose...Are chickens considered pets? This individual (family) is wanting to

breed chickens as they want to "grow" their own food. Any

assistance here would be greatly appreciated!


COL Joseph A. Simonelli Jr., Fort Bliss Garrison

Commander Rosa: They are not considered pets and there is no

breeding of animals allowed in on Post housing.

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Rosa Lydia Diaz Pacheco Thank you Sir! Will inform the family

immediately


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Kaisa Giambona-Chiappelli

Since practically all the houses on-post have been built a long time ago They

ALL Have Lead Paint which is Horrible& Dangerous when you have kids!.. Are

any of the Houses on Pike Rd. Gonna be Torn Down to fix that??


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Kaisa: Lead Paint has not

been used in any of these homes for many many years and there is

absolutely no danger in your home.


Kaisa Giambona-Chiappelli Thats not what one of the Papers said

my husband signed before we moved in !


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Kaisa: The paper you signed was merely making you aware of the possibility of Lead

Paint. In practice, we lead based paint has not been used since 1978.

April 5 at 7:05pm · Like Chris Wood Savoie And the homes have been painted at least

several times since then. The danger in lead paint is when it flakes off

and is ingested... With the additional coats of paint the lead based paint

is encapsulated.


Kaisa Giambona-Chiappelli Thanks Chris!.. Ya, these poorly built

closets are always having the paint flaking off..I am just gonna deal

w/ it til i leave. ;)


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Katie Jason Iverson

Another question; rumor is that those living in 801 housing will be losing their

housing at the end of May, is there truth to this?


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Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Katie, No, we have been

given 90 days extension while we continue to negotiate to transfer 801 to

the Domestic Lease Program.


Katie Jason Iverson Please explain. What I am understanding is that we still don't know if we will have a house soon


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Tina M. Gingrich

Are the parks being fixed the ones on post or the 801 housing? Thank you.


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Please contact HSO at 568-

2898 to report the problems with the parks. the HSO staff will

submit a service to do repairs


Tawny Gault 801 needs fixed bad.. i got told a year ago when

someone came out to look at it that the play ground was

outddated and needed replaced.. and yeah still a year later its still

there.. why can there be stuff like at kellys park? wish my kids

could engoy it better.. they cant even play when its hot out bc the

metal burns there legs and hands

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10 more minutes to go. We need to keep this to one hour.


Peggy Obear if one hour then it should be more often


Fort Bliss @Peggy thank you for the feedback. This is a new

format for us and we will be looking at all the comments and

adjusting.


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I know some of you may not be happy with the answers we provide you. We

can't guarantee to solve all the problems. However, we will work our hardest to do so.

Please do not think this is the only forum. There are many. You can visit our many

offices, Team Bliss Website, or Facebook forums. Only by maintaining open

communications can we be an effective community!


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Sarah Roundtree Thank you for doing this sir!!


Julia Carona Rogoff It is a great start


Dorene Sue Ross Orr This has been a great idea, I wish it was around

when we first got here a year ago. People are asking some great

questions. This is awesome.


Heather Stevens This is a great forum. Can it be listed in the post

newspaper?


Liz Thomas Thank you, Sir, for making this available. Its true

every question is not going to be answered the way each of us would

like best, but the honesty and candor is exactly what was needed in

the current "sea of rumors."


Kris Miller Thanks for this.. it was great! Are there any plans for a

regular post town hall in the works?


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Ashley Robbinette

So, those of us who's husbands/wives are overseas and we are PCSing

immediately after they return will just have to wait? Because of orders? My

husband is with 404th Aviation Support Battalion & we are coming to Bliss, so is

there not some way we can get on the waiting list? Im sorry Im over whelmed.

Cause my husbands unit from what I've been told doesnt have orders yet just

knows who is going. I have 3 boys that Im moving with. It just seems like

SOMETHING could be done. Again, sorry if it sounds out of tone, not trying, just

thinks there should be a way for those of us whos husbands are over seas and

PCSing there should be an exception. Thanks.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Ashley: In order to

better accommodate everyone on our waitlist, we require the actual orders assigning them to Fort Bliss. This will help keep our waitlist true and accurate.

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Kimmy Humpherys I totally agree, when you call rear D they say

orders will be issued the end of March. Hmmmmm ....... it is April and now we are hearing the end of April first of May. They keep

delaying our orders, and I heard it is hard finding rentals in a

decent area, and schools that are decent. I feel your pain Ashley! I

am hating this move already, and it hasn't even started yet!


Dorene Sue Ross Orr I'm not an official person that answers

questions but I can tell you my husband has been in the army for almost

20 years and nothing is for sure until you have orders. I really hope you

get the help you need.


Ashley Robbinette I am to Kimmy! It's not right. But, what can

we do? We signed up for the Army. All we can do is ....... Hurry up

and wait. You just watch our orders will be done a month before they

come home..lol


Ashley Robbinette Very true Dorene. Well see they split 404 up

last yr, half stayed here and half went to Ft Carson. Now the ones

remaining (us) are all going to Bliss. Im dreading it. UGH


Liz Thomas Ashley, we all are sharing your same concern right

now. It is very frustrating. Have you checked the 4th CAB spouses page?

it has been very helpful for me and others.


Dorene Sue Ross Orr Try and stay positive. I don't know why I

said 20 years above, lol, my husband has been in for almost 22

years and he is retiring in June. The army can be very confusing

and hard at times but it has been for the most part good to our

families. I hope the can help you. I've learned it is always hurry up

and wait when the Army is concerned. I'm still a very proud Army

wife. God bless and good luck.


Ashley Robbinette No, Liz. Didnt know there is one. Could u tell me it please.


Tina Arnold- Priester I am a bit late getting in on this

discussion, but I have been here in El Paso since 1997 and have

found that areas where you don't think are great are actually very

homey and have good schools. We moved off post back in 2001

and found a wonderful neighborhood in Northeast El Paso. While

the homes are not the greatest, compared to some of the housing

on post...they are worth looking into. There are so many listings

out there and many more that are not advertised due to them

being by owner. Some schools have gotten a bad rap, while others

have earned their nicknames. You would also have to decide how

far you and hubby are willing to drive for him to get to post. We

are located mid way between main post and the East Bliss. So it

takes between 15-20 minutes to get to post. Stay positive as much

as possible, things will eventually work out. I didn't think I would

like El Paso, in fact I made up my within days of getting here. This

place is so different from anywhere else I have lived (FL, IL) but

over the years it has really grown on me and it's my home. I hope

everyone's move goes as smoothly as possible...or at least better

then mine did to here, LOL. Hang in there, soon you will be

sweating in the desert heat!


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Dayna Mooring

What school district does base housing fall under?


Connie Collins Elementary, Middle or High SchooL?


Michelle Saldana Hernandez el paso isd


Dayna Mooring Thanks Michelle!


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Dayna: El Paso Independent School District


Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss Depending where you get housing, there are several school districts located throughout the area. We will post a map to this site after the town hall. Please do a follow up

to see this map. Thank you


Katie Jason Iverson most of the Bliss housing falls under El Paso

Independant District


Fort Bliss @Danya We have posted the map for you


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Julia Carona Rogoff

Ok, I am still very concerned that there will not be enough affordable housing on or

off post for all the incoming families


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Liz Thomas I think I am reading that,too. It has been a core

concern for some months for our group of affected spouses


Jennifer Harrison Bates Julia: My family and I live in the "far

east" and it takes about 20 minutes for my husband to get to

work. We rent a 3 bedroom house for $875 per month. There are

many military families in this neighborhood, as well as surrounding

ones. Let me know if I can help you.


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Commander Julia: By working closely with our Housing Service

Office (HSO) Team, you will find affordable housing. They've

helped many people in your situation. Please contact our HSO

team at 568-2898 and they will be more than happy to answer any

question you may regarding off post housing.


Fort Bliss Ft Bliss leaders are working closely with the El Paso

Community, apartment association, and other housing organizations to

promote affordable options for Soldiers and Families both on and off post


Ashley Robbinette From what Ive been looking at it's anywhere

from 800-1500 for off post housing, it's CRAZY. My husband BAH

here on hood is 956 so I know there is no way to support 5 of us,

plus water, electric and everything and not feel like we are "just

making it"


Julia Carona Rogoff Thank you, I will send you PM thanks for

your help.


Kimmy Humpherys I would like this a million times over if I

could!!! BAH does not even cover off post housing! That is

completely ridiculus!!!


Julia Carona Rogoff That is what I found. BAH doesn't come close

to even covering rent


Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss Jullia and Liz, we (El Paso and Ft. Bliss) are working extremely hard to meet all

requirements. There are some challenges that we all recognize and

it will be close, but I'm confident we will accommodate everyone.


Mae Rush While I was there 3 weeks ago visiting my husband,

The Patriot Apartments flat out said that they are raising the prices of all

rentals due to the influx of soldiers and their families.

Shouldn't something like this be regulated?


Dorene Sue Ross Orr I don't know why BAH is so low In El Paso.

It is so much more expensive here than it was at Ft Bragg and I

believe got more BAH back at Bragg. I feel so bad for these

people. And if it is true that some apartment owners are raising

the rent just because they can, that is so wrong.


Manuela OLeary well you can always blacklist those who raise

the rent for military,so that they are off limits to rent for military people


Mae Rush Rent for a 3 bd/2ba was going to be $960


Peggy Obear there are not enough units at this point to do that and the increase is across the board, civilians are taking the hit just as hard as this is a very low income area


Julia Carona Rogoff Very poor planning but what can we expect.

April 5 at 8:59pm · Like· 1 person Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss MeandDrew Rush,

Unfortunately, there is no Texas law that regulates rental rates but we can assure you that the Housing Services Office works closely with the El

Paso community and as of today rental rates are only increasing with the normal yearly increases.


Julia Carona Rogoff Rental rates are increasing normaly but BAH rates

are not keeping up.


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Deana Van Allen

how many 2 bedroom homes are available for on post housing? what is the wait

time?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Deana: The waitlist for

E4-E6 for a 2 bedroom is approx 12 months.


Heather Stevens We were just told today that there is a long

wait list for the 2 bedroom homes. Just recently put our names on

the list because we have had a number of incidents happening off

post which included gunfire outside of our apartment complex.


Rebecca Houser What about E3?


Deana Van Allen why so long? you have known that the

movement was coming and yet it seems that the post housing is not ready and the BAH is not enough to handle the rent for safe areas of El PAso? Will the BAH be going up?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Rebecca: The 2

bedroom waitlist for Junior Enlisted is 3 - 6 months.


Rebecca Houser Thanks!


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Julia Carona Rogoff

This is really helpful so far!


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Sarah Squires Pruitt i agree


Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss Thank you for you

comments!



Commander Once again, the Team Bliss Family is coming

together ... Soldier, Family, DA Civilian, and Civilians. Great job all!


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Edward Castaneda

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At the rental partnership program sorry typo


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Liz Thomas both please , Sir. I can not seem to find what you

shared, and it sounds very spot on for our fears, worries, concerns

about having a home


Liz Thomas A good solution could go a long way :)


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Sarah Squires Pruitt

I was wondering for us in Lower Logan that want to try and grow grass when

we go to self help they never have grass seed are they going to get anymore?

and if and when they do decide to do fencing if it happens and I know ya'll are

working on it for us what happens if we have rent a fence will they cut us a deal

or do we have them remove it and ya'll put up the housing one in its place?


Sarah Roundtree i went to walmart and bought seed. Our house

had nothing but dirt and broken glass and nails and rocks in the

back yard. when i called to complain about it i never heard from

housing or maintainance let alone someone come out.


Sarah Squires Pruitt wow i am so sorry to hear that Sarah we

get trash from the wind but I try to get it up as fast as possible but I do

miss the grass


Sarah Roundtree i try to keep the trash picked up too. i hate to see it

all over the play grounds that NO ONE cleans up


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah Pruitt: We currently have grass seed available for our residents. Please contact the Facility office to place a work order for grass seed.


Sarah Squires Pruitt thats the housing office right?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: Our Facility

office is located at Bldg 2022 next to the main Cassidy gate off of

Sheridan Road.


Sarah Squires Pruitt ok thank you


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Amanda Pickens

Are rocks part of the landscaping that is done for us? I live in Paso Del Norte

and some streets and sidewalks are absolutely littered with rocks from the

yards. I can't imagine grass clipping being allowed to pile up the way our rocks

are.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Amanda: Landscape

stone is absolutely our responsibilty and we will alert the lawn care

company to do better in your neighborhood.


Amanda Pickens Thank you, I appreciate that very much!


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Amanda: You are very

welcome!


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Julia Carona Rogoff

Can we get on the waitlist prior to getting orders if we are moving from Ft Hood

with unit


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Julia: Unfortunately

you will not be added to the waitlist until we receive a copy of your

orders.

April 5 at 6:44pm · Like· 1 person Julia Carona Rogoff How are going to process the thousands of

orders you are sent when we all get them on the same day.


Liz Thomas This is not encouraging if our soldiers will not return for

3 months and we may not have orders until then. We are all expected to move prior to August, those of us who have signed the 90 day waivers.

April 5 at 6:47pm · Like· 1 person Julia Carona Rogoff Is there anyway to get around this?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Julia: We receive them

from the applicants 24 hours a day by 20 professionals on our

leasing staff.


Antje M Grein @ Juilia and Liz, have some one form your units

get in contact with the 15th Sustament Brigade, they just moved

here from Fort Hood and aswell have them Contatc someon from

1st AD, they moved there entire HQ and Brigades here from

around the world. Find out what there expereice was, so that you

maybe can get some helpful tips and advise. This is just a

suggestion.


Kimmy Humpherys I have talked to someone from one of the

units (not sure which one) and they say finding housing is a

nightmare!!! We will be moving right at the start of school, so this

is not going to be easy on anyone. The lack of help we are

receiving in regards to housing on or off, and the fact that we can

not even get orders is a little out of hand in my opinion. Why is

BAH so low when rent off post is so high?


Antje M Grein Kimmy, they are working on to get an adjustment

done to the BAH, the increas of just $7 to $24 (i belive it was),

was not enough, i was told as soon as the survey comes out to fill

and out an submit it, these surveys are an importand part off how

things like living cost will be determiedn, hope that is comes soon,

so we can get the adjustment done quick, cross your fingers


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Sarah Roundtree

I would like to know why when they come to spray for bugs they only spray the front

and back doors and not the entire house??? I STILL have bugs coming in and they just

sprayed again!


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Sarah Roundtree Last time i checked if you wanted to keep bugs out it

required spraying the entire house inside and out!


Jessica Giordano Lindner I have had the bug people oout here

at my house and everytime i ask him to spray inside and out he

does my hole house.Have you asked the guy to do that in your home?


Sarah Roundtree yes, but i dont think that i should HAVE to ASK him to

do that, its part of the job!


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: The entire

inside and around the outside of your home should be treated, not just the doorways. Please contact the Community Manager to have your house retreated.


Sarah Roundtree thank you!


Dorene Sue Ross Orr Sarah, I have always had to ask them to

do the whole house inside and out or they will just do the outside.

I just had them come and they did inside and out and I have to

call again, more bugs. YUCK


Sarah Roundtree YES! i hate it!


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Liz Thomas

Liz Thomas I really am an advocate for pro activity , and have encouraged all

the ladies in our group to do so as well; but many have met with a lot of

resistance due to lack of official orders. Even though they have signed

paperwork that will send them to Bliss. What options can I suggest , and take

myself, to make this move a better one for us all. Housing on and off post is

obviously limited, but I really think putting off signing up the families will make

an even bigger problem of influx down the road. Additional , I, too, found our

name(s) removed from the list even though I signed us up the day command

suggested we do so in anticipation of the move.


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Commander Liz: Send me a personal e-mail...joseph.simonelli@ conus.army.mil. I want to understand the situation better and ensure we get you in touch with the right people.


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Katie Jason Iverson

i live in 801 housing and have noticed when visiting friends in BBC housing that they

have front lawn service- people that rake, pull weeds, spray for ants and in general

keep the area clean; is there a reason that 801 housing does not have this service? We

pay our BAH just as the others do.


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Fort Bliss BBC is privatized housing and lawn service is a

component of the partnership agreement. 801 housing is

government operated housing and does not include lawn service

April 5 at 6:45pm · Like· 1 person Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Katie, first there are two different property managers. Also 801 only has rock landscaping which is not as extensive as on post housing.


Katie Jason Iverson This does not make sence to me seeing

how we have to go thru the BBC office to rent the house, we are

under the governements regulatiosn in maintaining the property

inside and out, and all of our BAH goes for the same things as

others. But we have to come out of pocket for things that others

living in post housing do not.


Cassey Anderson What about the 108's. Plus if they weed eed

outside they kick up rocks to our windows and leave cracks. What

do I do about that? The mainentene guy for the windows said dont

worry about it and if it happens again call the MP's for a report.


Katie Jason Iverson HSO, not all of the housing in this area are

strickly rock front yards. I have three three in my front yard and an

always being threatened with a write up because the pine needles.

I dont like the trees, I dont want the trees but I have to maintain

the trees because 801 does not have the landscaping contract like

other housing areas.


