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# HEALT H CORPORATIO Noip.c e o / th e r.c s de. i Au^ n5 , 201 0 OfQc e o f

Aviaao nAjuijni ! Sm»l l Cummunir y Ai r Servic e DcvclopmcD i Progra m AOfnuon ' M s Aloh aLey , Associti e Dtrecio r T o Who m I t M« yConcern : 1 ir nplciie dr o wni e [ o yo u abou t th e pin t

propoia l th e Cit y o f

Diometi e i s ^ubmi'mn g t o th e Offic e o f Avuno nAntlyi a unde r ih e Smal l Commucir y Ate Servic e Devebipmcn t Progri m(SCASDP ) •|"hc : thiUeng c Diomed e h af«ce di s tha t the y liav e bee nwithou t safe , reliable , cnnsulen i ai r [ruispo nsinc e Jul y 200 0 Gvergrec nHeicoptcn , lac . (EvCTgiccti t provide s contracte dU. S ma du t lervK c fo r

Uiomed e onc e pe r

week , weathe r pcnnitun g ] nth e pas t hvergfec nffcwmai ] o natwo-enjfin e Bokow-10 5 (BO-105 ) helicopte r fio mNom e t o Diomed e wit h »«a i tickel * availabl e fo r

putcbu c a t

m« J wejj^ t

allowed ; typicall y on e sca t t o Diomed e an dfou i scat s tctutmn g t o Nono c E'trgiee nha s prtmde dexpemiv e charte r Gigbl ao ndenian dI nJun e ZOO T th e B O 10 5 ha dmcchinica l problem s an d Kvtrgiee nbega n(lyin g mai l iinl y o nasingle-engin e A-Sta i helicopter . Whil e TA AreguJiOon * aJJo w ptsscn^ s servic e o na single-engin e helicopte r ove r ope nocean , a» apolic y Evergree nwil l no t fly paisenger s ove r

open-ocean , especiall y inth e Arcuc , o nasinglc~engin e hcbcrtptc r No w Diomed e ha s n o passenge r helicopte r

service . 'ITie u onl y mean s fo r comfnuml y acc«s i I S b y snai l boa t Th e nee dt o re-establiahin g ai r servic e wil l serv e t o secur e safe , rehable , year-roun dai r mnspnnatio nfo r

Diomede . Thi s wil l provid e basi c communit y acces s t o healt hBcjvjce s an dfo i economi c activit y tha t mos t othe r American s lak e fo r granted . SCASD Pgran t fundin g wil l accomplis htw o tmjo r goals : 1 ) establis hschedule dweekl y ai r servic e t o Diomed e l o detiionstiat c deman dlevel , an d2 ) provid e interi mai r servic e tha t

wil l priivid e th e necessar y tim e fo r vanou t regiona l pirlfier s t o negotiai e hruncia l participatio ni nth e Kssenna l Ai r Servic e SOV

o matc hprogram , whic hwi U continu e ai r

servic e afte r th e SCASD Pgran t

fundin g expue s Diomed e i s seekin g financial suppor t t o re-establis hai r

servic e t o ihei r

community , on e o f

th e mos t

remot e communiU M t n th e Unite dState s o f

America . Dbmed c meet * th e Offic e o f Aviatio nAoalysis' s pnotit y requirement s t o b e considere da s eligibl e fo r

gran t fundin g unde r

th e SASD PDu e l o Diomede' s sevet e lac k o f ai r servic e u r

othe r fotir u o f

communit y acc«s , th e gran t

apphcabo ni s requestin g (375,00 0 pe r yea r fo r apcno do f

due e year s Gra mfundin g base dupo nt pTOpoM l csomai c (io mEve^ee nt o Essenm J Ai r Services , inchidm g passenge r tickr t revenu e Thi i wil l provid e onl y on e round-tn p thgh t

pe t wee k wit honl y fou r

seat s availabl e o nth e helicopter , whic hi s di e mos t bati c ai t

servic e Than k yo u fo r you r suppor t an dassistanc e t o th e Cit y o f Diomed e an dth e communit y residents . \Ji' e loo k forwar dt o you r consideraitu no f

th e fundin g request . Pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t

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