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Th e Honorabl e Car l Levi n Unite dState s Senat e Washington , D C 2051 0 Dea r Senato r Levin : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y Kalamazo o Count y fo r agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

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 hairfare s an dinsufficien t service
. Unde r

th e statute , th e U.S
. Departmen t o f Transportatio n ma y mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n4 ma y b e t o communitie s i nth e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud e i ndevelopin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e allow s significan t

flexibilit y i nho w th e finmicial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O nJul y 1 , th e Departmen t

issue da norde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g a gran t thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

2
. A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t 1 canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r proposal
. I ca nassur 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 nproperl 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-201 1 -011 9 a s acontac t oul|»d e tliQ!*cor do f

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

I ca nprovid e furthaif

inlorarapo n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fre e t o cal l me .SlO-lIOcSOI-0 2

CAR L LEVI N MICHIGA N ARME D SERVICE S GOVERNMENTA L AFFAIR S BoSMi i SENAT

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# lanitc d^at B Senate WASHINGTON , D C 20510-220 2
July 22,201 1

The Honorabl e RaymondH
. Lal-Ioo d Secretar y U.S
. Department

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : I a mwritin g i

n suppor t o f th e Kalamazoo/Battl e Cree k International Airport' s applicatio n fo r fundin g throug hth e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Development

Program
. Serving th e southwester

n Michiga n are asinc e 1929 , th e Kalamazoo/Battl e Cree k Internationa

l Airpor t flie s approximately hal f

amillio n passenger s annually
. Th e fund s requeste dwill b e usedfo

r airlin e incentive s t

o gain aneede droute andattrac t additiona l capacity
. Already asignificant component

i n th e loca l economy , 1 believ e approva l o f thi s funding reques t

woul denhanc e di e airport' s valu e to th e southwes t Michiga n communit y andth e Stal e o f

Michigan
. I trus t you wil l giv e thi s applicatio n ever y consideratio n fo

r funding
. I woul dlik

e t o b e informeda s to th e timetabl e fo r processin g thes e application s ando f th e dispositio n o f thi s applicatio n i

n particular
. Pleas e addres s you r respons e t

o m y Gran dRapid s offic e a

t the addres s an

dtelephon e number

shown below
. Sincerely , 

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