▁This ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁not ▁en act ed ▁and ▁federal ▁money ▁for ▁air ▁service ▁development ▁was ▁not ▁granted . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mayor ▁T oni ▁Har p ▁of ▁New ▁H aven ▁and ▁Rep . ▁Rosa ▁De L au ro ▁wrote ▁a ▁joint ▁letter ▁to ▁residents ▁p led ging ▁their ▁support ▁for ▁run way ▁expansion . ▁ ▁O pp osition ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁run way ▁expansion ▁is ▁strong ▁among ▁some ▁local ▁residents , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁grass ro ots ▁campaign . ▁T ensions ▁fla red ▁up ▁at ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁community ▁meet ings . ▁ ▁East ▁H aven ▁vot ers ▁and ▁Mayor ▁Joseph ▁Mat uro ▁still ▁opp ose ▁Twe ed ▁expansion ▁propos als . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Airport ▁Author ity ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁voted ▁to ▁sue ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁Federal ▁court . ▁ ▁Tim ▁Lar son , ▁former ▁Executive ▁Director ▁and ▁State ▁Senator ▁for ▁East ▁Hart ford ▁described ▁Twe ed ▁as ▁" an ▁air port ▁at ▁a ▁critical ▁jun ct ure . ▁Com mer cial ▁carri ers ▁are ▁interested ▁in ▁serv icing ▁the ▁Southern ▁Connecticut ▁market ▁but ▁will ▁not ▁consider ▁coming ▁to ▁Twe ed ▁until ▁the ▁run way ▁is ▁length ened ." ▁▁ ▁He ▁added ▁that ▁" American ▁( former ly ▁US ▁Air ways ), ▁may ▁dis continue ▁our ▁existing ▁service ▁when ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁they