FT. HOOD FAMILIES TELL OF ‘DISGRACEFUL’ HOUSING

  

Soldiers and their spouses are telling Army leaders at Fort Hood of disgraceful housing conditions.

Families living at the post are voicing concerns over problems that include mold and lead paint along with numerous other problems.

Families detailed their frustrations with housing during a meeting Thursday that the Austin American-Statesman reports came about a week after a congressional hearing that exposed longstanding problems at privatized housing complexes.

Thousands of homes at Fort Hood are owned by the Australian firm Lend Lease, and the U.S. government oversees 141 barracks that house 18,000 soldiers.

Lawmakers have set aside nearly $300 million to renovate 24 barracks but U.S. Rep. Roger Williams and others have expressed concern that the money could be siphoned away as part of President Trump's emergency declaration to fund a border wall.