Sparta Area Chamber of Commerce Newsletter May Binder | Page 5

FORT McCOY
Theresa Fitzgerald
Armed Forces Day Open House
The annual Fort McCoy Armed Forces Day Open House
is fast approaching. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. May 18. This Family-friendly event is free and open to
the public.
The installation’s Commemorative Area will serve as the
hub of activity for this event and will showcase the History
Center, five World War II-era buildings, the Equipment Park, and Veterans Memorial Plaza.
Guests must enter the installation through Gate 15 off Highway 21 between Sparta and Tomah,
Wis. Adults must be prepared to present photo identification.
For more information about the event, call the Fort McCoy Public Affairs Office at 608-388-2407.
Fort McCoy's total economic impact exceeds $1.135 billion during fiscal year 2018
Fort McCoy's total economic impact for fiscal year (FY) 2018 was an estimated $1.135 billion,
close to the $1.18 billion reported for FY 2017, garrison officials announced. Workforce payroll,
operating costs, and other expenditures totaled $283.7 million for FY 2018 compared to $294.8
million for FY 2017.
A total of 2,469 personnel worked at Fort McCoy in FY 2018 - 1,466 civilians, 505 military, and
498 contract employees. Approximately 75 percent of the workforce lives within Monroe County.
FY 2018 operating costs of $110.1 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 $15.4 million and covered $506,995 in payments to local
governments (including land permit agreements, school district impact aid, etc.) as well as $14.8
million in discretionary spending in local communities by service members at Fort McCoy for training.
Fort McCoy supported training for 148,733 personnel in FY 2018, which ran from Oct. 1, 2017, to
Sept. 30, 2018. The training population included reserve- and active-component personnel from
throughout the military.
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 and
was developed by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.