Fort George G. Meade: The First 100 Years

276 THE FIRST 100 YEARS
In September 2003, Fort Meade saw the completion of
the first newly-constructed homes, as well as the opening
of Potomac Place Neighborhood Center. Completion of
Potomac Place was a landmark in the RCI program, as
it was the first neighborhood center completed on any
installation. The official opening took place on Dec. 18,
2003.
Working towards a better quality of life Picerne, now
called Corvias, and RCI staff had to struggle to solve
a wide range of problems during the first five years of
privatization at Fort Meade. They continued to make
progress toward the goal of having all inadequate housing
eliminated by 2011 while also improving the quality of life
at the installation.
Fort Meade was one of the original RCI pilot programs
for the military. Now, all military bases around the
world operate with a housing partner. Most significantly,
the pilots demonstrated the ability of installations to
dramatically improve the quality of life of its families. As
residents moved into new and renovated homes, the vast
majority expressed joy and amazement at the places they
now called home, and that reaction made all of the hard
work worth it.
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(Pg. 274) A bird’s eye view of Heritage Park, one of five Fort
Meade housing communities operated by Corvias. (Below)
The public private partnership with Corvias dramatically
improved the quality of life of families and single service
members on Fort Meade.