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{ - Q ;: ^ V ^ From : GaryWilliam s [GEWilliams@KakeFirstNation.org ] Sent : Thursday , Jul y01 , 201 0 12:4 2 A M To : EA S (OST ) Cc : Martin , Michae l (OST ) Subject : Kak e Alask a Essentia l Ai rServic e commen t Pe ryou roffice' s Ma y2 7 201 0 lette rt o Rebecca Cronkhit e fro m Denni s DeVaney , wit h "cc " t o Kak e official s (tha t wa s receive d b you roffice) , pleas e fin d th e followin g comment s t o mee t you rrequeste d Jun e 3 0 deadlin e fo rsubmittal . T o provid e a bi t o f backgroun d abou t us , pleas e not e tha t th e Organize d Villag e o f Kak e i s th e loca l federall yrecognize d India n Trib e fo rth e Kak e Alaska area . Ou rtriba l governmen t offic e serve s ou rloca l triba l citizen s i n th e communit yo f Kak e Alaska . Wit h Kake' s locatio n o n a n islan d withou t roa d acces s t o othe rcommunities , w e ar e extremel yrelian t o n saf e an d effectiv e ai rservic e fo rbasi c transportatio n to/fro m othe rcitie s fo rhealt h care , business , pleasure , etc . - essentiall yan ygood s o rservice s tha t requir e a transportatio n connection . I n additio n t o passengers an d freight , reliabl e deliver yo f U.S . mai l to/fro m Kak e i s critica l fo rbot h busines s an d personal . Th e reason s fo rthi s necessar yservic e t o Kak e ar e base d o n essentia l requirement s tha t wil l allo w th e communit yt o functio n an d liv e i n today' s societ y- - wit h a n adequat e numbe ro f dail yflight s absolutel yrequire d t o mee t thos e needs . W e hav e spoke n wit h bot h Wing s o f Alask a an d Ai rExcursions , wit h eac h havin g som e pluse s ove rth e othe ro n certai n points . Mos t importantl yhowever , i s th e fac t tha t bot h stat e thei rintentio n t o utiliz e IF R (Instrumen t Fligh t Rules ) capabilit y- a

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xha s on e twin-engin e pisto n IFR platfor m wit h deicing , an d Wing s ha s tw o single-engin e turbin e platform s an d deicin g t o b e added . I t sound s lik e sea t fare s wil l b e similarl yprice d an d frequenc yo f flight s virtuall yidentical . Also , exces s baggag e rate s ar e simila ra t 5 0 cents pe rpoun d althoug h w e understan d Wings ' freigh t rat e i s higher . Additionally , Ai rE xallow s 7 0 pound s pe rpassenge rwherea s Wings ' onl yallow s 5 0 pound s befor e addin g exces s baggag e fees . Shoppin g whil e i n Junea u i s importan t t o househol d budget s an d bein g abl e t o brin g bac k mor e befor e bein g charge d a n exces s fe e i s a plu s i n favo ro f Ai rEx . I n th e bes t o f worlds , w e woul d lik e eithe rcarrie rt o offe ron e additiona l fligh t pe rda y(o rperhap s ever yothe rda yi f ridershi p doesn' t suppor t everyday) . Thi s coul d hel p avoi d lodgin g costs , especiall yi n th e winte rwhe n currentl yonl y fligh t pe rda yi s offered . Regardin g a preferre d choic e b yth e triba l government , I hav e polle d ou rcounci l an d a majorit ysupport s Ai rExcursions . Afte rspeakin g wit h staff , th e majorit yals o support s Ai rExcursions . Quit e frankly , eithe rappear s capabl e an d whoeve r get s th e bid , w e trus t tha t you ragencywil l monito rfo rful l complianc e o f proposals . I f an yothe rinformatio n i s needed , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t me . Gar yE . Williams , Executiv e Directo r Organize d Villag e o

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