Archive for August, 2009
As long as Bridgeport remains the sole owner of Sikorsky Memorial Airport, the more likely it is that the city’s civil war with Stratford over the facility’s future will get even nastier and bloodier.
Since the airport is located entirely within Stratford’s borders and the town and its taxpayers gain few tangible benefits from the arrangement, it should come as no surprise to Bridgeport’s elected officials that Stratford residents are suspicious about proposals to improve safety at the facility that look like stealth plans to expand the runways or move Main Street.
Stratford Star, August 6, 2009
Stratford’s Republican legislators argued that tax increases “will put jobs at risk” after visiting a local businessman Thursday.
Rep. John A. Harkins, Rep. Lawrence G. Miller, and Sen. Dan Debicella met with Jamie Scott of Stratford, an executive at Air Handling Systems, a family-owned manufacturing business in Woodbridge.
After touring the facility, the [...]
Hartford— State Representative Lawrence G. Miller (R-122nd) today issued the following statement on the release of the latest GOP budget alternative:
“While it is imperative that the state adopt a budget quickly, it is equally important that the General Assembly and the Governor get the budget right. Connecticut’s economy and job market cannot tolerate passing the [...]
State Representatives John A. Harkins and Lawrence G. Miller, and state Senator Dan Debicella today met with Jamie Scott, a Stratford resident and executive at Air Handling Systems, a family-owned manufacturing business in Woodbridge. The lawmakers visited the Scott family’s business to hear first-hand about the concerns of Connecticut employers about the ongoing budget negotiations [...]
