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### Th e Honorable Ra

y S
. Jones , I

I Kentuck y Senato r Frankfort , K

Y 4060 1 Dea r Mr
. Jones : SE P 2 I 201 1

Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supporting the proposa

l submitte db

y th e Cit y of Pikevill e fo

r a gran t unde r th e Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(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 , particularly issue s relate dt o high airfare s andinsufficien t service
. Unde r the statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e the funds to mak

e amaximu

mof 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although no mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e to communitie s in th e sam e State
. I n orde r to provide communitie s wit h latitud e in developin g solution s to thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , the 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 1 , th e Departmen

t issue da n orde r requesting tha

t communitie s intereste di

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file their application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e the Department , I a

msur e yo u understandtha

t I cannot commen t o n the merit s of an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t wil l give ful l consideratio n t

o all proposal s tha

t have bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y of you r lette r andthi s respons e in Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontact outside di e recor

dof thi s matter . I appreciat

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

f I ca n provide fiirther

information or

assistance , pleas e fee

l fi-ee t o call me . Sincerel y yours .

AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m% - 

### STAT E SENAT E RA Y S
. JONES , I I ^^^ ^ P.O
. DRAWE R385 0 STAT E SENATO R^Pwvi ^ PIKEVILLE , K Y 4150 2 CAPITOL ANNE

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Y 4060 1 (502 ) 564-810 0 EXT
. 68 1 3 1 " SENAT E DISTRIC T Augus t 12 , 201 1 Ms
. Aloh a Le y Associat e Director , Smal l Communit y Progra m Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D.C

. 2059 0 RE : Cit y o f Pikevill e

Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Gran t Proposa l Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dea rMs
. Ley , I a m writin g t o suppor t th e abov e reference d Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t gran t proposal , submitte d b y th e Cit y o f Pikeville
. Th e Pikeville-Pik e Count y Regiona l Airpor t (PBX ) sit s a t th e cente ro f a 1 3 count y regio n o f 345,00 0 peopl e i n Easter n Kentucky , Wester n Virgini a an d Southwester n Wes t Virgini a an d i s mor e tha n 10 0 mile s fro m th e neares t commercia l airport
. Th e PB X Regio n i s surrounde d b y on e o f America' s mos t importan t energ y producin g region s an d i s rip e fo radditiona l economic , industria l an d busines s growth
. Th e introductio n o f schedule d passenge rairlin e servic e wil l assis t i n creatin g thousand s o f ne w jobs
. Th e successfu l awar d o f a Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t gran t wil l significantl y assis t th e Cit y o f Pikevill e an d it s partner s - th e Pikeville-Pik e Count y Airpor t Boar d an d th e Southeaster n Kentucky Chambe ro f Commerc e an d it s consultan t i n successfull y recruitin g a regiona l airlin e whic h wil l provid e servic e t o a majo r connectin g hub
. I a m please d t o joi n m y colleague s fro m throughou t th e regio n i n recommendin g tha t th e Departmen t provid e th e SCAS D gran t t o th e Cit y o f Pikeville
.

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