The Honorable Herb Kohl 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Senator Kohl: 

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

July 17, 2012 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Outagamie County Regional 

Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

. awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year tile their applications by June II. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give full and fair consider. · to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

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The Honorable Ray LaHood 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

400 7th Street, SW 

Room 10200 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

WASHINGTON, DC 20510-4903 

June II, 2012 

I am pleased to lend my continued strong support to the Outagamie County Regional 

Airport's (ATW) application to receive Small Community Air Service Development ftmding 

from the U.S. Department ofTransportation. 

The economic vitality of the Fox Cities relies in part on the quaHty of air service at the 

local airport. Quality air service aids the economy through improved access for visitors, tourism 

an4 is: vital to business growth and retention. With the current economic downturn, A TW lost 

the United Airlines non-stop service to Denver and Frontier Airlines discontinued service to 

Milwaukee. These cuts will force ATW to backfill the lost capacity. With funding from your 

agency in 2012, ATW will implement a plan to fundamentally lower airline operating costs in 

the market and in .which will help stabilize existing service while offering exciting new 

opportunities to grow service too. 

Therefore, I urge the full consideration of the Outagamie County Regional Airport's 

proposal. If I may be of further assistance or provide additional information, please do not 

hesitate to contact me._. . · 

Thank you i~ advance fQr ~our time and consideration of this request. 

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Herb Kohl 

United States Senator 

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