A Twitter account that has been verified by Snopes as having a legitimate connection to the National Park Service has described the substandard living conditions of employee housing at one NPS site.
Firefighters and other land management agency employees that work in remote areas sometimes find that government housing is their only option. The agencies are required to charge them rent at the going rate in the area — they don’t get a bargain just because it is far from civilization.
The details and the seven photos posted by @NastyWomenofNPS are specific about one NPS location and do not necessarily represent conditions at other parks.
The person described what it is like living in a $500 a month 50-year old mobile home that is 80 miles from the closest real grocery store — no key to lock the door, no heat or air conditioning in the bedroom, walls falling apart, mice enter through holes in the floor, no hot water in bathroom, ice forms in electrical outlets, insulation falls from ceiling, and the electrician said get renters’ insurance because “there will be a fire”.
Click on the tweet below to see the photos and the multiple-message thread.
But, to satisfy any of you who think you are entitled, allow me to give you a quick tour of my house. Often, park housing is dilapidated, technically condemned due to mold, lead, or asbestos, and frankly, rather unlivable.
— NastyWomenofNPS (@NastyWomenofNPS) February 25, 2019
Not all government housing is as dilapidated as described here. In some cases the local unit is doing the best they can with a very limited infrastructure budget and staff.
Are you aware of any other particularly good or bad examples of government housing?
