Politics & Government
VIDEO: Mayor, Officials On FAA Tweed Environmental Assessment Hearing
At the Federal Aviation Admin Tweed hearing, both East Haven's mayor and Town Attorney addressed the town's concerns on airport expansion.
EAST HAVEN, CT —The Federal Aviation Administration held a public hearing Saturday on the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority's recently submitted 206-page draft airport Environmental Assessment.
Tweed's plans to expand the airport, which it notes is "aimed at allowing the airport to more fully serve the needs of southern Connecticut and its economy," covers both the extension of the airport’s runway as well as the construction of a modern terminal. It was conducted by HVN with the support of national aviation consulting firm McFarland Johnson.
East Haven Mayor Joseph A. Carfora said town officials were disappointed that the "FAA did not immediately order the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for this major airport project." The town of East Haven, state lawmakers, environmental groups, airport neighbors and activists have all demanded an EIS.
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The FAA said last year that once the Environmental Assessment was done, a decision would be made if in fact the more extensive Environmental Impact Statement is needed.
As reported by Patch beginning in May 2021, the airport's expansion calls for moving its terminal to the East Haven side of its property while extending its runway by more than 1,000 feet. The Airport Authority and the city of New Haven inked a 43-year lease in 2021, and in August, the deal was sealed between Goldman Sachs-owned Avports and the Authority, over East Haven's strong objections. Read that story here.
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Saturday a hearing was held on the draft airport Environmental Assessment.
Town officials had much to say.
Full transcript of East Haven Mayor Joseph A. Carfora's statement on the Federal Aviation Administration's Saturday, April 1 hearing on the Environmental Assessment by the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority:
Mayor Carfora FAA hearing s... by Ellyn Santiago
>Full transcript of Town Attorney Michael Luzzi, Esq. statement on the Federal Aviation Administration's Saturday, April 1 hearing on the Environmental Assessment by the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority.
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