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Antje M Grein

I have a question for a friend of mine who is PCS'ing next year to here, he

husband reenlisted for Bliss, he is currently deployed and the probaly will not

get orders till he comes back from there. And they will move about 30 to 60

days after he comes back. What can his wife do in order to get on the housing

list now? Like will a memo do from reelistement ?thank you


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Antje: Unfortunately, we

will need the actual orders assigning them to Fort Bliss to be placed on

the housing waitlist.


Antje M Grein My Friend is also looking for a list with all the

School zones, so that she will see where her kids will go to school

once there are here. She does not put them in a school, just so

that she has to turn around and take them out because there are

moving to a different zoning. And yes she is coming in the middle

of the school year they way it looks at this time. Thank you


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Have your friend go to

www.ftblissfamilyhousing.com and submit an online application


Antje M Grein thank you, i send here the info


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Jennifer Harrison Bates

Are there plans to build more housing on East and "Far East" Bliss? I know

families who live in the Red Bricks and it takes them 30 minutes to get to work in 3-1

although they live "on post".


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Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss Yes. There are plans to

build several hundred homes on Far East Bliss. The Commanding

General's initiative includes attracting private developers to build

homes on post just south of 3/1AD complex. Ideally, we would like

to break ground in 12 to 24 months.


Amanda Pickens What ranks is that housing expected to be for?

April 5 at 6:47pm · Like Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss E6 and below primarily.


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Ashley Robbinette

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PCSing in July to Bliss from Hood. Just wondering what the wait time is for a 4

bedroom E3? We are coming their right after he's home from deployment. He

waived his 90 days. But, we do not have orders yet, so how can we make this a

smoother transition for us as well as our children and go ahead and be on the

list.


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Julia Carona Rogoff Please answer this one


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Ashley, for on post the wait

time is 12 months for DOmestic Leases Housing it is 7-8 months


Ashley Robbinette Thank you this will help us in determining what

to do now. :)


Julia Carona Rogoff Can we get on the wait list


Ashley Robbinette Yeah...Glad u caught that Julia...How can we

get on the waiting list if my husbands company is being slow about

giving us orders?



Dorene Sue Ross Orr Does Ashley need orders?


Ashley Robbinette lol...everyone caught that but me...long day


Vickie Renfrow-Knoke 801 housing has tons of open houses

over here


Karen Wareheim Reilly I believe you do need hard orders to fax to

housing to get on the list. Best of luck =)


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Deana Van Allen

do most housing areas have fenced yards?


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Sarah Squires Pruitt what would happen to us who have rent a

fence at the moment when and if they do decide to give us fencing

in lower logan heights

April 5 at 6:41pm · Like COL Joseph A. Simonelli Jr., Fort Bliss Garrison

Commander Sarah: I believe you are renting on a month by

month basis. We will work with you to ensure you can get the old fence

taken away if we do install fences.


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Elizabeth Ro

We e moving ti fort bliss next July, can u tell me how long is the waiting list for

a 3 bedroom, my husban rankn is e5 and my son in enroll in the Efmp ?

April 5 at 6:37pm via iPhone ·Like · Comment

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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Elizabeth: The current wait time for a 3 bedroom for your rank is 6 - 9 months. We would

have to know the particulars about your son to detemine if preference is warranted.


Ashley Robbinette why is their a shorted wait for higher ranks?

is just because they do not have as many coming in as those of us

that are e3s?


Elizabeth Ro My son has astma, severe eczema and skull

deformity, we need to see a neurologist every 6 months, his has a

history or slot hospitalization for his Atsma or allergies? He is 3..


Elizabeth Ro Can u tell me if the waiting time for a 3 bedroom home

is less with my son medical aspects?

April 5 at 7:03pm · Like Fort Bliss Elizabeth, please email BBC or call their office to

address your specific needs. Thank you. T: 888-356-4187 or email

Mr. Carey Kann, Community Manager, [email protected]

April 7 at 3:59pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Ashley, In every

category of home size we have, the number of months of wait time

is higher for an officer than it is for enlisted personnel. The only exception to this is for soldiers designated by the Army as Key and Essential.


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Cassey Anderson

We moved into our home last august and we are still getting things fixed. Plus it

wasnt cleaned and they didnt have keys for us. Do we have to do anything

when we move. Because I did not think it was right that they let us move into

the garage and wait for the cleaners to get done and then still have stuff that

needed to be fixed. This was not right for them to do. What do we do once we

move?


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Vanessa Weaver I agree! Our toliet was messed up. Floors not buffed.

Scratches on wall. Grass up to knees. And it's supposed to be perfect

when we move out??

April 5 at 6:37pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Cassey: to avoid

charges when you move out you should note the items that were

faulty when you moved in. This needs to be in your file when you

clear housing.


Cassey Anderson I know. Then they expect you to have it all

nice and clean for them once you move and if you dont they fine

you.


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Elizabeth, the approximate

wait for 3 bedroom on post is 6-9 months for E4-E6. The approximate wait for 3 bedroom for government/leased housing is

approximately 7-8 months.


Cassey Anderson We have do that so when we move, we dont have

to clean. right or am I wrong?

April 5 at 6:39pm · Like Cassey Anderson done that*


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Cassey: You are right.


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Amanda Pixler

We live in the Corregidor housing area and the bus stop has been moved due to

construction to the Corner of Jeb Stewart and another street I am not sure the

name of it, But my concern is that the oncoming traffic and traffic that is on the

other side of the bus stop isn’t stopping while the bus is at a stop. Can we place

have a MP in this area to make sure our kids are safe. My son gets off the bus

at 11:30 and the school zone is flashing at this time as well and many passing

by do not even slow down.


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Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation,

Fort Bliss The bus picks up students that attend Hughey and Ross

from the Corrigador and El Noria housing areas normally at the

corner of Jeb Stuart and Swain. Due to construction, the

temporary pick up location is at the corner of R.E. Lee and

Swain ... Once construction is complete the pick up location will

return to the area by the mail boxes. Soldiers from 2-43 serve as

road guards at the intersection between the hours of 0700-0800

and 1445-1600. As the La Noria area grows, there is a possibility

that additional pick up locations will be added.


Amanda Pixler What should we do about the young kids that are

getting off and on the bus at 11:30 and 11:45.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Amanda, we will

have our Traffic Enforcement team assess the situation starting

tomorrow and ensure we have an enforcement presence out there during the times you cite. you can also contact me direct via email at [email protected] or 588-4712. Derrick

Washington, Chief of Police.


Amanda Pixler Derrick, Thank you so much for your help and

time..



Fort Bliss The home alone policy does not permit children under a

certain age to be outside the immediate site of a parent, guardian

or responsible adult. The children getting off the bus at 1130 are

likely P-K, which is below the age permitted to be outside direct

site.


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Kimberly Johnson Ungaro

I was wondering if anything can be done about the German Bar on post. Since

construction has been going on with the road in front of the Bar people have

decided that it is okay to drive over the side walk in front of our home and thru

the front yard. It looks like a dirt road now. This is dangerous as we have a

bipolar and an autistic child. We have taught them to stay off of the road and to

stay in the yard but what do we do when a Uhaul truck and trailer decides it is

okay to make a U-turn in our front yard. We have at least 15 cars doing this

daily. Not to mention the broken beer bottles, drunk people peeing in our front

yard, and the loud "parties" going on at all hours during the school week.


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Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Kimberly, we will assess the situation and get back in touch with you. My contact

info is [email protected] and cell is 588-4712. Derrick Washington, Chief of Police, FT Bliss.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Kimberly, we went

out and assessed the traffic. good news is that the construction

has been completed near your house and has shifted further to the

west, so that should take care of cars driving onto the yard. I have

added required security checks of the German Club to our patrol

requirements and have tasked them with having a strong presence

out there during high volume and closing times. Please call 568-

2115/6/7 the next time you have a complaint about the club (loud

noise) or its patrons peeing in the front yard) and we will dispatch

a patrol immediately. I will also have our crime prevention officer

meet with the German club management and ensure they

understand their responsibilities. Derrick


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Kayci Barker Passion-Parties

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I would like to know what's the best estimate you can give me on the length of the

housing wait list for E4 (family of two).. not sure if it matters, but he's

coming from immediate deployment.


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Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Kayci for on post housing it

is one year for Domestic Lease Program it is about 8 months


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Kayci, the approximate wait

for a 2 bedroom home on post is 1 year. HSO can assist you

locating off post housing within you BAH


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Michelle Saldana Hernandez

PCSing to Bliss in July and was wondering what the wait time for an E4 4

bedroom is..since it is only a few months away, would like to know if we

have/need to seek other options for our family..thanks!



Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Michelle: Our best

estimate for you would be about 12 months from your departure from

your prior duty station.


Michelle Saldana Hernandez is the estimate in accordance with

the waitlist? we are already on the waitlist and have submitted

orders

April 5 at 6:41pm · Like Denise Kulseth Watson contact the housing office.


Michelle Saldana Hernandez easier said than done..i have left several messages and sent emails, still have yet to get a phone call or response from our "person" :/


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Email Question

Why are there not more houses be built to accommodate the families STILL

coming in from other duty stations?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Since assuming

housing operations on Ft. Bliss in 2005 we have built 1297 new

homes for Junior enlisted, Junior NCO, Senior NCO, Company and Field grade officers.

As part of Grow The Army 1 we are currently building the La Noria

neighborhood consisting of 202 new JE/JNC0 townhomes and

mobility impaired homes.

In order to take care of the housing deficit as more troops arrive

we are in the design and planning stages to build in excess of 900

more new homes. We expect to have Army approval in August

2011.


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Peggy Obear when moving 30,000 troops in that seems a bit shy of what is needed


Julia Carona Rogoff there is not enough rentals off base either.

Very limited choices, not enoug


Dorene Sue Ross Orr Poor planning, simple as that.


Ashley Corriveau Peggy not all 30,000 troops are married

soldiers.


Ashley Corriveau Dorene Do you think it's that easy to just poof

build enough house to be built for everyone???? Seriously all these

question about not enough housing and bad planning. You can just

throw up 1000 houses in a random location. People needed to be

moved from one entire housing village to other ones so those

home could be knocked down. They also then have to demo those

house. Clean, then permits need to be approved for them to start

building new houses in different locations which I'm sure since

they found out about the troop surge here they have been

applying for all those. People need to remember what goes into

building a house. You can't just will it or snottily demand it where

you want. Building a house nevermind 900 of them takes time!


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Debbie Ecker

Ecker I have a few things. 1. Why can't we wash our cars at home? The

sprinklers often over water, so it can't be about conservation.

2. If I put a small garden at the edge of the yard by fence, do I really have to put the

yard back to the condition it is now when I leave?

3. Would it be possible for housing to have some space heaters and portable air

conditioners for when the heating/ air conditioning units do not function

properly, so that it would be more comfortable waiting for the repairs to happen?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Debbie, Car washing

and auto repairs often lead to messes and can involve the release

of dangerous or hazardous fluids and oils. You are reponsible to

replace the yard to previous condition. Airconditioning or Heaters

not working are considered an emergency work order and we will

respond quickly.


Debbie Ecker The heaters were a problem during the cold spell.

My husband tried to purchase some and could not find them any of

the places he went. I know it was not the norm, but it would have

made it easier to wait if we had, had at least one way to heat a

room.


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Email Question

I live in Logan Heights I really like my house however it doesn't feel good to

look around at other housing areas and know that you live in one of the most

unsightly neighborhoods. We are surrounded by Lindquist, Hayes, George

Moore, the 108's and Paso Del Norte. They are all beautiful housing areas and it

doesn't feel good to live in "the hood." I don't want to seem ungrateful because

I know that housing is an amenity not an entitlement and I appreciate the home

that I live in, however we are paying the same amount of BAH as other families

who live in a better neighborhood.

What is the plan for Logan Heights? Are they planning to tear it down and build a new

neighborhood? What is the likelihood that housing would allow individual families to

move from Logan Heights, North Main Post and South Main Post into the other housing

neighborhoods?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss The plan to renovate

these homes instead of replacing them was previously agreed to

by the installation command, the Army RCI office and BBC in order

to have enough homes available for soldiers due to BRAC re

stationing and the large number of new soldiers arriving. Even

though we are keeping these homes we went ahead with

completing medium renovations consisting of conversion from

evaporative cooling to refrigerated air, kitchen remodeling, new

kitchen appliances, bathroom upgrades, new interior doors and

carpet and other amenities. Out of the 448 homes we still have

approximately 6 homes to complete by June. Replacement of

Logan Heights will likely not occur for about 10 years, meanwhile

we have initial DA approval to spend approximately $2.5M for

neighborhood enhancements such as fencing, landscaping and

irrigation. We anticipate that work to begin by August.


Sarah Squires Pruitt You mentioned fencing if that happens

what happens to the ones that have spent the money on rent a

fence ?


Peggy Obear I feel that alot of the ugly yards are due to peoples

lack of pride and care of the place they live in. Elbow grease goes

a long way


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: BBC will

consider every situation on a case by case basis along with the

construction schedule completion timeline. Our goal is to improve

your neighborhood and overall housing experience without causing

you financial stress.


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Deana Van Allen

what are the bedroom allotments for e5 family of 3?


Fort Bliss 2 bedroom


Deana Van Allen what is the availability of 2 bedrooms and the

wait list time?


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss A husband, wife and one child

is authorized a 2 bedroom home


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Deana, You qualify for a 2 bedroom.


Denise Kulseth Watson 2 bdr i think


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Vickie Renfrow-Knoke

I have a question for belfour I signed up on the list over a yr ago I was told I

would have a yr wait. So I checked to see what number I was the other day and

was no longer on their I called today and they said all they could do is put me o.

Another yr wait list .... don't sound very fair to me


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Vickie: Please contact the

Community Manager and you will be reinstated retroactive to your

original application date.


Chrissy Rich hhmmmm- that is really unfortuanate


Sarah Roundtree nothing housing does to place familys is fair

anymore, its first come first serve and if you dont stay ontop of your app you dont get help. I know SEVERAL familys that have been

through similar situaitons. :(

April 5 at 6:33pm · Like Vickie Renfrow-Knoke thank you I will do that tomorrow ....... I

know I'm now 348 out of 360 or something like that :( ill call again

tomorrow ...thank u very much


Liz Thomas our name was removed as well; I signed us up in

September according to instruction from our current comand.


Liz Thomas I really am an advocate for pro activity , and have

encouraged all the ladies in our group to do so as well; but many

have met with a lot of resistance due to lack of official orders. Even though they have signed paperwork that will send them to

Bliss. What options can I suggest , and take myself, to make this

move a better one for us all. Housing on and off post is obviously

limited, but I really think putting off signing up the families will

make an even bigger problem of influx down the road.

April 5 at 6:40pm · Like Vickie Renfrow-Knoke I have called and emailed both manager

and asst. Manager hopefully I will get a response sometime today


April Doyle-Kulczyk Good luck with this issue, we had this same

problem. We did not get a retroactive date but the date we

reapplied. The reason we were given was that they contacted us

but we never returned their calls. Hmmm, none of our info

changed...we never got calls or emails. I feel so sorry for folks who

need housing here.


Vickie Renfrow-Knoke My numbers have been the same

also ... ya if they don't do anything ill write the person higher than the

managers...its not fair to ha ego wait for a yr and get nothing oh oops ur

no longer on here...not cool


Vickie Renfrow-Knoke Ya their trying to now make up the same story

the told you Liz...very sad as most are very organized and try and help

you out...this one here not so much..


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Email Question

Is it possible to get a side walk for Leo Street?


Tina Layne likes this.

Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss It would be nice to

have a sidewalk there but the cost and complexity involved with

engineering the improvements and working with the governmental

agencies to obtain the permits make a project like this difficult to

justify. We are looking at alternatives to try and accomplish the

same thing at a lower cost and with a more manageable process

that would cause the project to be more justifiable.


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Email Question

Why has the Lindquist Housing area path that goes around the homes and parks

been covered with dirt since the flood in 2006?


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Tina Layne What does it take to get them fixed?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss The pathway around

Linquist Heights has been neglected for some time with no good

excuse. We have assessed the problem and are making plans to

clear and clean the walkway. The agreement is to have it

completed by Memorial Weekend, but look for it to be done much

sooner.


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Email Question

I arrive at work by 0700 and leave at 1600. I see each day at the corner of Jeb

Stuart and Robert E. Lee much congestion at approximately 1600 due to school

buses unloading children in that area. I see kids running across both Jeb Stuart

and Robert E. Lee after the bus drops them off. This is very dangerous for the

kids and slows traffic to a crawl. The bus drop off points for housing areas in

this location should be looked at and possibly be moved to provide a safer

condition for all.


Liz Thomas likes this.

Tiffany Mitchell Moss and with the inconsistancy in the extra

time to make up for time lost during the freeze, the school zone

lights are not always active during this time. I have sometimes seen an MP stationed there, but only a couple of times.



Fort Bliss The bus picks up students that attend Hughey and Ross

from the Corrigador and El Noria housing areas normally at the

corner of Jeb Stuart and Swain. Due to construction, the

temporary pick up location is at the corner of R.E. Lee and Swain...

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Kimberly Johnson Ungaro Can the post rules regarding the

ages of children that can be left unattended be enforced here. I

live on Swain St., parents are letting 9 and under children walk to

and from the bus stop unattended. They throw rocks into the

street, scre...

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Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Kimberly and

Tiffany, we will have our traffic enforcement team out and assess the location tomorrow and enforce the school zone. Derrick Washington, Chief of Police.



Fort Bliss The home alone policy does not permit children under a

certain age to be outside the immediate site of a parent, guardian

or responsible adult. The children getting off the bus at 1130 are

likely P-K, which is below the age permitted to be outside direct

site. We will research the actual age and respond when we have

the answer.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss I am writing to

follow up to questions asked during the town hall. We have been

out to the Jeb/Lee intersection numerous times over the last 4

days assessing and making adjustments. we had an on site

meeting this morning withe housing area sponsor unit, our crime

prevention team, our traffic team and the school liaison officer.

The bus stop has been relocated to Swain Streeet, and the

construction has shifted, so traffic should not be hindered. we

have collected names of children acting inappropriately, witht he

intent of speaking to their parents about their responsibilities.

Finally, we have begun specialized speed enforcement in the

school zone to deter speeding. Our traffic section is also

coordinating work orders with DPW to add signage and crosswalk

indicators. please feel free to contact me if you have any further

concerns. Derrick (588-4712)


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Rosa Lydia Diaz Pacheco

As I was picking up my daughter from daycare I noticed many famililes have

those above ground pools in their backyards (not small ones but the huge

ones)...Are those authorized? I am looking at safety concerns and liability for all

children




Commander Rosa: They are allowed and BBC is in the process of updating their policy. We too are concerned about safety and want to ensure our residents are too.


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Edward Castaneda

I see that there are alot of questions about on post housing and off post as well.

Will some in the off post leasing community have a chance to help answer these

questions?


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Commander Edward: As this is a free and open system, you can

answer a question on your community if someone is looking for

something in particular.


Edward Castaneda Thank you I waned confirm before any posts


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Edward, please contact our

HSO team at 568-2898 and they will be more than happy to

answer any question you may regarding off post housing.


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Deana Van Allen

for on post housing the regulation for pets is limited to 2 I have 3 small dogs

what do I need to do if I want to live in on post housing but do not want to get

rid of one of my pets as they are like family? is there a waiver that I can get?


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Commander Deana: You need to file an exception to policy with

BBC. They will make an assessment and come to me for a final

decision. We've normally allowed this in conditions similar to yours.

I have two Golden Retrievers so KNOW what you mean about

them being family!


Deana Van Allen thank you very much and i am happy to see this

forum available to answer questions


Deana Van Allen I am also coming from a post at fort hood that

the pet policy allows 3 pets is there a grandfather clause?


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I want to remind everyone to be patient and that we will answer every question.

It may take some time, but we will keep the site up for people to refer back to.


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Tina M. Gingrich ty so much information sir lol


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Email Question

The 2 Golf Courses on Ft. Bliss do not get watered very much. Is this a budget

issue or some other reason. I'm among many golfers frustrated with this

situation.


Fort Bliss This isn't a question for the housing town hall however the

pumps were down for the freeze and it is now being watered at the

appropriate interval


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Peggy Obear

I do have a question for housing, I try to keep the common area around me

cleaned up, and after a wind storm(well I guess it is just a west TX spring day) I

clean up along our side of the wall along Dyer. What I would like is to get a few

Large bags that can go to recycle as most of the sfuff is paper etc


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Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss thank you so much for

recycling. Please come see us at B-1334 Marshall rd or call us at

568-1537 to help you with this project.


Peggy Obear TY


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Tina Eskew

We are PCSing to Bliss in July and I was wondering what the waittime for an e-4

3bedroom is. Since we are moving closer to the date I would love to know if I have to

seek other options.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Tina: The best est we

can give you right now is 6 - 9 months.


Julia Carona Rogoff I don't understand, when I asked if they

would have enough housing on base for our unit move this

summer the answer was yes. Is it yes or 6 to 9 months


Chrissy Rich i would be safe and see other "options" good luck and welcome :)


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss There is an onpost wait list as

well as a wait list for E6 and below with the Domestic Lease housing

(DLP). The wait time for DLP is 6 months.


Tina Eskew I have no problem seeking off base housing, I would really

hate to break a lease when our names do come up. I guess we need to

put money aside for just in case.

April 5 at 6:34pm · Like COL Joseph A. Simonelli Jr., Fort Bliss Garrison

Commander Tina: BEFORE you sign your lease, have our Housing

Service Office look at it to make sure if you do have to break your lease,

you may be covered. I will tell you that most rental

properties have worked with us when leases were broken. That is why we

have to all work together on this.


Tina Eskew Thank you..I will def. have that done.


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Analicia Murray

I was offered military housing but my husband will be at ntc when I sign my lease..

is there any program to help with moving and expenses?

April 5 at 6:25pm via Android · Like· Comment

Chrissy Rich had same problem when offered housing 2yrs ago

when he was oversees - no have to do it ourselves


Tina St Pierre best bet is to have a friend with a truck


Tiffany Mitchell Moss Reach out for help from your military

family. They will not dissapoint you :)


Directorate of Logistics, Fort Bliss Ms. Murray, the info you

provided is not sufficient for us to provide an accurate answer,

please contact our Personal Property Shipping office Supervisor @

915-568-9983/5951 and discuss your situation with her directly

during duty hours 0730 to 1630, Monday thru Friday. Thank you

for your question.


Antje M Grein Analicia I send you a message


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Tonja Oxendine Reimers

What are the plans for the 600 plus SGM students coming in with their families?

this year there was only around 300..they usually stay in Student housing,but

now we have permanent families living in some of these houses..


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss We have been setting

aside homes in the Aero Vista and portions of the Paso del Norte

neighborhoods in an attempt to accommodate as many of the

incoming families as we are able. Additionally, Balfour Beatty

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Peggy Obear

I have lived in Paso Del Norte with my son for about 1 1/2 years and it is about as crime

free an area as I have ever lived in.


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Rebecca Houser

When I called Balfour Beatty to confirm my housing application, I asked for a

rough estimate of our wait time. Yes, I know this is hard to predict. However, if

they tell you 3-18 months, how are you supposed to lease something off base.

Why can we not have a closer time frame? I don't want false hope. I just want

to know a closer time frame.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Rebecca: Please let us know

the rank and bedroom requirement and will be happy to give you a more

reasonable estimate.


Rebecca Houser E3 2bedroom


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Email Question

Every post I have been to in the past pretty much has a housing rule of three

strikes you’re out. I am curious as to why that does not happen here.

I live in the Logan Heights Housing Area and a couple on the street behind me

is constantly fighting and the Soldier has even been arrested on numerous

occasions. Others along with me want to know why nothing is being done about

this matter as it has been an ongoing issue for at least 6 months. We don’t feel

safe in this area knowing what is going on in that house. And more importantly

we all worry for our children's safety.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Kim, while we do not

have a 'THREE STRIKE POLICY" like the one you referred to, we

are diligent in providing a safe and comfortable environment for

our residents to live. The Resident Responsibility Agreement is

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Tanya Marie Lawley this is not true, due to the fact that I have

had problems with the same neighbors since april of last year, and

they are still living here. I have filled out numerous police reports,

as well as some of my other neighbors and they still do the same

things and think it is funny b/c they are not being made to be

accountable for their actions


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Denise Kulseth Watson

how often does landscaping occur throughout the year. the front boulevard into

aerovista housing area could use some sprucing up.


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Tonja Oxendine Reimers So could the area down by the other

houses at Biggs park


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Denise: Our lawn care

efforts are year round occuring weekly. But not all common areas

are addressed every week. we will resolve the area that you

described next week.


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1 person

What if anything is being done to help the intersection of Leo and Dyer during

peak times? It is very dangerous and there are many accidents there.


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Directorate of Emergency Services, Fort Bliss Leo and Dyer

belong to the City of El Paso. However, we will engage the city to

include El Paso Police Department to address your concerns. [email protected]


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I have another question seems I am full of them this evening my neighbor got

locked out for the first time and came over to use my phone when the

maintance men got there they were going to try and charge them $50 dollars

for unlocking their door and then said oh wait its the first time of us coming out

here and left it at that why is the charge so high I am just wondering


Sarah Roundtree Why would they charge at all??


Sarah Squires Pruitt I don't know but I was right there when they said it to them

April 5 at 6:27pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Sarah: The first

lockout during normal business hours is free. The second lockout is $25 and is only $50 for the 3rd lockout that occurs at night or on the weekends.


Sarah Squires Pruitt thank you for the answer it was their first

lockout ever and the guy immediatly went to the $50 dollar charge

quote and I stepped in and was like um its their first time due to

the wife doesn't speak very good english and I am the only one on

our street that really talks to them despite the language barrier


Tanya Marie Lawley I got locked out of my house during this

past summer while I was 8 months pregnant, and when I tried to

call the line was busy. When I finally got thru it was 10 minutes

after 5 and they wanted to charge me $50 dollars. I said keep it. Luckily

one of my neighbors husband got my bathroom window open and

crawled in and unlocked it for me.


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Jeanette Daniel

Is there a clear difference between the brac movement and a unit move when it comes

to housing? I was under the impression that unit moves require housing to be held for

those that are incoming but the brac movement appears to be the same as a unit move

- is the brac movement terminology being used to bypass any standards you have set

for unit moves


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Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss This question has already

been answered. Please look at the response provided to Tanner

Daniel


Fort Bliss @Jeanette: There is no preference given to BRAC or

Unit moves to Fort Bliss. To address the need for more housing,

we are in the process of building 202 units in La Noria and construction of over 900 homes will begin this year.


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Deana Van Allen

dose the on post housing have central air and heat or is the cooling using a

swamp cooler?



Dorene Sue Ross Orr My house on post has Central air and heat

no swamp thing. LOL.


Deana Van Allen cool thanks that is a worry for me and a friend


Peggy Obear swamp thing is not so bad if maintained as it adds

humidity


Deana Van Allen i like it cool and I have a friend that her son has sever

asthma and requires AC.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Deana, On post

housing has refrigerated air except a few homes left to renovate in the historic disctrict.


Tina M. Gingrich swamp coolers out here in 801 housing


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Tiffany Mitchell Moss

If there is a lapse in pay due to gov shut down, how will the "billing process"

work with BBC? Will they receive our BAH when it is paid back to us? Will we be

billed? I know we don't want to think about it, but I'm sure you already have.


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Commander Tiffany: Great question. Although we have not

discussed that with them, that is most likely what will happen.

Since they receive your BAH directly from DFAS, they will just

receive everything you get for BAH in the event it is back

dated/paid.


Tiffany Mitchell Moss Thank you, Sir.


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Julia Carona Rogoff

Was the issue of getting on the housing waitlist prior to receiving orders if moving

from Hood with unit addressed


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McKinley Barker no it has yet to be addressed that i can see, im

curious about this as well.


Fort Bliss @ Julia and McKinley: There is no preference given to

BRAC or Unit moves to Fort Bliss. To address the need for more

housing, we are in the process of building 202 units in La Noria

and construction of over 900 homes will begin this year.


Katie Jason Iverson i fyou go back toward the beginning of the

meeting there are about 7 different threads about transferring here and

the housing wait list


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Amanda Pixler

When will the New CDC center that is by the Replica Aquatic Center be open?


Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss Amanda, the CDC is scheduled to be completed by 08 Oct 2011.


Jessica Marie Oakley i like how all the answers are different, lol


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Email Question

What can be done about the huge numbers of teenage children hanging around and

getting into trouble at the parks and/or mail boxes? They are very

destructive to say the least.


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Fort Bliss There are 2 teen centers that offer a multitude of

activities and events for teen age children ranging from 4-H and BGCA curriculum, field trips, computer labs, garage band, and

much more. They are open after school hours, late on Fri and on Sats. One of the centers is on Chaffee, the other just outside the

Aero Vista Housing area on Haan. Welcome new students !!!!

April 5 at 6:26pm · Like Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Those juveniles

committing criminal acts or in violation of the post curfew should be immediately reported to the police dispatch at 568-2115/6/7.

another thing the community residents can do is establish neighborhood watch associations, which help reduce juvenile and

property crime. Statistically, the juveniles engaged in misconduct

in our housing areas are affiliated to our military families. if you

are interested in becoming involved in neighborhood watch, please

contact me via email at [email protected]


Peggy Obear parents???


Amanda Pickens Will there be youth programs put in place at

the Community Center at Paso Del Norte once it's built?


Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Fort Bliss Balfour Beatty Communities is building one. FMWR will stand by ready to support.


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Chrissy Rich

why are people able to walk into bbc with "No" health issues and on wait list

and stil able to walk out with keys or atleast a date for movein within coming

weeks- when others are on list for longtime- yes I have KNOWN two who were

able to do this (more pwr to them) but not right to those waiting and waiting

and waiting???


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Fort Bliss Answer provided by BBC: There is no chance for a family to obtain housing by walking in off of the street or not

spending the appropriate time on a wait list, unless they meet one

of the rare reasons for an exception to the wait list requirements.

The two most common reasons for a family to get special

preference on our wait list is if there are returning from a

dependent restricted, foreign tour or if they are enrolled in EFMP

with extremely serious conditions that cannot be treated in a

reasonable manner if they lived elsewhere in the community.

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Email Question

Thank you for providing this opportunity to address our concerns. I am a

resident of Corregidor and would like to ask why the deadbolts on the doors are not

keyed on the outside and request that the post and housing reconsider this practice. I

know this is standard in this neighborhood, but I don’t know if this is the case in any

other neighborhoods on post.

I believe that it’s highly unusual and impractical for the deadbolts not to be

keyed from the outside. The only other place I’ve ever seen this is in a hotel

room. I’d appreciate someone looking into exactly why the locks are done this

way. I also respectfully request that we reconsider this practice and consider

changing the locks on at least one door in each house so we can open the

deadbolt with a key from the outside.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Jennifer, actually the

locks you are referring to are known as "night locks" as opposed to

dead bolts. Night locks are meant to be used when the resident is

in the home for the night, at which time they are locked until the

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April 5 at 6:21pm · Like· 5 people Jennifer Herbek Fantastic, thanks so much for the response!


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Email Question

In the Paso del Norte/Logan Heights area, when is the "community

center/office" due to be finished and what else is being built in that area?

We as residents never receive any information about this construction and would

like to be updated more regularly.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Community

Center/Office: The Community Center under construction in Paso

del Norte is well underway and should be completed prior to the end of

the year. It will be a smaller version of the Kelly Park Community

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I was wondering if we get a soliciter at our home should we keep them talking

call the mp's and have them come get them the reason I ask is the last time

one came to my door my dog scared him from walking in before I got to it he

did not knock or ring the door bell which is why I didn't know he was there


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Sarah Roundtree thats creepy! I put a sign in the window telling

them to go away :(

April 5 at 6:19pm · Like 1 person ·

Sarah Squires Pruitt yeah it did scare me April

5 at 6:20pm · Like

Sarah Roundtree it would have me too.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Sarah, solicitors are

not authorized in the housing areas. Please call 911 or 586-

2115/6/7 and make a complaint to our joint dispatch center and

we will dispatch a patrol. whether they stay at the door or not, we

will respond, get a description from you and then go locate the

solicitor.


Liz Thomas you should have called 911 and then got a plate #

for the MPs. That is not just creepy; it is criminal entering of a

habitation.


Sarah Squires Pruitt he walked up he had no vehicle i did call the

mp's when he walked away and told them the direction of which he walked and what he was wearing and the mp told me there was

nothing they could do


Sarah Roundtree I had the SAME GUY come to my door 3 TIMES

in a week my first month in housing. i just got mean the last 2

times he showed up!


Peggy Obear I worked the US Census and any approved solicitors will be wearing a reflective vest.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Sarah (Pruitt), my

cell number is 588-4712. please contact me direct if you ever call us for assistance and we don't meet your expectations. Being told there was nothing they could do was totally unacceptable.


Sarah Squires Pruitt Thank you Provost Marsal Office I greatly appreciate that


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Sarah, I failed to

provide you my name when I sent my cell number. I am Derrick

Washington, the Chief of Police for Fort Bliss.


Sarah Squires Pruitt again Thank You very much Mr. Washington


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Vanessa Weaver

PCS'd from Knox and now I'm curious as our time is coming to PCS in the next

few months and I was curious as to how clearing housing works. I have heard

some off the wall prices for some expenses housing had taken out of soldiers

pay due to floors not being buffed and such. When we moved into our house it

was not shiny clean by no means. In fact our grass was up to our knees.

Curious as to what needs to be done so we don't have to pay people to clean

our house.

April 5 at 6:17pm · · Like Comment

Sarah Roundtree at least you have grass! we moved into a

house with dirt and ZERO grass. :(


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Vanessa: Our

standard is for homes to be returned to us in the same condition as the way the home was delivered to the resident.


Vanessa Weaver We are lucky there, I agree. It was weeds and

thorns but now we have some nice grass...finally!


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Spring Karr Rico

Is there one place to find the housing available off post for rent or do we do our

own search?


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Sarah Squires Pruitt just a suggestion we used ahrn.com to find a house when we moved here in 2009 before a house became available for us


Mayra Beltran thnk u Sarah!


Sarah Squires Pruitt no problem Mayra


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Spring, we have a website

its AHRN.com also if you are already at FT Bliss you can come in to

the office BLDG 1991 and sit with a counsleor and they will assist

you in finding afforadable housing also you can call in at 915-568-

2898


Spring Karr Rico Ok thank you. No I'm not in FT Bliss right now

we are still in Ft Hood my husband doesn't get back from

deployment until July. But I will making a trip to Ft Bliss in June to

check out the area.


Liz Thomas we can not afford to make a trip ahead of my

husband, but following his return in July we will be moving ,

roughly two weeks later. Thank you for the site. I have been very concerned over the prices listed "on the commerce" real estate sites.


Mayra Beltran @spring I'm planning on doing the same too =o)


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I want to remind everyone that there are 3 components to our housing at Fort

Bliss. One is BBC which is housing on government property. The second is the

Domestic Lease Program where there are units available within the city of El

Paso that we lease and you occupy much like paying your BAH to BBC. The third

is regular rental opportunities within El Paso. Our Housing Service Office (HSO)

can help you in all three areas.


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Deana Van Allen how do we contact for information?


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Deana, for Domestic Lease

Housing or Housing Services Office 915-568-2898 for on post

housing BBC is 915-564-0795


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Kris Miller

I know there is a new company doing the landscaping, but when will they start their

new schedule? Will every yard in the housing area be serviced on the

scheduled day, or will there be a rotating schedule within the neighborhood? What

exactly can we expect to see these crews doing?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Kris: the landscape

schedules are fully underway. In your neighborhood the residents

are responsible for the fenced in backyards and we are responsible

for the areas outside the fence. Every home is expected to be

looked at and those needing service will be addressed each week.


Kris Miller thank you :)


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Tina Lynne

We will be PCS'ing to Fort Bliss... is the housing waiting list still anticipating to be a

year plus wait?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Tina: Housing

assignments are made based upon rank and family size.

Depending the wait could be anywhere from 3 - 15 months.


Tina Lynne I was just wondering because we were told from a

previous Town Hall meeting that was held at Fort Hood, that all

Ranks including officers had a year plus waiting list.


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Carla Belton

how do we see the responses to the town hall meeting?


Sarah Squires Pruitt they usually comment on what you post in the

comment part carla


Julia Carona Rogoff just click on the wall on the left. It will refresh


Fort Bliss @ Carla try refreshing your page, all the comments and

answers should be visible

April 5 at 6:14pm · Like McKinley Barker but it doesnt look like theyre able to keep up

with the mass amounts of posts being made. a lot of good

questions have yet to be answered.


Liz Thomas I, too, can not see them yet; but questions are posting

pretty quickly. There is one response to a reoccurring gas stove issue

though visible.


Carla Belton thank you!


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Christina Garcia Hackney

I was told by housing that I couldn't be put on a waitlist until I forwarded my

husband's pcs papers, which he hasn't gotten yet. The website says for a 4

bedroom the waitlist is a year. Surrounding rentals are anywhere from $1200-

$1700. Will there be enough housing for incoming larger families?


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Julia Carona Rogoff Why can't we get on the waitlist sooner we know

we are moving there with our unit


Sarah Roundtree right! we were told BY HOUSING that we couldnt be on the list until we showed up with orders in hand! REALLY??

April 5 at 6:16pm · Like Liz Thomas Exactly!!! We can not fit well into a four bedroom but

that is the smallest space we CAN fit. And the cost is more than twice the cost here, but BAH there is not double.There is also the consideration of the much higher heating and cooling costs ....... many

families share this concern with you, Mrs Hackney.


Liz Thomas Reading the other comments here I can feel the

frustration. I am sure Ft Bliss Housing must also be frustrated. I

really hope there is some kind of solution through the properties

rented off post by housing. Info is in a post from Col Joe..up the

page/recently


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Christina: Generally

the largest homes that we have are 4 bedrooms. However, we

have converted a couple dozen duplexes into larger single homes.


Heather Kelly Willkomm I am curious as to the rental issues.

How and when do you re-evaluate the BAH given to families? The

cost of living here is almost as high as living in Alaska (was there

20= years) and yet down here the BAH is way less and we don't

receive COLA?


Heather Kelly Willkomm 20+**


Ashley Corriveau Heather BBC doesn't reevaluate the BAH. The

government does.


Ashley Corriveau Sarah and Julie you expect things to just be handed to you don't

you??

This is the Army until your husband had PAPER PCS orders

NOTHING Is concrete. Nothing is "we know we are moving there

with another unit". The Army changes it's mind. Housing can't just

put every person who just "knows" they are coming here without

concrete proof. My husband had orders to Korea and those were

squashed and he was sent here instead. Until I had paper orders

housing did not take my application because it could have switched

back to Korea or any place else. These are the rules do you really

think be snotty all over this town hall about them not letting you

put in an application is going to change that?


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Jeanette Daniel

Why are the soldiers that are coming to Fort Bliss that are coming off an

immediate deployment not given special consideration on the housing lists? I am

comparing Korea soldiers that are unaccompanied get moved up on the housing lists

because they are unaccompanied - well I wasn't allowed to deploy with my husband

either - to me this should warrant special considerations as you do Korea PCS soldiers

and there families.


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Jeanette: Those

coming from deployments from the middle east are returning from a

temporary change of station, whereas those returning from

Korea are returning permanent change of station.

April 5 at 6:24pm · Like Jeanette Daniel Besides the terminology of permanent and

temporary - basically this is the same situations and in my opinion should

be treated equally


Ashley Robbinette Ok.So, what about us who husbands/wives

are in Iraq or Afghan and as soon as they are back we are being

PCSd to Bliss. My husband is in Afghan and they are telling him it's

a 2 yr wait list and we're moving straight to Bliss from Hood ASAP

cause my husband waived his 90 days.


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Julia Carona Rogoff

How is the onpost crime in the housing areas?


Sarah Roundtree we've been here a few months nad havent had

anything happen?


Heather Stevens I was also wondering about this because there

is the on-post housing that is "off post" with an open gate policy.

How is this working with the crime rates being so high in other

locations in El Paso as a whole?


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Julia, my name is

Derrick Washington, and I am the Chief of Police for Fort Bliss. I

can assure you that not only was the city of El Paso rated the

safest city in America last year, Fort Bliss has consistently

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Mindy Manon Messinger I live in an "off Post " housing. it is not

bad. you still have people wondering on post I live by Chapin the High school. there is a lot of sppeders through here. but they have increased the patrols a little.


Provost Marshal Office/Police, Fort Bliss Heather, we have

seen no significant difference, statistically, between crime on the

main cantonment area and our housing areas outside the

cantonment. my email is embedded in my response to Julia, so feel

free to contact me via email for further info if necessary.


Mindy Manon Messinger where I live the neighbors are pretty good

to each other and look out for each other.


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Edward Castaneda

I think this is great idea by the way.


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Mindy Manon Messinger

I also have a question on maintenance. I have been to other post and there

turn around is at least with in a day if not the same day. why does it take 5 or more

days to get something fixed around here?


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Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss Are talking about a

housing problem? If so, what housing area do you live in?


Mindy Manon Messinger I live in the 108's I called for mold and it is

taking them 4 days to come

April 5 at 6:12pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Mindy: Request to

inspect for mold should be responded to within 48 hours. If it has

been longer for you please contact the Community Manager.


Mindy Manon Messinger from my understanding our community manager is no longer with the company. I have tried to contact the maint

manager but with no luck. so if it is the procedures why doesn't the operators follow these procedures?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Our policy to test for

mold based upon a request from a resident is to do so within 48

hours of that request. If that is not the case, please contact the

Community Manager at [email protected]. The Community

Manager has not left the company or Fort Bliss and will gladly

resolve the issue.


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Antje M Grein

My Question is about. Why are there so many families have problem with there gas

stoves? I am asking since i know peronaly about 5 familes who had trouble with them,

one went and bought is own gas stove?


Directorate of Public Works, Fort Bliss What housing area do

you live in?


Antje M Grein i am not living in housing, but i have families that

do and have told me and i have personaly dealt with a familie

about this. most houses about this are the ones right accross the

PX and comissary housing area

April 5 at 6:12pm · Like Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Ante: The only

problem that we are aware of is that certain homes have the pilot

light blow out on high wind days. We are devising a solution to

that problem to implement within the coming days.


