Salina commission to weigh $32.3 million infrastructure plan, former air base cleanup contracts
The 2027 capital improvement budget features major street and intersection upgrades, while regular meeting items include environmental monitoring and filling a vacant commission seat
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Sign up freeSALINA, Kan. — The Salina City Commission is scheduled to review a proposed $32.3 million capital improvement plan for 2027 at a Monday, Aug. 10, study session and to advance environmental cleanup efforts at the former Schilling Air Force Base during its regular meeting.
The 2027 infrastructure budget, which more than doubles the city's $15.2 million plan for 2026, features major investments such as $6 million for West Magnolia road and gateway improvements, $4.6 million for a roundabout or traffic signal at Ninth Street and Waterwell Road, and $4.2 million to replace the East Magnolia bridge.
Later Monday evening, commissioners are set to consider authorizing a combined $367,636 in agreements with Dragun Corp., ALS Global USA Corp. and Pace Analytical. The contracts would fund the 2026-2027 annual monitoring of groundwater, residential well water and indoor air at the former military installation, which left behind legacy soil and groundwater contamination after its deactivation in 1965.
The regular meeting agenda also features formal approval of the July 27 minutes, which document the recent departure of former Vice Mayor Jerry Ivey II and the appointment of Trent W. Davis to the vice mayoral role. Ivey resigned July 24 to focus on his family, and the commission is currently accepting applications to fill his unexpired term ahead of an expected Aug. 24 selection.
Additional items slated for Monday include a $178,598.06 purchase of replacement radios from First Wireless for the Public Works Department, the levying of special assessments for property nuisance abatements, an alcohol consumption permit for a Blue Beacon block party, and a rezoning request.
The zoning change would convert a property north of Interstate 70 from highway commercial to service commercial to accommodate Bobcat of Salina.
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