& U.S.Departmen t o f Assistan t Secretar y120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenue , SE TtansportOtkN I Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f fh e Secretar

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. Mr . Joh n F . Bergstro m;^ o Chairman an dChie f

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i< > Bergstro mCorporatio n ^ ''-^ S P.O . Bo x 77 7 > S§- * 15 0 North Gree n Bay Roa d^ o S§ ^ Neenah,W I 5495 6 O J C/ 3 Dea r Mr . Bergstrom : Thank yo u for you r lette r t o Secretary LaHoo dsupportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Outagami e County Regiona l Airport fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Community Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Coirununity Program) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dtha t I respon do n hi s behal f

- Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwas establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig h airfare s an dinsufficien t service. Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen t may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s v^t h latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g tha t

conmiunitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r applications b y Augus t

2 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f an y particular

proposal . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outside th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e further

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fire e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

Susan L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s

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Th e Honorabl e Ra y LaHoo d Secretar y U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 40 0 7 * Street , S W Roo m1020 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dear Secretar y LaHood , Bergstro mAutomotiv e strongl y support s th e Outagami e Count y Regiona l Airport' s (ATW ) Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Grant , whic h wil l allo w for ne w an dimprove dservice . Th e succes s o f

ai r servic e contribute s greatl y t o th e economi c vitalit y o f ou r Fo x Cities . Quality ai r

servic e aid s oiu

* econom y throug h improve dacces s for

visitors , tourism , an di s vita l t o busines s growth an dretention . W e suppor t

Outagami e County Regiona l Airport' s pla n t o attrac t ne w servic e int o th e market . Th e airport' s recen t effort s t o buil dstron g busines s community support for ai r servic e developmen t hav e bee n impressiv e an dar e critica l t o long-ter msuccess . Th e increase dexposur e wit h th e hel p o f 201 0 Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Gran t

wa s successfu l i n drivin g th e awarenes s o f flyin g locally . W e loo k

forwar dt o continuin g t o partne r wit h th e airport

i n solidifyin g loca l busines s partnership s an dpromotin g th e airport . Ou r Communit y wil l suffe

r a s aresul t

o f th e los s o f

Unite d Airlin e non-sto p fligh t

t o Denve r

durin g th e economi c downtur n an d th e recen t announcemen t

o f Frontie r Airline s tha t

thei r servic e t o Milwauke e wil l b e discontinue dthi s September . Thes e seat s wer e critical , an dw e nee dt o backfil l tha t los t capacity . Althoug h ATW' s messag e o f

"fl y local " resonate dwith ou r community , th e effectivenes s i s hindere dwith thi s los s o f servic e whic h force s u s t o driv e t o othe r

airports . Pos i OHic o Bo « 77 7 tS O Nor m Qrao n Ba yRoo d Neenah , Wisconsi n 5495 6 920-722.111 1 E-mail ; itt>4t)«'ga1(omauto.coi n

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The inconvenienc e o f

having t o driv e to Oshkosh , Green Bay , or Milwaukee t

o fly t o annua l o r quarterl y factor y meeting s held acros s th e countr

y result s i n lost tim e an dproductivit

y fo r ou r company . Ou

r automotiv e leadershi

p team , a s well a s myself

, appreciat e havin g aloca

l airpor t tha t i s abl e t o offe r thi s service . Pleas e accept

ou r suppor t of the Outagami e Count

y Regiona l Airport' s gran

t reques t fo r fund s t o b e use dt o supplemen

t loca l funds t o suppor t new air service .

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