### June 21 , 2012 Aloha Ley, Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, W86-31 0 Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 Santa Maria Public Airport- Santa Maria, CA

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### I fully support the efforts ofthe Santa Maria Public Airport to add Denver, Colorado as a destination, and ask that you approve Santa Maria as a recipient for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant. The Santa Maria region would benefit extensively from this added service to Denver. Vandenberg Air Force Base and its contractors would utilize the destination flight**t~** 

### connect directly with the Air Force Space Command structure, which is based in Colorado. In addition, mariy local companies would take advantage ofthis destination for east coast corporate flights

. Aside from business use, the Santa Maria area continues to attract more and more visitors because ofits proximity beaches, interesting locations, wineries, and exceptional coastal events
. The addition o(direct flights to Denver would open new opportunitiesfor-tourism and would allow local residents to fly more directly ·toward other parts ofthe country. The Santa Maria Public Airport District has made significant improvements, like the runway extension project, that can accommodate additional flights, attract new businesses, and create economic development opportunities. For all ofthese reasons, we firmly support the Santa Maria Public Airport and their efforts to expand service to Denver, Colorado. Sincerely,June 21, 2012 820E Enos Drive SantaMaria, CA 93454 805.928.8257 805.349.7206 (fax)

Aloha Ley, Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200New Jersey Ave, SE, W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT -OST-2012-0069 SantaMaria Public Airport- SantaMaria, CA

DearMs. Ley,
I fully support the efforts ofthe SantaMaria Public Airport to add Denver, Colorado as a destination, and ask that you approve SantaMaria as a recipient for the Small Community

### Air Service Development Grant. The SantaMaria region would benefitextensivelyfrom this added service to Denver. Vandenberg 

### Air Force Base and its contractors would utilize the destination flight to connect directly with 

### the AirForce Space Command structure, which is basedin Colorado. 

### In addition, many local companies would take advantage ofthis destination for east coast corporate flights. Aside

### from business use, the SantaMaria area continues to 

### attract 

### more and

### more visitors because ofits proximitybeaches, interesting locations, 

### wineries, and exceptional

### coastaleve,nts. The addition ofdirect flights to Denverwould open**ne~** opportunities fortourism

### and would allow local residents**~o** fly more**di~tly** toward other parts ofthe country. Our current situation only allows us to travel through 

### LAX, and 

### most colleagues 

### and

### friends of

### mine find this to be problematic 

### and more expensive; therefore, 

### searching for other. airports to utilize. 

### The Santa

### Maria Public Airport District has made significant improvements, like the runway extension project, that can acco.mmodate additional flights, attract new businesses, and create economic developmentopportunities. 

### For all of

### these 

### reasons. I ftrmly 

### support the-Santa.

### Maria Public Airport 

### and their efforts to expandservice to Denver;Colorado. 

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### June 21, 2012 Aloha Ley, Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200New Jersey Ave, SE, W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 Santa Maria Public Airport

- SantaMaria, CA

Dear Ms. Ley, 

### I fully supportthe efforts ofthe SantaMaria Public Airport to add Denver, Colorado as a destination, and ask that 

### you approve SantaMaria as a recipient for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant. The Santa Mariaregion would benefit extensively from this added service to Denver. Vandenberg Air Force Base and its contractors would utilize the destination flight to connect directly with the Air Force Space Command structure, which is based in Colorado. In 

### addition, many local companies would take advantage ofthis destination for east 

### coast corporate flights. Aside from business use, the Santa Maria area continues to attract more and more visitors because ofits proximity beaches, interesting locations, wineries, and exceptional coa$tal events. The addition ofdirect flights to Denver would open ne'N opportunities fortourism_and would allow local residents to fly more directly toward other parts ofthe country. · The Santa Maria Public Airport District has made significant improvements, like the runw:ay extension pJ;"oject, that**c~** 

### accommodate additional flights, attract new businesses, and create economic development opportunities. · For all ofthese reasons, we finrJy supportthe Santa 

### Maria PubJic Airport and their efforts to 

### expand service to Denver, Ce>lorado.**Sin~rely,**

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Aloha Ley, Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 Santa Maria Public Airport

