## Williams , Rene e (OST) bOTflcST ^ /f^// ^ Xj^' ^ From : Devany , Denni s (OST ) Sent : Friday , Novembe r05 , 201 0 4:0 3 P M To : Williams , Rene e (OST ) Subject : FW : Cap e Ai rServic e - Massen a N Y

From : Samuel , Kathlee n A
. rmailto:Kathleen.Samuel@alcoa.conn ] Sent : Friday , Novembe r05 , 201 0 4:0 3 Pl ^ To : supervisor(g)town.massena.nv.u s Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST) ; imacauiayO)twcnv.rr.com : anicola(iS)twcny.rr.com : 1wicke(g)twcny.rr.com : craiti^twcny.rr.co m Subject : Cap e Ai rServic e - Massen a N Y Novembe r5 , 201 0 e3 - IVIr
. Josep h Gray^ Massen a Tow n Superviso r Tow n Hal l ^ Massena , N

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. Gray c/: > A s a twic e monthl ytraveler , I hav e ha d th e pleasur e o futilizin g Cap e Ai rfligh tservic e betwee n Massen a an d Albany often
. Thei rservic e an d reliabilit yi s superior , a s i s thei rattentivenes s t o safet yan d custome rneeds
. Cap e Ai remploy s pilot s an d staf ffro m ou rloca l communities , providin g economi csuppor tfo rth e communitie s i n whic h the yoperate . I understan d tha t th e Tow n o fMassen a vote d a fe wmonth s ag o t o chang e carrier s an d opte d t o utiliz e a bankrup t carrie rwit h servic e throug h Boston
. To me , thi s arrangemen tdoe s no tmak e goo d busines s sense . Whe n I fl you t o f Massen a m yfello wpassengers ' fina l destinatio n i s generall yAlbany
. Th e Alban yconnectio n provide s acces s fo r educators , hospita l staf fan d loca l governmen t official s t o thei rheadquarters , eliminatin g overnigh tstay s fo rmeeting s an d eliminatin g th e driv e throug h th e Adirondacks
. Fo rthos e wit h destination s outsid e th e state , AlbanyAirpor ti s wel l ru n an d smal l enoug h t o mak e eve n tigh t connection s easyt o make
. I furthe runderstan d tha t th e othe rcarrie roffer s a large raircraft
. Th e Cessn a 40 2 aircraf tutilize d byCap e Ai ri s larg e enoug h t o handl e 8 passengers . Rarel yhav e I ha d a ful l fligh ti n th e tw o year s I hav e bee n flyin g i n an d ou to fMassena
. Ho wca n th e large rplan e offere d b yth e newl ypropose d carrie rb e cos teffective ? Woul d thi s marke treall ysuppor t fille d flight s i n an d ou t o fBoston ? I doub t it , an d Massen a Airport' s histor yo fshort-ter m servic e wit h large raircraf t confirm s m ydoubts
. I a m please d t o kno wtha t th e Tow n Boar d has reopene d th e biddin g proces s an d wil l vot e o n th e matte rnextweek
. You rboar d has mos t likel yconsidere d th e sam e concern s I' m addressing here , still , I fee l strongl ytha tCap e Ai ri s a goo d fi t fo rMassen a an d wa s compelle d t o voic e m yconcerns . Than k yo u fo ryou rtim e an d consideration
. Sincerely , Kathlee n A
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