There will be a signing ceremony for an intergovernmental support agreement at Garrison Headquarters, 500 Huebner Rd, Fort Riley on Friday at 3 p.m.
Col. Will McKannay, US Army Garrison Fort Riley commander, Dr. Reginald Eggleston, USD 475 Superintendent and Dr. Anwar Khoury, President, USD 475 Board of Education will participate in the ceremony. They will commemorate the signing of an intergovernmental support agreement between the U.S. Army Garrison (USAG), Fort Riley and USD 475 for building demolition.
USD 475 operates one middle school and four elementary schools on Fort Riley. In April 2021, the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC) approved a matching grant for the District to build an additional new elementary school on Fort Riley in place of Jefferson Elementary School.
The contract USD 475 is utilizing for demolition of the old Jefferson Elementary School (Building 4720) will be modified to include demolition of the old Fort Riley Elementary School (Building 104). The result is an estimated cost savings to the Government of $194-thousand and a cost avoidance for USD 475 through use of the Fort Riley Construction and Debris Landfill.