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S W Wasliington , D C 20.S9 0 Dea rSecretaryl-allood . I a m writin g l o expres s ou rful l suppor t fo ran yopiwrtimit yt o brin g schedule d airlin e passenge rservic e bac k l o th e Aubiirn-l.ewistoi ) Municipa l Airpor t locate d i n Auburn . Maine . W e ar e enthusiasti ctha t th e loca l Airpor t Boar d o f Director. ^ i s pursuin g thi s fxiteiitia l lo rou rare a Asignifican t numbe ro f ou rsenio rmanagement , leadershi p staf f an d entployee s trave l frequcnt h - Peopl e fro m al l ove rth e Unite d State s com e t o visi t are a throughou t th e yea ro n business , vacatio n an d medica l care . Man yar c elit e member s o f frequent trave l program s wit h majo rU S airline s Th e vas t majorit yo f ou rtrave l originate s ou t o f Portland . Mancheste ro rBosto n an d w c literall ydriv e b yth e Aubum-I.ewislo n Airpor t o n ou rwa yt o catc h flights elsewhere . Wit h tim e an d gasolin e lx)t h preciou s commodities , w e woul d welcom e th e opportunit y l o giv e a majo rportio n o f ou rflying busines s l o a n airlin e flyin g fro m ou rloca l airpon . Ou rorganizatio n a

s wel l a s man yothe remployer s i n ou rcount yan d surroundin g communitie s woul d benefi t greatl yfro m a fligh t servic e base d a t th e Aubuni-Lcwisto n Airport . W e loo k forwar d t o workin g wit h th e airpor t o n ihi s e-\ctlin g project .

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Director s i s pursuin g thi s potentia l fo r ottfarea . W e hav e stor e location s inl-ewiston . Portlan dan dManchester . Ou r staf f member s trave l frequendy an dw e hav e vendor s fiomid l ove r th e Unite dState s tha i visi t ou r stores . Wit htim e an dgasolin e tx>t hpreciou s commodities , w e woul dwelcom e th e opportunit y t o giv e ou r

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BOAR D O F DIRECTOR S feau|^i| Electe d Boar d Stev<? n Boulet , Chai r Wa)ilcoMetrofie x Chi p Rodie , Vice-Chai r Newfa b Inc. , Dwaynt i Sanborn , Jrnasurc i Mid-Stat e Machin e Brncc ; lisdale , Serrelai y Mountai n Machin e V</ork s Chery l Bolduc , , Past-Chai i Soutiierr ri^aln e Industrie s Jolir rHcCartfiv , BI W Drjan e Giishee , D& G Machin e Ro n Dupiuis , IDEX X Rldiar d McCann , McCan n Fabricatio n Le o Dionne , Prat t & Whitne y Nea l Prescott , PresODtt ATOoclah ^ Pau l Heserve , Saunder s Electronic s Pau l Tyson , Therrrroforme d Plastic s o f Ne wEnglan d Advlunr vRoqi d Joh n Beiding , AMC , U M Juli e M . Churctiili , Main e DE P Alie n Estes , Eebes Investment s WIci t .lohnson , K<;irnebe cTechnologie s Cong . Michae l MIchaud , u s Congres s )o e MIgllaccio , MT I Garre t Oswald , MJ C Jeffer ySutton , Main e Machin e Product s Co . 

# Manufacturer s Associatio n o f Main e "Maine' s Multi-industr yConnection " Augusts , 201 0 Ra yLaHood , Secretar y U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7" " Stree t S W Wasliington , D C 2059 0 Dea rSecretar yLaHood , Thi s lette rI s t o Indicat e ou rful l suppor t fo ran yopportunit yt o brin g scliedule d airlin e passenge rservic e bac k t o tti e Auburn-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport . W e ar e enttiusiasti ctha t th e loca l Airpor t Boar d o f Director s I s pursuin g thi s potentia l fo r ou rarea . Anumbe ro f ou rbusines s member s trave l frequently , an d w e hav e peopl e fro m al l ove rth e Unite d State s com e t o visi t ou rmanufacturin g facilities - man yar e elit e member s o f frequen t trave l program s wit h majo rU S alriines . Th e vas t majorit yo f trave l originate s ou t o f Portland , Mancheste ro rBosto n an d w e literall ydriv e b yth e Auburn-Lewisto n Airpor t o n ou rwa yt o catc h flight s elsewhere . Wit h tim e an d gasolin e bot h preciou s commodities , w e woul d welcom e th e opportunit yt o giv e a majo rportio n o f ou rflyin g busines s t o a n airtln e flyin g fro m ou rloca l airport . W e believ e man ybusinesse s woul d benefi t greatl yan d woul d becom e loya l flyers fro m th e Auburn-Lewisto n Airport . W e lool < forwar d t o workin g wit h th e airpor t o n thi s excitin g project . Lb a G . Martin , Executiv e arecLo rSincerely , 

