Ossoff wants to hear from families about military housing problems
AUGUSTA, Ga. - In 2022, Sen. Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan investigation highlighted the mistreatment of military families living in privatized housing on Fort Eisenhower, as reported by News 12 for a decade.
Now, Ossoff wants to hear directly from Georgia military families about the condition of privatized housing on defense installations across Georgia. Georgia Military families can share their experiences on Ossoff’s website..
In recent years, local reporting found Georgia military families have continued to raise concerns about privatized military housing conditions on installations.
News 12 has highlighted problems with Balfour Beatty, the family housing provider at Fort Eisenhower.
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“I want to fight for you and hold these companies able if they’re letting you down,” Ossoff says in a new public service announcement. “You make huge sacrifices in defense of our nation, and you shouldn’t have to sacrifice a safe, clean, healthy home for you and your family or the quality of customer service and tenants’ service that you deserve.”
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Sen. Ossoff wants to hear from Georgia military families about the conditions of their military housing.
— Ossoff's Office (@SenOssoff) June 3, 2025
Share your story about privatized military housing conditions at https://t.co/mj0q4vxRbD pic.twitter.com/EysOEupujh
For more than a decade, News 12’s Meredith Anderson has been uncovering unsafe conditions in housing at Fort Eisenhower that’s run by Balfour Beatty.
The issues include mold, electrical and gas issues, pest problems and leaking sewage.
problems like chronic fatigue, body aches and memory loss.
In recent years, the problem has Army management, which has been making changes meant to fix the problems.
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