Junction City Mayor Mick McCallister is wanting to focus on housing issues between Fort Riley and Junction City in 2016.

While looking ahead to the new year Mayor McCallister explained that his number on task for 2016 is to correct the “disconnect” between the City and Post concerning the amount of housing being built on Fort Riley.

“I firmly believe that agreements were made back in 2006 and 2007 and then again in 2010 on a number of houses that were to be on the on post inventory, and that number has now kind of grown away from that agreement,” said McCallister. “And I believe it is a big goal of mine to make sure that the Army’s partner stays to the agreement, and the promises made from the Army to the Community.”

McCallister noted that Fort Riley recently lost 400 and some Soldiers and you can tell in Junction City by the number of for sale and rent signs up in front of houses.

“You can drive around this community and you can see for rent, for sale on every single block in town. As that inventory number grows out on Fort Riley, it directly affects what’s happening in the community.”

He went on to say that the City has contacted Army Officials both in Washington and at Fort Riley about the issue. He hopes to sit down with the local officials early in 2016 to develop a plan on how to move forward.