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Peter Faulk, Installation Housing Director

As the Installation Housing Director for NAS Sigonella, I am responsible for housing all personnel assigned to Sigonella. I believe in providing excellent customer service while being responsive and proactive in all housing issues for both military and civilian residents. I like to get out into the community, which allows me to see first-hand how we can improve overall customer service and processes to ensure smooth transitions for all personnel.

Economy residents should be aware that utility prices are going up across the European Union. Higher commodity prices are causing electricity costs to increase approximately 29% and gas costs to increase by as much as 14%. The Italian government has taken measures to limit the impact, but prices are rising in Italy, and some customers are already experiencing higher bills. Customers should plan for their current and upcoming bills to reflect higher rates, though we expect these temporary price increases to end in spring 2022. So conserve your utilities! If you have questions about your bill, please contact a utility counselor in the housing department, at 095-56-4311 or 095-563845.

For those living in Marinai housing, a five year plan of upcoming projects includes a skateboard park, club house, Splash Park, replacement of all A/C units, perimeter fence replacement, new entrance points, new lighting in units, and the renovations of two more parks. These projects were part of the recent lease renewal negotiation with Pizzarotti. Housing will come out with a schedule for these projects in early 2022.

Now, I’d like to recognize the efforts of our housing staff. During the October floods, the housing program made sure everyone had a dry safe place to go, which included making reservations at the local hotels and coordinating rides with MWR. Housing also made sure funds were available for moving residents to other units and processing TLA’s.

We have a great team here in the Housing program who made all this happen. Kathleen Seymour was on the ground physically talking to residents to provide updates and information. During the first night of flooding she assigned housing units for residents to move to, helped families to evacuate their homes, inspected units for families who were away, and checked on people who had spouses deployed. Monica Drago, our referral supervisor, served as the point of contact for hotels and TLAs, contacting families and arranging all reservations based on their needs and what was available. Christine Albanese, housing business manager, reached out to residents over the phone on the first day of the emergency to verify if families needed temporary or permanent housing and to provide TLA information. On the following days, she monitored and verified the housing inventory. Furnishings manager Rosario Nigretti and the moving and handling contractor processed all requests for loaner furniture, appliance replacement and other items to ensure all needed services were promptly provided to residents. Francesco Pagliaro actively assisted with the flood emergency in Marinai from the very first day. He coordinated and conducted unit inspections to assess the conditions of the affected and vacant units. Shantal McFarland answered residents’ questions and directed them to the appropriate personnel, as well as relaying information to residents via Facebook, phone, and email. She is still currently addressing any health and safety issues in the units such as mold or electrical wiring.

As the housing Director I am always looking to improve and solve issues, so anyone can email me at any time at peter.faulk@eu.navy.mil. An issue brought up now can help correct the issue for current and future residents.

Finally, be sure to follow our Facebook page @HousingSigonella. We post about utility outages, trash schedules, house safety, and what to do in case of an emergency.

Remember to be safe these holidays whether you are hanging Christmas lights or frying a turkey! Happy holidays, Sigonella!