CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Almost a year after Hurricane Florence and base housing at Camp Lejeune is slowly getting back to normal.

• At least 800 contractors worked at the military base for months and repairs are about 90% completed.
• Atlantic Marine Corps Communities say they are back to taking in military families and have about 700 homes available for lease.
• North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is holding a town hall meeting on base Thursday, August 15 to hear from residents stationed at Camp Lejeune, New River and Cherry Point.

At least 800 contractors worked at the military base for months and repairs are about 90% completed.

Atlantic Marine Corps Communities Project Director Ron Johnson says about 372 homes are still in need of repairs and many others are in need of demolition. He also says they are back to taking in military families and have about 700 homes available for lease.

However, some residents say with all the Florence-focused work and PCS (permanent change of station) season, their other needs are not being met in a timely fashion, something Johnson says AMCC is working on.

“The good news is that we have taken those service order technicians, got them back into service, focused on service orders as well as taken in some of our in-between occupancy maintenance staff. They're helping out with service orders as well. So in the next 60 to 90 days we expect to see a lot of improvements in those response times,” said Johnson.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is holding a town hall meeting on base Thursday, August 15 to hear from residents stationed at Camp Lejeune, New River and Cherry Point. Base Command is encouraged to allow Marines and Sailors to attend. The meeting starts at 9:30 at the Betio Room at Marston Pavilion. Doors open at 8:30.