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DOD seeks feedback on housing resident bill of rights
by ZOE SCHLOTT sociates, Inc., a third-party consulting Air Force graphic by Zoe Schlott
firm. CEL will collect resident feedback
Air Force Installation and Mission Support and analyze the information on behalf The Defense Department is asking current residents of military privatized housing to provide
Center Public Affairs of the DOD. All information collected feedback on a draft version of a Resident Bill of Rights. Families living in privatized hous-
through the survey is confidential. If ing can expect to receive an emailed letter from the Office of the Secretary of Defense which
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO- you are a resident and did not receive provides instructions on how to complete the survey which is being administered by CEL &
LACKLAND, Texas — The Defense the emailed letter by June 18, or you Associates, Inc., a third-party consulting firm.
Department is asking current resi- have questions and/or are experiencing
dents of military privatized housing technical difficulties, call the toll-free
to provide feedback on a draft version helpline at 800-482-6431, or contact
of a Resident Bill of Rights. CEL & Associates, Inc. via email at
BillofRightsFeedback@celassociates.
The Air Force is part of a tri-service com.
initiative to create a Resident Bill of
Rights that identifies the basic housing Participation is voluntary, but the
rights of service members and their Air Force highly encourages its mem-
families living in privatized housing. bers to take this opportunity to con-
tribute their voices to improving
“Our most important resource is our privatized housing experience for
people. We must protect our people service members and their families,
— our Air Force family — by ensur- Beach said.
ing our privatized housing portfolio
provides safe and healthy housing,†The Resident Bill of Rights is one of
said Col. Michael Beach, Air Force 60 initiatives the Air Force will com-
Housing program chief. “We value the plete as part of its aggressive plan to
candid input of our Airmen. This is a address housing issues, Beach said. In
real opportunity for them to influence February 2019, Air Force commanders
change within the (military housing conducted a health and safety review
privatization initiative) program for with all residents in Air Force fam-
the better.†ily housing. The Air Force used this
feedback and other internal reviews
Families living in privatized hous- to identify systemic issues and plot
ing can expect to receive an emailed an aggressive campaign to overhaul
letter from the Office of the Secretary the program.
of Defense which provides instructions
on how to complete the survey which
is being administered by CEL & As-
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