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Jefferso n Offic e o f

th e Count y Administrato r Histori c Courthous e 19 5 Aisena l Street , 2" ^ Pl<x> r Watertown , M

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Demii s J . DeVany , Chie f Essentia l Ai r

Sei-vic e Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi s U . S
. Dept . o f

Transpoi'tatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E
. Washington , D . C
. 2059 0 RE ; EA S Communit y Respons e Docke t DOT-OST-1997-284 2 Dea r Mr . DeVany : Withasincer e hop e tha t th e ag e ol dadag e "th e thir dtim e i s th e chann" , i t give s m e grea t

pleasur e t o provid e you r

offic e wit hsom e ver y well though t ou t communit y feedbac k

relativ e t o th e awardin g o f acontrac t

for th e nex t commercia l ai r

servic e carrie r

t o serv e th e Watertow nInternationa l Airport unde r th e banne r

o f th e Essentia l Ai r

Servic e (EAS ) Program . O nbehal f o f bothth e Jefferso n Count y Aiipor t

Advisor y Committe e an dth e entir e Boar do f Legislators , I than k

yo u for providin g u s th e opportunit y t o weig hi no nthi s final decisio nmakin g ste p tha t i s require dunde r

th e EA S solicitatio nprogra mtha t commence dfor

th e thir dtim e o nJanuar y 7 , 2011
. You r assistanc e an d patienc e i nhelpin g t o stee r thi s onginall y unforesee nlength y reques t for proposa l process , that initiall y bega nlat e las t

spring , ha s bee nver y muc happreciated
. Th e en dresul t o f al l o f thi s collectiv e effort , however , promise s t o no w resul t i nth e deliver y o f

aqualit y ai r

transportatio n servic e no t

experience di nou r

regio ni nman y years . Afte r carefu l revie w o f

eac ho f thre e very creditabl e & competitiv e proposal s tha t covere dawid e rang e o f commercia l airlin e servic e t o differin g destinatio npoints , utilizin g avariet y o f ai r plan e type s & passenge r

size , w e hav e detennine dtha t for severa l ver y importan t

reason s on e o f

thos e airlines , give nth e similarit y o f it s ow nbusines s pla nt o th e continuin g developmen t o f ou r airport' s maste r plan , reall y stand s abov e th e othe r two . It , therefore , give s m e grea t pleasur e t o advis e th e U . S
. Departmen t

o f Transportatio ntha t

Jefferso nCount y i s unanimousl y endorsin g th e EA S proposa l submitte db y America nEagl e Airlines
. Withthi s thirdconsecutiv e roun do f competitiv e solicitation s solel y focuse do nth e Watertow nInternationa l Aiiport/'Northe mNe w York market , th e chanc e t o "gi'ow " ou r ai r transpor t progra m reall y too k

amajo r leap inaver y positiv e direction
. Th e en dresul t i s tha t acompetitiv e roun do f commercia l airlin e proposal s wer e received
. Eac ho f th e thre e airline s provide dsevera l uniqu e benefit s t o ou r

community
. Lookin g toward s thi s community' s immediat e future , however , w e coul d no t overloo k th e fac t tha t America nEagl e wa s abl e t o provid e bothou r militar y an dcivilia ntrave l marke t withth e opportunit y t o fly directl y o nalegac y canie r witha4 4 sea t

regiona l je t

t o amajo r marke t a t Chicago' s 0 Har e Internationa l Aiiport
. Th e eas e o f purchasin g ver y reasonabl y price d tickets , th e abilit y t o easil y fly t o almos t an y destinatio nwithi nth e countiy , alon g withth e accompanyin g nationa l marketin g progra mtha t woul db e availabl e immediatel y t o thi s region , wer e othe r vei-y stron g factor s tha t

weighe dheavil y i nfavo r o f thi s particula r

airline
. Fro mateclinica l standpoint , o f

th e thie e airline s submittin g aproposa l unde r th e guideline s o f

th e EA S program , America nEagl e als o stand s a s th e mos t qualifie dai r

carrie r o f th e tliree
. Whil e w e certainl y conside r ourselve s very fortunat e t o hav e ha dth e chanc e t o explor e th e futur e o f commercia l airlin e servic e at ou r aiipor t withal l thre e carriers , an dar e mos t appreciativ e o f

thei r interes t inth e greater Waterlow nregion , clearl y withal l importan t factor s considere dAmerica nEagl e becam e th e commercia l ai r

cairie r o f choice
. You r endorsemen t

o f America nEagl e Airlines , throug hth e awardin g o f atw o year

EA S contrac t

t o that vei y creditabl e operation , i s hereb y requested
. It i s thi s particula r

commercia l airlin e tha t

i s abl e t o offer ou r regio nan dth e increasin g numbe r o f airpor t customer s tha t

wil l n o doub t

fly ou t o f ou r transportatio nfacilit y th e bes t opportunit y prospe r

i nth e comin g years . Shoul dyo u hav e an y question s regardin g ou r recommendation , I woul db e happ y t o respond
. Than k you , again , for

you r continuin g assistanc e an dsuppor t o f Jefferso nCounty' s Watertow nInternationa l Airport
. Respectfull y submitted , 

# c Rober t F . Hagemann,^nT Count y Administrato r

Jefferso nCount y Legislator s Count y Airpor t

Manage r Michae l Martin , U S DO T