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Meriden committee approves 2026 hangar rent increases, backs $250,000 IT upgrade at airport
Summary
The joint finance/personnel committee approved a resolution increasing most Meriden–Markham Airport hangar rents (5%, 3% for an older quonset hangar) and discussed a $250,000 CIP request to bring fiber optics, improve cameras and phone reliability after construction of four new hangars that will add roughly $25,000 in annual revenue.
The joint finance and personnel committees voted to approve proposed hangar rate increases at Meriden–Markham Airport after an overview from Airport Manager Connie Castillo.
Castillo told the council the city finished a four‑hangar construction project that cost just over $1,000,000 and was funded primarily by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Connecticut Airport Authority; she said the new hangars should produce about $25,000 in annual revenue. “This will produce 25,000 annually in revenue just for those 4 box centers,” Castillo said.
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