THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

The Honorable John Thodos 

Mayor of East Moline 

915 Sixteenth Avenue 

East Moline, IL 61244 

Dear Mayor Thodos: 

August 26, 2013 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Quad City International 

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 four 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 June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. 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 consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket' 

DOT-OST-2013.-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
July 23, 2013 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

US Department ofTransportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington DC 20590 

CITY OF EAST MOLINE 

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 

Re: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

DOCKET NUrviBER: DOT-OST-2013-0120 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

On behalf of the City of East Moline, one of the Quad Cities, I am writing you in support of the Small Community Air 

Service Development Grant being submitted by the Quad City International Airport (MLI). 

The Quad City International Airport, located in Moline, IL, serves passengers from throughout the regions of Eastem 

Iowa and Western Illinois. The funds being sought will support the marketing efforts promoting existing, and possibly 

future, air service providers and their routes. 

Retaining quality and reliable air service in the Quad Cities is critical to the region's globally connected businesses and 

residents. The Quad Cities region is a bi-state community with a population over 400,000. A diverse mix of Fortune 500 

companies, including the world headquarters of Deere & Company, The Hon Company, Modern Woodmen of America, 

KONE Elevator/Escalator, and Alcoa all call the greater Quad Cities region home. In addition, the Department of 

Defense's Rock Island Arsenal is located in the region, providing critical global logistics, training and manufacturing 

equipment and services to the joint forces. 

East Moline supports the Quad City International Airport's primary goals to soLidify existing air service, moderate future 

fare increasefand mal<:e current air service more sustainable, setting the course for future air service growth. Your full 

consideraf p. of this grant request is appreciated to continue the econmnic growth potential for the Quad Cities region. /' 

John Thode's, Mayor 

East Moline, Uinois 

915 SIXTEENTH AVENUE e EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS 61244