- Santa Maria, CA

Dear Ms. Ley, StudentActivities Office
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1fully support the efforts ofthe Santa Maria Public Airport to add Denver, Colorado as a destination, and ask that y0u approve Santa Maria as a recipient for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant.
The community and surrounding areas ofthe Santa Maria Airport wottld benefit greatly from this added service to Denver, Colorado. Vandenberg Air Force Base and its contractors would utilize the destination flight to connect directly with the Air Force Space Command structure, which is based in Colorado. Additionally, many local organizations would take advantage ofthis destination for business travel. Aside from business use, the Santa,**M~a** area continues to attract increased numbers ofvisitors because ofits proximity to beaches, wineries, and various interesting coastal activities and destinations. The addition ofdirect flights to Denver would open new opportunities for tourism and would allow local residents to fly more directly toward other parts ofthe country. The Santa Maria PublicAirport District has made significant improvements, like the runway extension project, that can accommodate additional flights, attract new businesses, and create economic development opportunities.
For all ofthese reasons, we firmly support the Santa Maria Public Airport and their efforts to expand service to Denver, Colorado.

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### June 

### 25, 2012 Aloha Ley, Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis, 

### 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, 

### W86-310 Washington, DC 

### 20590 Subject: Small Community

### Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT-OST

### -2012-0069 Santa Maria Public 

### Airport- Santa Maria, CA
Dear Ms. Ley, I fully support the efforts 

### ofthe 

### Santa

### Maria Public Airport to add Denver, Colorado as a destination, and ask that you approve 

### Santa 

### Maria as a recipient for the Small CommunityAir 

### Service 

### Development**Grant.~** 

### ..·t'<. · . '. · 

### The Santa Maria region 

### would benefit 

### extensively from this added service to Denver. Vandenberg Air Force Base and its 

## contractors would 

### utif1Z8 the 

### destination flight to connect directly

### with the

### Air Force Space Command structure. which 

### is 

### based in 

### Colorado. In addition, many local 

### companies would take advantage ofthis destination for east coast corporate flights. Aside from business use, the Santa Maria area continues to attract 

### more and 

### more visitors because of its proximity 

### beaches, interesting locations, wineries, and exceptional coastal events. The addition of direct fflghts to 

### Denverwould open new opportunities for tourism and would allow local residents to fly more directly toward other parts ofthe country. The Santa Maria Public Airport District has made significant improvements, like the runway extension project, that can accommodate additional flights, 

### attract new businesses, and create economic development opportunities. For all of these reasons, 

### we firmly support the 

### Santa Maria Public Airport and their efforts to expand service to Denver, Colorado. Sincerely,

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June 25, 2012 Aloha Ley Associate Director, Small Community Program Office ofAviation Analysis 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, W86-310 Washington, DC 20590 RE: Small Community Air Service Development Grant Application Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 Santa Maria Public Airport- Santa Maria, CA Dear Ms. Ley: Santa Maria Energy enthusiastically supports Santa JYlaria Public Airport in .jts effort to add Denver, Colorado as a destination. Toward th

. at end, It is prudent to

### appr~ve Santa Maria for the Small Community Air Service Development Grant. The addition of local air service to Denver is imminently logical. As I am sure you know, Vandenberg Air Force Base is headquarters for the 30th Space Wing. It makes sense to have commercial air service from Santa Maria, the largest city in proximity to Vandenberg, to Denver International, the largest airport in proximity to Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. Undoubtedly, service between SMX and DIA would have great value for Vandenberg personnel and contractors. Therefore, all taxpayers would benefit. But local service to Denver would provide significant benefit to the business community, including company for which I work, Santa Maria Energy as well as its employees· and their families. Without question, a great many other companies and individuals would also benefit

. The airport facilities are first rate and, I believe, underutilized. There is no doubt that additional flights can be easily accommodated. Of 

### course, additional flights will help this region retain existing businesses and attract new ones, thus creating opportunities for economic development. Santa Maria needs service to Denver and we firmly support the effort underway to get it. Sincerely,

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