Public meeting Aug. 7 to address Wright-Patt’s historic housing

A public meeting will be held Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. in the theater of the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center at the Wright Brothers Memorial, 2380 Memorial Road, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433. (Contributed photo)

A public meeting will be held Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. in the theater of the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center at the Wright Brothers Memorial, 2380 Memorial Road, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433. (Contributed photo)

The public comment period for the draft programmatic agreement on the disposition of historic housing units on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is now open.

The public comment period runs now through Aug. 15, and Wright-Patterson AFB officials will accept comments on the draft programmatic agreement and the draft mitigation treatment plan for the disposition of Brick Quarters historic housing units in Area A.

Additionally, a cost benefit analysis of all alternatives identified in the draft environmental impact statement, and an analysis of Section 111 Leasing alternatives feasibility are available for comment. These documents were prepared in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act.

The purpose of the proposed action in the EIS is to provide the Wright-Patterson AFB key and essential leaders and their families with access to housing, meeting Air Force guidelines while supporting the base’s housing requirements and the NHPA.

To meet its housing needs, the Air Force is evaluating options to build new or renovate, privatize, lease or demolish its current government-owned housing units. The Air Force is looking for a solution that meets Wright-Patterson AFB housing requirements, historic preservation obligations and provides housing in a cost-neutral manner.

A public meeting will be held Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. in the theater of the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center at the Wright Brothers Memorial, 2380 Memorial Road, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433.

The public is invited to attend the meeting and also to review the following documents: Programmatic Agreement for the Disposition of Historic Housing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio; Mitigation Treatment Plan; Cost Benefit Analysis; and Brick Quarters Section 111 Analysis, which will be posted at the Greene County Public Library, Fairborn Branch, located at 1 E. Main St., Fairborn OH 45324-4701, 937-878-9383, and also at the WPAFB website https://www.wpafb.af.mil/Units/cev1/.

Written comments and inquiries on these documents should be directed to:

88 ABW/PA

5135 Pearson Road

Bldg. 10, Area A

Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-5547

937-522-3252

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