More Military Families Paying for Utilities

In conformance with a Defense Department requirement for troops living in privatized military housing to pay for their utilities, the Army planned to begin the process Sept. 1. Soldiers living in privatized family housing at Fort Carson, Colo.; Fort Campbell, Ky.; Fort Meade, Md.; Fort Hood, Texas; and Fort Lewis, Wash., can expect their first bills shortly after Oct. 1. Air Force families in privatized housing at Robins Air Force Base, Ga.; Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M.; and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, already are paying for their utilities. At Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; Patrick Air Force Base, Fla.; and Moody Air Force Base, Ga., families and developers are sharing utility costs, although tenants eventually will be charged the full amounts. Neither the Navy nor the Marine Corps has started billing their families living in privatized family housing.