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Marc h 5 , 201 0 T o Who m I t Ma yConcern : Enclose d ar e ou rproposal s t o continu e t o provid e Essentia l Ai rSende e t o th e communitie s o fHeal yLak e an d Chisana , Alaska

. Acoupl e o fthing s i n ou rChisan a proposa l an d on e i n th e Heal yLak e proposa l I woul d lik e t o poin t out

. First , yo u wil l notic e tha t ther e ar e tw o rate s fo rcargo
. Th e extr a on e i s a spac e availabl e rate

. Fo rth e las t severa l years , w e hav e offere d thi s rat e t o th e resident s o fChisan a s o the yca n ge t fue l int o th e communit ya t a reasonabl e cost

. Consequently , th e bul k o fth e carg o fo rth e las t tw o year s wa s fue l tha t wa s move d a t tha t rate

. Secondly , ther e i s agai n a larg e questio n mar k a s t o wha t th e quantit yo fmai l wil l b e i n th e future

. Th e pos t offic e ha s agai n impose d a larg e increas e i n th e mai l rates

. S o fa rthi s ha s translated , a s yo u ca n se e i n th e secon d an d thir d quarte ro f2009 , int o substantiall ylowe rmai l volumes

. Th e las t thin g i s I hav e agai n include d th e Cessn a 18 5 i n m yproposa l fo rChisana

. W e operat e thi s aircraf t o n ski s i n th e winter

. Occasionall ya plowe d runwa yi s no t availabl e an d utilizin g thi s aircraf t allow s u s t o continu e t o operat e th e Essentia l Ai rService

. A s yo u ca n see , th e traffi ci n Heal yLak e ha s droppe d considerably

. I n th e las t coupl e o fyear s ther e ha s bee n a decreas e i n th e numbe ro fpeopl e livin g there

. Du e t o lo wnumber s o fstudent s Alask a Gatewa y Schoo l Distric t ha s dose d th e school

. Althoug h ou roperatin g cost s hav e onl ygon e u p slightly , th e traffi ci n bot h market s decrease d ha s substantially

. I believ e th e curren t economi cclimat e i s a facto ri n thi s decrease

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Sincerely , Lei fLWilson/Presiden t

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