From Fort McCoy
Armed Forces Day Open House Mark your calendars to attend Fort McCoy ’ s Armed Forces Day Open House Saturday , May 19 . Many Family-friendly activities are planned for the event , which is free and open to the public .
Visitors can access the event site via Gate 15 off of Wisconsin Highway 21 between Tomah and Sparta . Adult visitors must be prepared to show photo identification upon entering . For more information , call the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office at 608-388-2407 .
Fort McCoy ’ s FY 2017 economic impact exceeds $ 1.18 billion Fort McCoy ’ s total economic impact for fiscal year ( FY ) 2017 was an estimated $ 1.18 billion , up from the $ 896.8 million reported for FY 2016
Workforce payroll , operating costs , and other expenditures totaled $ 294.8 million for FY 2017 compared to $ 280.2 million for FY 2016 . A total of 2,251 personnel worked at Fort McCoy in FY 2017 — 1,160 civilians , 535 military , and 556 contract employees .
Approximately 74 percent of the workforce lives within Monroe County . The total FY 2017 workforce payroll for civilian and military personnel was $ 145.2 million .
FY 2017 operating costs of $ 133.02 million included utilities , physical plant maintenance , repair and improvements , new construction projects , purchases of supplies and services , as well as salaries for civilian contract personnel working at Fort McCoy .
Other expenditures accounted for $ 16.5 million and covered $ 933,296 in payments to local governments ( including land permit agreements , school district impact aid , etc .) as well as $ 15.6 million in discretionary spending in local communities by service members at Fort McCoy for training .
A gross multiplier index ( GMI ) of 4.0 was used to determine the overall effect of the expenditures in the local economy . The GMI measures the number of times a dollar turns over within a region .
Fort McCoy supported training for a record 155,975 personnel in FY 2017 , which ran from Oct . 1 , 2016 , to Sept . 30 , 2017 . The training population included reserve- and active-component personnel from throughout the military and contributed to the economic impact .
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