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http://www.uniontrib.com/news/military/991026--230-airforce-hom.html
Air Force spent $308,000 on a kitchen renovation
By Robert Burns
ASSOCIATED PRESS
October 26, 1999
WASHINGTON -- The kitchen was too hot
and dimly lit, and the refrigerator didn't
work. But instead of improving the
ventilation, replacing the lights and buying a
new refrigerator, the Air Force budgeted
$151,000 to overhaul the room -- and had
spent twice that much by the time it was
done.
In a detailed report released Monday, the Air
Force Audit Agency faulted the Air Force for
the kitchen project and other work done on,
or planned for, the Carlton House, home of
the Air Force Academy's superintendent, and
the Otis House, the commandant of cadets'
residence.
The auditors also criticized the Air Force for
financing the work with money from its
operations budget rather than using its
housing repair budget. Some members of
Congress accused the Air Force of not using
the housing-repair budget in order to avoid
congressional review of the projects.
In a statement issued Monday, the Air Force
said all future renovations to Air Force
Academy officers' residences will be paid for
from the housing repair budget. That means
all such work costing more than $25,000 will
require Air Force headquarters approval and
a report to Congress.
"Renovations and modifications to the
Carlton House did not always appear
warranted," the audit said, citing as an
example $308,000 in renovation work done
last year on its restaurant-style kitchen.
"The 1998 remodeling effort was
questionable when compared to the
documented justification," the auditors
wrote. "Specifically, the work request stated:
'The area is always hot, the lighting is poor,
the refrigerator is not functional for a
family.' However, rather than improving the
ventilation and lighting and replacing the
refrigerator, the academy performed a
complete kitchen renovation."
Work on the 1,300-square-foot kitchen
originally was budgeted for $151,000 but
grew to $308,000. "Some of the cost growth
appeared avoidable," the audit said.
The review also found fault with the Air
Force's plans for $125,000 in work on the
Otis House, including a $40,000 project to
move a bathroom wall to widen an adjoining
bedroom by one foot. The planned work
there also included a $14,000 conversion of
the outdoor barbecue from charcoal to gas.
The Air Force previously defended the
renovations as necessary to maintain historic
homes that are also used heavily for public
functions. The audit was requested by Air
Force Secretary F. Whitten Peters.
� Copyright 1999 Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
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