▁and ▁O pp osition ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁air port ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁disag re ement ▁between ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁East ▁H aven . ▁New ▁H aven ▁has ▁advoc ated ▁air port ▁run way ▁expansion , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁attract ▁more ▁commercial ▁air ▁service ▁and ▁larger ▁plan es . ▁ ▁Some ▁groups ▁of ▁local ▁residents ▁have ▁histor ically ▁been ▁opposed , ▁saying ▁that ▁expansion ▁would ▁neg atively ▁affect ▁the ▁local ▁environment ▁and ▁health ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁East ▁H aven ▁residents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁had ▁approved ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁layout ▁plan ▁which ▁specified ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁safety ▁over run s ▁and ▁extending ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁Twe ed ' s ▁main ▁run way ▁ 0 2 - 2 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁approved ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁safety ▁over run s ▁to ▁Twe ed ' s ▁main ▁run way . ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁issued ▁the ▁wet lands ▁and ▁building ▁perm its ▁for ▁the ▁project , ▁but ▁officials ▁in ▁East ▁H aven ▁voted ▁to ▁reject ▁the ▁upgrade ▁proposal ▁and ▁den y ▁perm its ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁East ▁H aven ▁( N orth ) ▁side ; ▁the ▁Airport ▁Author ity ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁East