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The Honorable Michael H. Michaud 

U.S. House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

Dear Con^essman Michaud: 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by ilie Aubum-Lewiston Municipal 

Airport for a grant under the Small Community Air Service Development Program. 

The Small Community Program was established to help smaller communities address air service 

deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares and insulTicient service. Under the 

statute, the U.S. Department of Transportation may make a maximum of 40 grant awards each 

year, although no more than 4 may be to communities in the same State. In order to provide 

communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air ser\'ice deficiencies, the statute 

allows significant flexibility in how the financial assistance may be used. 

On July 1, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by August 2. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, 1 am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of any particular 

proposal. 1 can assure you, however, that the Department will give full consideration to all 

proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2011-0119 as a contac^utside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. If I can provide fij^her infont(<3ltion or assistance, please feat free to call me. 
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July 27,2011 

The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

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Washington, DC 20590 

Dear Secretary LaHood: 

I write to you today to reiterate to you my continued and on-going support for flie application 

submitted by the Aubum-Lewiston Municipal Airport for fimding through the Small Community 

Air Service Development (SCASD) Program. They are requesting $600,000 which will be used 

for marketing and airline guarantees to attract new passenger service to the airport. 

As I mentioned in my letter of last year dated August 26,2010, there is significant support for 

this project within the region. Committed supporters of bringing passenger service to the area 

include, but are not limited to, Central Maine Medical Center^ St. Mary's Medical Center, Bates 

College, the University of Maine, the Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce and the 

Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments. . •; . 

Demonstrating their commitment to this project, the local communities have invested in excess 

of $1,000,000, which includes $800,000 for a terminal upgrade to support this service. There 

are'significant efforts titiat are already; underway to expandthe facility's runway and their 

extensive cargo business. 

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As I know that you are aware, m these diflBcult economic times, this level of financial 

coramitmerit by the Auburn City Council and the Levwston City Coxmcil is most extraordinary. I 

agree with them entirely that dtiring difficult economic tunes, it makes sense to support 

transportation infrastructure improvements that will increase economic activity and will provide 

busmesses with additional incentives to invest in, locate to or expand within this region. 

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The Honorable Ray LaHood 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

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I ask that you give the Auburn Lewiston Mimicipal Airport application for SCASD fimding 

every possible consideration. The addition of passenger service is essential for insuring the 

economic recovery and grovrth of the greater Lewiston-Auburn area of Maine. 

With warm regards. 

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Michael H. Michaud 

Member of Congress