Dates slip for housing privatization Published Aug. 3, 2011 By 81st Training Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The dates for housing privatization closing has slipped by about a month, according to Brett Long, chief of the housing flight for the 81st Intrastructure Division. The new tentative schedule: Aug. 15-26 -- Congressional notification to transfer funds. Aug. 29 to Sept. 9 -- transfer funds. Sept. 12-19 -- advertise bonds and lock interest rates. Sept. 26-30 -- close and take over Sept. 30; rent starts Oct. 1. "It could be a few days sooner, but the Sept. 1 closing date is out," Long said July 28.