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Cayc e _j v; , Cayce , S C 2917 1 " ':]'y^f\ Dea r Mayo r Partin : Than k yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Columbi a~ " Metropolita n Airpor t

for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s 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 airfares an dinsufficien t service . A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e fo r gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010 . 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 ma y b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s with 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 ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue da n orde r requestin g that

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r application s b

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request s ar e pendin g before th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t 1 canno t commen t

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proposal . 1 assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l giv e fijll 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 , 1 a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

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

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t t o education , government , business , andleisure trave l to/fro mth e area . Future communit

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existin g local businesse s a s wel l a s companie s considerin g Columbi aa s a locatio n for

thei r operations . Th e proposal t o suppor t improve dai r

servic e wil l greatl y improv e our abilit y t o remain competitiv e i n th e global marketplace , whic h i s th e basi s for supportin g th e loca l econom y andattractin g ne w businesse s andresident s t o th e area . Th e Columbi aMetropolitan Airport ha s forge dstron g tie s wit

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l air service . W e ^preciat e th e opportunit y t o expan dtha t

partnership t o include th e U.S . Department o f Transportatio n throug h th e Small Conmiunit y Ai r Servic e Developmen

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