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U J Secretar yRa yLaHoo d U S Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAve , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : SCAS D P Docke l DOT-OST-2010-012 4 DUN S #02345263 4 Dea rSecretar yLaHood : I a m sendin g thi s lette ri n suppor t o f th e Westmorelan d Count yAirpor t Authority' s gran t reques t o n behal f o f th e Arnol d Palme rRegiona l Airpor t unde rth e Smal l Communit yAi r Servic e Developmen t Program

. Th e Arnol d Palme rRegiona l Airpor t (LBE ) i s geographicall ypositione d t o serv e traveler s i n vtfester n Pennsylvani a countie s tha t would , otherwise , hav e t o trave l t o Pittsburgh

. LB E i s strivin g t o reinstat e muc h neede d connection s t o nationa l an d globa l transportatio n networks

. Th e succes s o f thes e effort s I s dependen t u|>o n multipl e marketin g media ; tetevislon , radi o an d print

. Th e SCAS D gran t i s critica l t o th e Implementatio n o f thi s marketin g strategy
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### Augus t 19 , 201 0 Aloh aLey , Associate Director Small Communit

y Air Servic e Development

Program , X-5 5 U s Department

O f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jersey Ave , S E Washington , D.C
. 2059 0 Dea r Associate Directo r

Ley : I a mi n receip t of correspondenc e fromth e Westmorelan dCount y Airpor t Authorit y (WCAA) , operator s o

f th e Arnol dPalme

r Regional Airpor

t (LBE ) locate din Unit

y Township , Permsylvania
. WCAA ha s applie dfo r th e Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Development

Progra m andI write t o you toda

y on thei r behalf
. Westmorelan dCount

y ha s apopulatio n of

approximately 400,000 , an dth e airpor t ha s the potential of

servin g u p t o 750,00 0 resident s o

f the Greater

Pittsburg harea . Th e Arnol dPalmer Regiona l Airpor t bega n servicin g commercial flight s t o Pittsburg hInternational (PIT ) i n th e 1980's
. Th e departure of

U S Airway s fro

mth e regio n an dth e bankruptc y of Northwes t

Airline s commercial servic e a

t the hub hav e lef

t LB Esolely servicin g charte r flights
. Recently , LB E ha s contracte dwit

hVisio n Airline s t o provid e commercia l servic e t o Orlando
. Wit

hfunding throug h thi s program , LB E will expan dit s marketin g abilitie s t o attrac t business , educational institutions , andrecreationa

l travelers
. Th e Westmorelan dCount y Airpor t Authorit y als o plan s t o us e thi s funding to expan dawarenes s of th e airport' s potential a s ahub t o PIT , known a s 'Th e Pittsburg h Connector. " I urg e you t o giv e thi s proposa l fo r funding you

r ful l andfair consi(Jeration
. Than

k yo u fo r your tim e andattentio n t o thi s matter . Sincerely ,

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. Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar

yfo rAviatio n an d Internationa l Affairs , X- 1 U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerseyAve , S E Washington , D

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. Kurkland , I a m writin g t o len d m ysuppor t t o Westmorelan d Count yAirpor t Authorit yan d Arnol d Palme rRegiona l Airport

. The yare requestin g gran t fundin g throug h th e U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportation' s Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Program

. I n 2009 , becaus e o f a n unstabl e economy , th e airport' s lone commercia l carrie rcease d operatin g a t th e facility

. Thi s create d a nee d amongs t busines s an d leisur e traveler s i n ou rregion , i n addition , loca l government s an d non-profi t agencie s I n Wester n Pennsylvani a hav e bee n workin g har d t o improv e th e area' s busines s climat e an d I kno wtha t havin g a commercia l airlin e operatin g I n Westmorelan d County wil l b e a significan t boos t i n tha t effort

. Gab e Monzo , th e airpor t authority' s executiv e director , has bee n workin g wit h Visio n Airline s t o begi n offerin g servic e t o Orlando , Florid a i n 2010
. I n addition , h e has als o bee n speakin g wit h Gulfstrea m Internationa l Airline s abou t developin g Th e Pittsburg h G^nnector , a n on-deman d ai rtax i pilo t progra m t o Pittsburg h Internationa l Airport

. Gran t fundin g throug h thi s progra m woul d implemen t th e marketin g fo rthes e projects

. I n short , you rfavorabl e revie wo f thi s applicatio n woul d b e greatl yappreciated

. Shoul d yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t m e i n m yHarrisbur g offic e a t 717-793-931 1 o ri n m y Norvel t distric t offic e a t 724-423-6503
. Sincerely ,

/^DAr\racon f atiw o I V Representativ e Mik e Reese -kt h 5 9 Legislativ e Distric t