I-TEAM follow-up: Ossoff plans new hearing on Fort Gordon housing woes

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Subsequent Tuesday – a yr after he led an eight-month bipartisan investigation into the mistreatment of army households in privatized housing — Sen. Jon Ossoff will maintain a Georgia army housing oversight session within the U.S. Senate.

The housing woes are an issue the I-Crew’s Meredith Anderson has been following for years, and information of the brand new listening to broke this morning solely on Information 12

On the listening to, Ossoff hear straight from Fort Gordon army households concerning the present state of privatized housing on publish and the progress made within the final yr to enhance situations of those properties.

Ossoff can even be releasing a brand new report to focus on these findings.

On the session, Ossoff can even hear testimony from Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the military for installations, power, and surroundings, and Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, deputy chief of employees of the Military, G-9, to listen to what progress the Military has made in overseeing and bettering privatized housing situations on Fort Gordon and throughout the nation.

“A dedication I’ve made is to remain targeted on this. There are not any straightforward or quick fixes, however I’m going to stay targeted on it. So we’re holding one other occasion within the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Senior Military management can be there to reply questions on what progress has been made since final yr’s investigation,” Ossoff mentioned.

He continued: “We could have senior Military management within the U.S. Senate for this session that I’ll maintain to reply my questions on what progress has been made since I unveiled the outcomes of final yr’s investigation.”

The I-Crew’s Anderson plans to be in Washington subsequent week to cowl this listening to.

EARLIER COVERAGE FROM NEWS 12:

Enhancements in household housing on the publish are one thing Ossoff, D-Ga., has been pushing for after his monthslong Senate investigation basically made Fort Gordon the poster little one for dangerous army housing.

We’re studying of the session a day after Ossoff visited Fort Gordon to supervise inspections on these properties.

The inspections began a pair days in the past and may final round 4 weeks.

Ossoff says he’s acquainted with ongoing points with mould, structural issues and different potential well being hazards.

Ossoff says army households have already sacrificied a lot, and he believes they shouldn’t need to sacrifice protected and wholesome dwelling situations too.

He says these home-by-home inspections taking place this week are an essential step towards making issues proper.

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