The Salina City Commission is scheduled to participate in a special Salina Public Entities meeting next week.

According to a news release from the city, a special joint meeting will convene of the Salina Public Entities including the city commissioners, USD 305 School Board, Salina Airport Authority Board of Directors, and representatives of Kansas State University regarding the former Schilling Air Force Base environmental matter. The meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in room 203 at Tony’s Pizza Event Center, 800 The Midway.

A brief overview of the Schilling Air Force Base groundwater contamination project will be provided by Tim Rogers, Salina Airport Authority executive director. The Salina Public Entities will convene into a joint executive session with Doug Curran, environmental counsel for the Salina Public Entities, to discuss with the Salina Public Entities the subject of scheduled mediation with representatives of the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers associated with pending litigation in U.S. District Court based upon the need for consultation with an attorney for the public bodies which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship.