Last pre-Katrina homes being leveled

Published June 25, 2009
By Susan Griggs
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, BILOXI, MISS. -- Demolition of the 106 homes in the South Pinehaven family housing area, the last family dwellings that existed at Keesler before Hurricane Katrina nearly four years ago, continues until mid-September.

Dave Horner of the base's program management office said construction of Keesler's homes, the largest military family housing project in Air Force history, has picked up steam in the second section of Bay Ridge, where 149 homes are being built.

Nearly 60 percent of the 170 homes in Southwest Falcon Park have been completed. Demolition has been completed in East Falcon Park, where 194 homes are planned.

Homes already completed in the $287.8 million project include 198 in Thrower Park, 136 in Northwest Falcon Park and 181 in Bay Ridge-A.