MVC puts BAH to work for residents

By Heather Ford, MVCDecember 29, 2020

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FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. – Mountain Vista Communities (MVC), the installation’s property management company, is committed to providing service members and their families with outstanding housing.

All revenue collected through Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is reinvested directly back into the community to fund daily operating expenses along with special projects that enhance the homes and community.

In late 2019, MVC began replacing corded window blinds with cordless blinds in homes as they became vacant. Earlier this year, MVC began replacing the corded window blinds in occupied homes as well, completing more than 510 window blind conversions to date, with some historical homes having up to 50 windows each.

The window coverings in all 1064 homes managed by MVC must be converted by September 2021 per the Department of the Army. This conversion project is estimated to be completed by mid-2021 and will cost about $530,000.

Another project underway includes repairs to roof eaves to correct a construction flaw on specific models of homes in the Miles Manor and Pershing Plaza neighborhoods. More than half of the 225 homes identified have been repaired already. Additionally, Cavalry Park 5 homes will receive interior upgrades between occupants over the next 4 years, and exterior porch repairs on Historic Cavalry Park 3 homes will begin in 2021.

MVC is excited about these projects that will enhance the safety and appeal of the neighborhoods.

“It is important to maintain and improve our inventory of homes in order to continue to provide great housing for our service members and their families for years to come while they are stationed here at Fort Huachuca,” said Shellie Cerecke, MVC community director.

Residents are encouraged to check out the MVC monthly newsletter, follow and like the Mountain Vista Communities Facebook Page and sign up for the ACTIVEBUILDING resident portal for information on upcoming construction projects, resident events and emergency announcements.

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Fort Huachuca is home to the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence, the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)/9th Army Signal Command and more than 48 supported tenants representing a diverse, multiservice population. Our unique environment encompasses 964 square miles of restricted airspace and 2,500 square miles of protected electronic ranges, key components to the national defense mission.

Located in Cochise County, in southeast Arizona, about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico, Fort Huachuca is an Army installation with a rich frontier history. Established in 1877, the Fort was declared a national landmark in 1976.

We are the Army’s Home. Learn more at https://home.army.mil/huachuca/