Antje M Grein one of my SM and there familie bought a new

stove themself and put it into there quarters because that is what

they saw as the only soltion to there problem and since then they

have had no problems


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I was wondering for us families living in off post housing that deal with 1 car is

it possible to do a shuttle service if we call and say we have a appointment on

bliss or biggs


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Liz Thomas great suggestion!


Sarah Squires Pruitt thank you our last base had this and it was great


Tara Kehoe that would be perfect especially for some of the

spouses that dont drive


Directorate of Logistics, Fort Bliss Ms. Pruitt, federal

regulations do not allow for government vehicles to be used for

other than official business. Therefore we cannot provide personal services, i.e., taxi or shuttle service off-post. Appreciate your question.


Sarah Squires Pruitt ok thank you maybe some of us spouses can

work out a budy system or something


Tina M. Gingrich Dear DOL- Why was the service readily

available in Alaska (FT. Richardson) and not here. Are the

regulations suppose to be shared across different posts?


Jessica Burkhart Zagelow Fort Riley has a post shuttle service

as well...


Directorate of Logistics, Fort Bliss The original question was

whether it is possible for Fort Bliss to send a vehicle, for example a

post shuttle to off-post locations to pick up spouses of Soldiers

who have only one car, and transport them to on-Post facilities.

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Sarah Squires Pruitt Maybe we should bring this up as a topic of

change that maybe needs to be done for the posts that have off

post housing such as here at fort bliss I am by no means trying to

be rude but most of us military families take what we can get

when it comes to post housing most of us I am sure would have

rather lived in the post housing on base so that we could walk or

have easier access to the commissary and dr. appts but the

majority of us which is the reason I posed the question is because

we live in lower logan, paso del norte, linquite heights area and

unfortunatly have to share a vehicle with our husbands because

we do not make enough money to afford 2 vehicles and alot of

times do not have those we can depend on to get to dr. appts like

we need to or cannot afford the outrageous cab fair to get to and

from the bases. I bring this up because I live in Lower Logan and

because my husband works on East Bliss aka Biggs I go to the new

TMC out there unfortunatly I have to go to the doctor every 30

days due to them constantly switching Blood Pressure Medicine on

me to pre-plan is a must but I have had plenty of times I have had

to cancell due to no way to get there. Maybe this should be looked

into and discussed to see what could be done for spouses like me

and other's who have this same problem.


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Heather Stevens

I saw that the old housing area that has been slotted for demolition was almost

completely down. When will new housing be starting to be built?


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss @heather we are

currently buiding 202 new homes. Anticipate starting constructuion of

over 900 homes by August of 2011 a few seconds ago


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Deana Van Allen

are you going to have more on post housing built and if so when will it be

available? We are moving with 4th ID and are scheduled to be there by

September 2011.


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Liz Thomas a great many of us, our family included, will

be "moved there by the first week of August 2011.


Deana Van Allen Same here we want to be settled before school

and yet have no information to assist in this move and the cost of

housing is not covered by our BAH that we qualify for in a safe

neighborhood.



Commander Deana: We have some units coming available at our

La Noria housing area on a monthly basis. There will be a total of

202 homes.


Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss Our privatized housing

partner (BBC) is currently building 202 new units in the La Noria

housing area for E6 and below. They have opened several units

and will continue to build until complete. As part of Ft. Bliss

growth, BBC also plans to build approximately 900+ more homes

in the near future.


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Julia Carona Rogoff

We are PCSing to Fort Bliss in the coming months from Fort Hood with our unit

and have heard housing is very limited and looking on AHRN there are very few

homes that fall within our BAH range. Will there be affordable housing to

accomidate everyone?


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Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss We expect to have

sufficient housing to accomodate everyone. Ft. Bliss has received

approval to implement a 60 days TLE which means families now have

more time to seek adequate housing.


Deana Van Allen Please explain what TLE is for those of us who

do not know


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) IAW with JFTR 10 days are given to families to

locate housing. Ft. Bliss received approval in March 2010 to extend

TLE from 10 days to 60 days. This assists families in locating

housing without restricting the family to the 10 days.


Julia Carona Rogoff That is very helpful


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Deana Van Allen

what type of housing on post is available for families PCSing to fort bliss due to the

BRAC movement?


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Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Deana: We have 15

neighborhoods for incoming families regardless whether they are

coming from a BRAC move or not. All of our neighborhoods are made

available to incoming families either way ...............


Deana Van Allen What is the current time wait on housing. we

are a small family. we have been told it is a 1 year wait


Kristina N Bryan Stone But there is a very long waiting list


Denise Kulseth Watson you can check your status online now if you

have applied for housing.


Deana Van Allen how can I apply for housing if I live in on post

housing and we have yet to recieve orders.


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss There is several type of

housing available. You may apply for on post housing,

government/domestic lease housing or locating housing in the El

Paso community


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Jeanette Daniel

What has been done to help with the base housing crisis you guys are about to face

with both Germany and Fort Hood coming to Fort Bliss?



Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss If you scroll down two

messages, I've outlined the housing strategy. But, am more than

happy to summarize. El Paso and Ft. Bliss have held three housing

forums to attract local and national developers to build in the El

Paso area. All three...

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Jeanette Daniel Knowing that we were all going to be coming in

at near the same times - why aren't you guys ready for us? (with

housing available?)


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss @jeanette we are

currently buiding 202 new homes. Anticipate starting constructuion of

over 900 homes by August of 2011


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Email Question

Is El Paso ready to handle the considerable amount of traffic growth because of

this expansion. Recently Montana was turned into a six lane thoroughfare. It is

already experiencing bottlenecking to a great degree at peak times before and

after working hours. The 601 spur was a great addition to our highway

system…..already it is experiencing bottlenecking at these same peak hours.

How is the city of El Paso along with TXDOT and the federal government going

to address this issue before we are overwhelmed by this surely foreseeable

dilemma.


Fort Bliss The is not a housing question, we will be happy refer

this question to the poper agency and it will be answered at a later

time.


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I am sure that studies were made on availability of housing for the oncoming

troops.

However, was there any consideration of the massive movement of Mexican

nationals in to all our communities as a result of the violence in Mexico. It is my

understanding that El Paso is already short housing, not taking this fact into

account. Is El Paso ready, along with the Army, to address this issue? And How?


Base Transformation Office, Fort Bliss Great question. The

City of El Paso has factored the influx of Mexican Nationals into

their overall housing requirement calculations. The partnership

between El Paso and Ft. Bliss has been spectacular, and we, as a

team, are committed to meeting all incoming Soldier and Family

needs. In fact, El Paso and Ft. Bliss have sponsored three housing

industry forum conferences over the past two years specifically

designed to entice and attract developers to build single family and

multi-family housing in the El Paso community. Additionally, El

Paso city officials have developed numerous financial incentives to

make developing in our city more appealing. And lastly, our

Commanding General directed implementation of an aggressive

and unprecedented on-post housing initiative to have private

developers build hundreds of new homes in the eastern portion of

main post.


Liz Thomas no info is there is plenty of housing we just have to look

for it or wait?


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Mindy Manon Messinger

I have a question about the parks by my house. I live in the 108's and it seems

like we have the oldest and yuckiest parks around. are there plans on getting

new ones here?


Vanessa Weaver I agree. We live at George Moore and the parks here are blah!

April 5 at 6:02pm · Like· 1 person Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Mindy: You will notice

a substantial endeavor to repair and improve the parks in your

neighborhood that will begin in approx 3 weeks. Once completed, they will be like new.


Mindy Manon Messinger are you just going to fix the stuff we

have or give the kids new ones and more to play on? we have a

swing set and some type of jungle gym.


Karen Wareheim Reilly 801 parks are run down also


Mindy Manon Messinger yes I know that is where I live.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Vanessa, The winter

months have been hard on our play areas and we have taken

steps to survey them to see what is needed to put new life into

them. The results of those inspections will start taking place near

the end of April.


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Mindy, The

playgrounds will not have added pieces of equipment as much as

having the existing pieces either repaired or replaced, as required.


Housing Services Office, Fort Bliss Karen, Housing Services

Office will be out to inspect the parks and annotate any deficiencies. Parks will also be part of our negotiations for the transfer to Domestic Lease Housing.


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Mindy Manon Messinger I hope that it is on this page


Fort Bliss @ Mindy Yes we are about to begin!


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Tanner Daniel

Why are the Ft Hood soldiers that are currently deployed and forced to move

without the 90 day stabilation not allowed special privileges liked moved up a

year or 6 months on the bluing list - there is no difference between a Agf

deployment and Koran tour- neither may allow family to acccompy them


Balfour Beatty Communities, Fort Bliss Tanner: Afghanistan is a

deployment involving temporary of change of station where as Korea is

considered a Permanent Change of station.


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