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### Than k you fo r you r lette r supportin g the proposa

l submitte dby the NiagaraCount y Departmen t of Economic Developmen

t fo r agran t imde r the Smal l Communit

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r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate dto high airfare s an dinsufficien

t service . Unde r the statute , the Departmen

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o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

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t flexibilit y in how the financial assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issue da n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s interestedin receivin g agran

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t will giv e ful l consideratio n to all proposal s tha t hav e bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

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AlohaLe y Associat e Directo r Smal l Communit

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l^ousi e o f i^epresentatibe s TOagfjington, © C 20515-322 6 Jul y28 , 201 1 Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 8' " Floor , Roo m W86-31 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAve. , S E Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Re : Niagar a Count yCente rfo rEconomi c Developmen t Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Progra m Gran t Applicatio n To Who m I t Ma yConcern , I a m writin g i n stron g suppor t o f th e Niagar a Count yCente rfo rEconomi c Developmen t (NCCED ) applicatio n t o th e U S Departmen t o f Transportatio n Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Progra m (SCASDP) . Th e NCCE D propose s t o reques t fund s designe d t o provid e financia l assistanc e t o hel p enhanc e ai rservic e operation s an d marketin g o f th e Niagar a Fall s Internationa l Airpor t (NFIA) . Th e NFI A i s a n attractiv e alternativ e t o currentl ycongeste d majo rNort h America n Internationa l airports . Wit h it s 10,82 5 ft . mai n runway , 24-hou roperatio n (n o curfews) , 2 4 hr . operation s services , excellen t acces s t o inspectio n agencies , an d pric e competitiv e landin g fees , th e NFI A i s ideall ysuite d an d strategicall ylocate d t o accommodat e variou s type s o f aviatio n operation s suite d fo rbusines s an d leisur e use . Th e clos e proximit yo f th e airpor t t o th e Canada/US A border , it s locatio n jus t of f a majo rhighway , an d it s centra l locatio n t o th e Canad a an d US A populatio n base , offe rgrea t economi c advantages . Significan t development s an d investmen t has bee n mad e a t th e airport . Thi s ha s create d privat e investmen t throughou t th e communit yan d has secure d additiona l transportatio n need s an d opportunities . Gran t fundin g fro m th e SCASD P i s neede d t o ensur e tha t thes e ne w development s continu e t o grow .

, Th e loca l stakeholde rcommunit ycanno t completel yfun d thei rmarketin g airpor t initiative s an d provid e incentive s t o entic e additiona l airlin e carriers . Federa l assistanc e i s neede d t o

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f t\} t Winitt h States ! jloug e o f i^epresientatibe s Masrtjinston , B C 20515-322 6 complet e thi s importan t task . A SCASD P awar d wil l hel p expan d th e airport' s existence , brin g greate rinvolvemen t t o th e communit ywhil e enhancin g economi c competiveness . I a m confiden t tha t th e NCCE D gran t reques t wil l greatl yimprov e qualit yo f lif e throughou t Wester n Ne w Yor k an d ac t a

s a mode l initiativ e tha t coul d assis t futur e airline s t o inves t throughou t ou rcommunit ytha t benefit s stakeholder s an d touris t t o ou rregion . I n closing , I woul d lik e t o g o o n recor d i n suppor t o f thei rapplicatio n an d I urg e yo u t o conside rthi s applicatio n favorably . I f yo u hav e an yquestion s o rconcern s regardin g thi s applicatio n o rth e propose d project , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t m yoffice .

Sincerely , 

# /^st L fIttA j Kath yC . Hochu l Membe ro f Congres s

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