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Th e Honorabl e Bobb y Horto n Mayo r o f Wes t Columbi a'^: Wes t Columbia , S C 2917 1 - .f: ^ Dea r Mayo r Horton ; > :t^2^|tir j Thank yo u for you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte dby th e Columbi a^ - Metropolitan Airport

for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Program(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 hairfare s an dinsufficien t service
. A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s in Fisca l Yea

r 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 hn o mor e tha n fou r may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud e in 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 dan orde r

requestin g that

communitie s intereste din receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s by Augus t

27
. A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dthat 1 canno t commen t

on th e merit s o f

an y particula r

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

wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r normal practice , I 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

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

I ca n provid e fiarthe

r informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e feel free t o cal l me . \Sincerel y yours .

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Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s.*•

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, Presen t an dFimir e Augus t 13,201 0 OFFIC EOFTH EMAYOR Bobb y B
. Horton , Mayo r Ms
. Susa n Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y fo r

Aviatio n & Internationa l Affairs * X- I U.S
. Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave
. S EW88-32 4 Washington , D C 2059 0 Subject : Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Gran t Applicatio n Docke t OST-2010-0I2 4 Columbi aMetropolita n Airport-Columbia , S C Dea r Ms
. Kurland : A s th e Mayo r

o f Wes t Columbia , S C an dtf'irequen t ai r traveler , I strongl y suppor t th e ai r servic e proposa l detaile di n th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m gran t application
. Comihercia l ai r servic e at

Columbi aMetropolita n Airpor t play s avita l rol e i n providin g suppor t t o education , government , business , an dleisur e trave l to/fro m th e area . Futur e communit y growt ho f th e Columbi acommunit y depends , i n part , o n th e airport' s abilit y t o mee t

th e need s o f

existin g loca l businesse s a s wel l a s companie s considerin g Columbi aa s alocatio n fo r theu * operations
. Th e proposa l t o suppor t improve dai r

servic e wil l greatl y improv e ou r abilit y t o remai n competitiv e i n th e globa l marketplace , whic hi s th e basi s fo r

supportm g th e loca l econom y an daltractrn g ne w businesse s an dresident s t o th e area . 'Hi e Columbi aMetropolita n Airpor t ha s forgedstron g lie s witl i th e busines s communit y t o retai n an dimprov e loca l ai r service
. W c appreciat e (h e opportunit y t o expan dtha t partnershi p t o includ e th e U.S
. Departmen t o f Transportatio n tliroug hth e Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Program
. Sincerely , Bobb y Morton , Mayor , Cit y o f Wes t Columbia , SC

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