With the possibility of troop reductions at Fort Campbell looming overhead, community leaders are urging for a high turnout at Tuesday’s public listening session.
The forum with military officials will help decide how many soldiers will remain stationed at the sprawling Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.
Due to budget cuts, the U.S. Army has analyzed a possible reduction of 16,000 personnel from Fort Campbell, about half of the base’s current population. Community leaders have said such a cut would cause an economic distress in the surrounding region.
Kentucky Congressman Ed Whitfield and Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam have expressed their intentions to attend the session.
The forum begins Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Family Resource Center inside Gate 1.
