A pair of lawmakers representing Stratford in Hartford — Republican Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly and Democratic Representative Joe Gresko — are behind four bills that would further complicate the CAA’s already delayed purchase of Sikorsky Memorial Airport and also give their town more influence in the deal. Daniel Roach, an aide to Democratic Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim who has been closely involved in the negotiations with the CAA, said of the bills, “We’ll see how it works out.” The four proposals are just the latest hurdle for the Ganim administration’s effort to have the CAA either buy or lease Sikorsky Memorial and return regular passenger service there. As recently reported, an initial analysis of potential ground contamination at the airport concluded the cleanup costs could be anywhere from $4 million to $19 million, while the CAA has offered to pay $10 million maximum for the property based on what Bridgeport has invested in the site beyond the federal dollars that keep it operational.
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