LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Several civic and business leaders in Leavenworth are asking Army officials to spare the community from thousands of potential job cuts. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the military is considering where to make reductions required by law. Federal officials must cut the Army from 490,000 to 450,000 people by 2020. A commission has already announced a potential loss of 2,500 personnel at Fort Leavenworth. An official with the Mid-America Regional Council warns an extra 2,500 jobs could be lost in the Kansas City metro region because of a reduction at Fort Leavenworth. The director of the Governor's Military Council says tax revenue could decline in Leavenworth by $1.7 million annually. Brigadier General Roger Cloutier stressed that nothing has been decided yet and that officials' comments would be taken back to senior leadership.
Business Leaders Fighting to Save Fort Leavenworth from Job Cuts
