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Families moving on up in Wire Mountain

21 Apr 2005 | Lance Cpl. Renee Krusemark Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Sgt. Albert R. Pretrick and his family recently lived in a slum, he says.

Now, he's being rewarded for steadfastly enduring Camp Pendleton's oldest housing area. The reward:

A brand-new home with an ocean view - and it's all free.

Thanks to the Public-Private Venture program - a steady migration from public to private housing on base - more and more residents these days are living in new or upgraded housing. Joining the trend are hundreds of residents from Wire Mountain I, who are moving - or soon will move - to a new home. Most of them are headed to Wire Mountain II, overlooking the blue Pacific. The development officially opened Friday.

Maj. Gen. Timothy Donovan, the base commanding general, presided over the ribbon-cutting. The opening marked a milestone in a PPV program that eventually will renovate 2,391 units and construct 906 new units on base.

"We're very excited to be here," Pretrick said about accepting the keys to his new house from the commanding general. "We used to live in Wire Mountain I, and it was like living in the ghetto."

Pretrick's wife, Maylinda Pretrick, said the only good thing about their old place was "not worrying about it being clean when we leave."

The new complex, built by the Hunt Corporation and administered by Lincoln Management Company, consists of 104 four-bedroom homes and 424 three-bedroom homes.

"I feel very, very proud, for myself and everyone involved," said Tom Sinton, the vice president of Hunt Building Company. "We get a sense of pride for the families moving in."

The new homes are 1,750-2,200 square feet - spacious abodes for families with children.

"It will be nice to be able to put stuff in our home without clutter," said Carrie Bostick, who will live in the house next to the Pretricks.

"This is definitely better," said Staff Sgt. Deric L. Bostick, a satellite technician. "We were trying to squeeze a king-sized bed in a small room."

The homes are for ranks E1 through E9 and will house a majority of the families that previously lived in Wire Mountain I, which is slated for demolition.

The plan to refurbish Camp Pendleton housing is unfolding in three phases. The first phrase put 712 junior-enlisted families in new or restored homes in DeLuz.

The second and third phases will revamp several other housing areas on base.

Base officials promise better management and maintenance as privately managed housing sweeps the base.

"I intend to make this and future transitions as smooth for our military families as possible," Donovan said in a press release. "My goals are to improve the level of customer service and ensure top quality housing is available to our deserving Marines and their families."

Staff Sgt. Bostick is among those who are now believers.

"I'm really impressed," Bostick said. "It's definitely the best housing we've seen."

Families moving on up in Wire Mountain

21 Apr 2005 | Lance Cpl. Renee Krusemark Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- Sgt. Albert R. Pretrick and his family recently lived in a slum, he says.

Now, he's being rewarded for steadfastly enduring Camp Pendleton's oldest housing area. The reward:

A brand-new home with an ocean view - and it's all free.

Thanks to the Public-Private Venture program - a steady migration from public to private housing on base - more and more residents these days are living in new or upgraded housing. Joining the trend are hundreds of residents from Wire Mountain I, who are moving - or soon will move - to a new home. Most of them are headed to Wire Mountain II, overlooking the blue Pacific. The development officially opened Friday.

Maj. Gen. Timothy Donovan, the base commanding general, presided over the ribbon-cutting. The opening marked a milestone in a PPV program that eventually will renovate 2,391 units and construct 906 new units on base.

"We're very excited to be here," Pretrick said about accepting the keys to his new house from the commanding general. "We used to live in Wire Mountain I, and it was like living in the ghetto."

Pretrick's wife, Maylinda Pretrick, said the only good thing about their old place was "not worrying about it being clean when we leave."

The new complex, built by the Hunt Corporation and administered by Lincoln Management Company, consists of 104 four-bedroom homes and 424 three-bedroom homes.

"I feel very, very proud, for myself and everyone involved," said Tom Sinton, the vice president of Hunt Building Company. "We get a sense of pride for the families moving in."

The new homes are 1,750-2,200 square feet - spacious abodes for families with children.

"It will be nice to be able to put stuff in our home without clutter," said Carrie Bostick, who will live in the house next to the Pretricks.

"This is definitely better," said Staff Sgt. Deric L. Bostick, a satellite technician. "We were trying to squeeze a king-sized bed in a small room."

The homes are for ranks E1 through E9 and will house a majority of the families that previously lived in Wire Mountain I, which is slated for demolition.

The plan to refurbish Camp Pendleton housing is unfolding in three phases. The first phrase put 712 junior-enlisted families in new or restored homes in DeLuz.

The second and third phases will revamp several other housing areas on base.

Base officials promise better management and maintenance as privately managed housing sweeps the base.

"I intend to make this and future transitions as smooth for our military families as possible," Donovan said in a press release. "My goals are to improve the level of customer service and ensure top quality housing is available to our deserving Marines and their families."

Staff Sgt. Bostick is among those who are now believers.

"I'm really impressed," Bostick said. "It's definitely the best housing we've seen."