Roby, MO. – A public meeting to discuss the Fort Leonard Wood South Gate Closure has been scheduled for Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. The public meeting will be held at the Citizens Center of Northwest Texas County (12274 Hwy 32) in Roby, MO. Major General Christopher Beck, Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood Commanding General, will be in attendance, along with other leadership from Fort Leonard Wood. State Representative Bennie Cook & State Representative Bill Hardwick and community members are organizing the public meeting.
The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. Representative Cook requests that anyone who submits comments to Fort Leonard Wood to send him an email with a copy of the comments. Rep. Cook’s email is bennie.cook@house.mo.gov
“I encourage the community to attend this public meeting and share how this closure will impact your life and how it will impact the community. If you are not able to attend, please submit your comments to Fort Leonard Wood and to my office,” stated Rep. Bennie Cook.
Representative Hardwick also stated: “I think this will be a productive discussion about how Fort Leonard Wood and the surrounding communities can work together to both support the Army’s mission and support our local citizens and businesses. Rep. Cook and I are looking forward to hearing from our constituents about what we need to do to ensure they are effectively represented and how the new Fort Leonard Wood gate policy will impact them.”
