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y o f Transportatio n U.S . Dcpanmen t

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y Air Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(SCASDP ) Modest o City-Count

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Dea r Mr . Secretary : 

### I I a mplea.se d t o offe r m y stron g suppor

t fo r th e Modesto City-Count

y Airport' s effort s to acquir e th e Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Development

Progra m(SCASDP ) throug h th e Federal Departmen t o f Transportatio n Program . Thes e fund s wil l improv e airpor t .servic e to our

community , which i s critical to th e economi c developmen t

in m y district . Currentl y Modesto' s airpor t ha s servic e to Sa

n Francisc o International Airpor t (SFO) , ou r

larges t regiona l hub . Fundin g wil l allo w Modest o City-Count y Airpor t t o partne r wit h a n air carrie r tha t woul d provid e additional schedule d servic e fro mModesto t o mor

e hu b airports . Ther e i s ahig h deman d for ai r servic e t o othe r

hub s wit h reliabl e flight s an d additional trave l options . Ne w direc t non-.sto p .servic e to a

n airlin e hub i

n additio n to Sa

n Francisc o i s criticall y importan t to th e healt h an d growt

h o f th e Modesto busines s community . Additional hu b servic e wil l provid e a significant boos t to th e economi c developmen t i n Modest o and surroundin g communities . Commercial ai r

servic e a t Modesto City-Count

y Airpor t play s a n important

rol e in providin g suppor

t t o business , government , educatio n and leisur e trave l t o and fromth e Sa n Joaqui n Valley . Futur e growt h an d vitalit

y i n Modest o an

d th e surroundin g are adepends , in par t o n th e airport' s abilit

y to meet th e need s o f

existin g loca

l businesses , a s wel l a s companie s considerin g th e Sa n Joaqui n Valley a s alocatio n fo

r thei r operations . Eas e o f

trave l to an

d fro mth e communit

y i s a n importan t

elemen t i n layin g th e groundwor

k fo r th e community' s future . I a mconfident

additional air

servic e to an

d fro mth e Modest o City-Count y Airpor t wil l provid e grea

t benefit s t o m

y constituent s and increas e economi c activit y i n th e Sa n Joaqui n Valley . I strongl y encourag e you

r favorabl e consideration . Shoul d yo u hav e any questions , pleas e contac t Teres a Kinne y o f m y Modest o staf

f a t (209 ) 527-1914 . Sincerely , Denni s Cardoz a Member o f Congres s

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