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busines s attisctio n an dretentio n tool . Th e mor e acommunit y offer s multipl e mode s o f transportation , th e easie r i t i s fo r peopl e t o com e an dgo , an dfo r commerc e t o flo w efUciently . A t presiden t

o f th e Lowiston-Aubu mEconomi c Growt hCouncil , th e primar y economi c developmen t agenc y servin g th e Citie s o f Lewisto n an dAuburn , I hav e ba dsigniiicsn t experienc e wit htransportatio n polic y an dpriorities . Furthermore , 1 hav e witnesse dIh e Twi n Citie s diversif y thei r economie s an d significantl y increas e thei r infiastructure . Ove r

th e pas l decade , severa l ne w hotel s hav e bee n built , worldclas s restaurant s hav e opened , astate-of-the-art , muhi-million-dolla r fibe r opti c teleco mupgrad e ha s bee n established , an dlibraries , hoq>itals , an dart s venue s continu e t o flourish . Th e onl y missin g piec e o f th e puzzl e i s commercia l passenge r ai r service . Lcwiston-Aubu mi s th e secon dlarges t communit y ii i Maine , wit hsom e o f th e state' s larges t

an dmos t succeasfii l companie s locate dher e includin g Procte r & Gamble' s Tambrands , GE , Geiger , an daWal-Mar t Distributio n Center . Lewiston-Aubu mi s als o agrowin g service-cente r coimnunily , attractin g anumbe r o f consumer s fitimsurroundin g area s wh o pom e her e (o r medica l care , retsi l an ddinin g options , an d professiona l services . Currently , resident s fromL- A an dsurroundin g communitie s mus t trave l t o Portlan d fo r commercia l passenge r

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hubs . Furthermore , th e Auburn-Lewisto n Municipa l Airpor t i s on e o f th e busies t

genera l aviatio n airport s i n Maine , wit hacces s t o almos t hal f th e state' s populatio n withi n a30-mil c radius . Airpor t staf f hav e take n a numbe r o f step s t o moderniz e thei r facility . Unde r

tfw capabl e lea^Tsbi p o f Ric k Cloutier , th e airpor t

ha s undergon e substantia l improvement s - - includin g th e creatio n o f ane w paralle l taxiwa y - ha s attracte do r retaine d1 S businesse s includin^ g severa l fixed-base doperators , an dha s adde danumbe r o f value-adde d service s fo r

pilots . W e strongl y suppor t

th e Auburn-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport' s ques t fo r commercia l ai r

servic e t o serv e Ih e busines s an drecreational trave l need s o f Ih e Lewiston-Aubu marea . I f ther e i s anythin g w e ca n d o t o hel p i n thi s effort , pleas e don' t hesitat e t o cal l m e personall y a t 784-0161 . Sincerely , Lucic n B . Gosseli n Presiden t

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s i s pursuin g thi s potentia l fo rou rarea . Employee s o f th e Cit

yo f Lewisto n occasionall ytrave l fo rbusines s wit h th e vas t majorit yof trave l originatin g ou t o f Portland , Maine ; Manchester , Ne wHampshire ; o rBoston , Massachusetts . Wit h tim e an d gasolin e bot h preciou s commodities , w e woul d welcom e th e opportunit yt o fl yfro m ou rloca l airpcnt . Ou rmunicipalit

yan d man yothe rare a businesse s woul d benefi t greatl yan d woul d becom e loya l flyers from th e Auburn-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport . W e loo k fbnAfar d t o workin g wit h th e airpor t o n thi s excitin g project .

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