< h:tub~r :28. 2(1 II 

VIr, Dcnni'> Dc,:V:my 

Chit:f, F~:'c! IHinl Air Sn\ H.:;,: [)i\ bion 

t S. D..:partm~nt n(Tran:<.ptmai iOil 

I H'fi.::c of ihl· Scndary "'f Transp11 rtiltinn 

l 200 'cw .l~!rscy A\ ~nuc, S l: 

W;bhingtun, D.C. ;:0.590 . . . . . 

Uw,:kd .Vumhcr: 0.\T-.JUOl-!UfJ.V.J / D~ar \lr. DeVJny : 

rnn.iJing quality. r~li .1hle au ~('f\ 11..: ~~ is J~~(l luwly imp-:!rative to liuk the rc:-iiJents. and busincss.e~ ,)f 

\1ason Cit! , ~is \\-d l as :'-.'orthcm l~lW:t. to fhc ~''-""t of tht: i.'uuntrv and the W\ld& I h(: \l ~un City 

\funidpul .\i~m i:; :.ll1 c~onn mi~ ._·ngim: t"or (\l!f Region . 

On Scpicmb~r 11. 2llll the l ;S lJ(J l .. hdJ-in .. Ddm .H our ctmttmutil) auJ n:4l!C:)t..:d interested airlin,.·s 

ft) .-;,ubmit propo~~!ls ~~' r ~s ir :.:~:nice in:o ·\fas.on C!ry \\Jth :1 •.kaJllne 1.bt:: fnr RFI,.s tll Octol:x:r 14, 2011. 

Three Jirl in~s suhmmcd prnp• s~1 s: .:\1r Choke f)nt!. Great l .. 1k.:s .\\ iat iun. In~.: . ;.mJ Sovereign i\ i r. In;;· 

Afh:r ~ar~.: :·uny n:' i(!wing: all thre-e RFP' s. \\l' ltf~T th~: liJl!"-''' ing comments. 

First JnJ fDr!!ffiiht, il:' q~ H>d firta nciaJ -.\l'\\~1r\J S ;.L_<; an [~semia! .\ir s~~n k l." C~JHl!llt.miiy, \\~ InU.'H t!\alUiite 

th~ ,:,,..,( diflt:n:n~~ h:mcen til~ thret> proposals. Orl!at l u!.~~ i;; scc:king a feder"J.l subsidy f;f S I. -:!AM~ . 

·\1r Cbok~ Onl! S2522..+-t5. Sowrcign Air. lm:. OptiiJn I - 'S -UU6.3.:t3 tugged \\itillh~ Cit) 11f Fo rt 

Dc~dg~. Option i:.2. .... _;,34l .t.56 Jbo tJgg~J \\ ith the City l'l rort Dt'Jg~.; .. -\ \ ..:ry important point t.'' 

('l..lll.:;ider was that ~overei!:.n ·\ir :~ (:Urn .. :nth tr\ ing to d\.:~ui rc irs t'undinu and SdH.·dukJ Sen i~.:i.: -~ .. . "' . - \uthnrity nnd this i:·, ;1 nKlior .:onl.'~rn Gf ~,;urs. 

S-econdl v. ( lr~nr I akes .-\\ iat[on has mon: intcriint.: a1.tn:emcms, more Ct)de-"ll;nl.':.:; and tl11.· abilit" to i=-sue . - - trcqth."lll ll)~.:r rnik;; \lO Ddta. nu:; also ba\~ the ability ro iia\1-C ttd·;.;.:ts purch~d frnm Detla.Ct•m \\ h:t.:h 

i:> ~urr~ntly li·a~d (l!l ;.1!1 mnior travd \\-.:b~itc s <!nd can issu~ hoarding p:tsscs tluoug,h to the J~.·:stinat i\ms. 

\1, h.:n: :\ir Choi~.·<: One does not. ha v~ t!w:. ahil it; . \ltlll)ugh . .- \ir Cllt:•ic~ inJ ic.n~J they arc \\11rk i11g •Ill 

the·•~ typ~-. nf 'rnmg~ nll.:lll~ hul pbn~ haH: y;;t to he tinalized. n<..~rc tJ:; !I :\lr mdicm•:s th"y -.~ill have 

b:1g~ tgt: ;·:nd tkk~t agr~~mt>n!s wirh 1h:.:: ma jor rri...-rs in \£SP J.nJ ORD by the umc rhcy -.1 ;!:1 s ... T\ i~. ..: 

\\ hid1 i ~ \l'l y q th .. '-'l il!nabh: in ._,ur o.~pi nion . 

i· :na il~ th .. • number oi lli~hts und ty pe of aircr:~tt to -.~n .. : ,,m mark...:t. Gn:at L1kt:,._ i:> ~,ft~ rin!:! l;"'~llf r<J UIIOnps pc:r Ja:. ~~) rhc ~fSP huh nti h; [ng pn;s~uriz.:J ! 4 :-.~at B\!.;. ;;;h r '.lOili) m•'•k·b. Air Choi\.:<: On~: is 
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offl:rin~ s~n:n r<lund~trip ... p\.'r day !o th~ \!SP huh utdizin]:! unpre~suriz~J t> Scat Ct:ssna C1mvan 

..1in:ratt Smcrctt!n .\iris propt)Sing 19 rntJnJtrips pcr week h'• \1SP huh utilizing ]O ~l.!at aircrml b~ the 

:-itart ~lf servke. which \\1.' hdi~o:\e \\OHld he hi~hly unlik.~o:ly. Also Snn~reign Air~~ t;.1gging our Ciry \\ith 

!h-.: Cit: (!tTort fkrdge and this t;.pc uLrrrangemem is not v.hat (lUf City prdcr~. 

On behalf nf the AirpHrt Commbsion anJ ;t.~ \hmagl..':> of the :\irpon. \h~ support the Gn:~n L1k(.'~. 

Aviation, tm:, pwposal and encourage :•ou ;.md the l'.S. D.O. f ••ni'.:c to r~cnmmen\_1 awnrdtng tht> new 

l \VO·yl!ar L \S t.::o!Hmct to Gn:al Lakes to the A s~i~tant St~:crctary for A natim1 

We :1ppreciare y•lur l.:'onsiJcrJtion llf nnr requl.:'st anJ ltHJk lllf\\ard to beanng rmm Y'•ur oftice m the 

""'ry 11\.";.t.r future regarding th..: finaJ Jt:cbio~ OQ.J.ir ~ervicc 1(n ~v1ason City . 

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Cr.:: s~nawr Chark·s Gra.ssk~ 

S\."nawr Turn I Iarkin 

Congressman lorn Latham