The exemption would address the costly snag that recently hit the months-long negotiations between Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration and the Connecticut Airport Authority over the latter’s proposed $10 million purchase of Sikorsky Memorial. A preliminary review by the CAA of potential environmental contamination at the Bridgeport-owned, Stratford-based facility identified issues requiring anywhere from $6 million to $19 million worth of remediation, depending on the findings of future analyses. The CAA’s goal is to develop it into a more economically viable aviation hub, including reviving and adding the long-dormant commercial passenger operation to existing business, charter and private flight services. CAA’s tentative purchase offer of $10 million depends on the results of an ongoing audit to determine how much money Bridgeport has invested in the mostly federally funded Sikorsky over the years.
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