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### The Honorable David B McKinley U.S. House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman McKinley: __ :(

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### Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by the City ofMorgantown for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than four awards may be to communities in the same State. In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types ofprojects that can be funded. On June 24, the Department issued an order setting a deadline ofJuly 26 for applications. As these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment onthe merits ofany particular proposal. I assure you that the Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,DAVID B. McKINLEY, P.E. 1ST DISTRICT, WEST VIRGINIA
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### RE: Supportfor the City ofMorgantown Application for a GrantUnderthe Small CommunityAir ServiceDevelopmentProgram (DOT OST-2013-0120)
DearMs. Chapman: This letter is in support ofthe application ofthe City ofMorgantown for a 2013 Community Air Service Development Program grant. The Morgantown Municipal Airport provides the growing Morgantown area easy access to airtransportation which is vital to the continuing economic growth ofthis community. While the service from Morgantown to Washington Dulles International is quick and convenient, it is also underutilized. A marketing and promotion program, as is envisioned inthe grant request, would reintroduce the community tothe service available and reinvigorate that service. Itwould introduce the Morgantown Municipal Airport and the air service available here to local businesses, hospitals, government agencies, WestVirginia University, the Camp Dawson Training Complex and a variety of othertravelers. The City ofMorgantown, along with its partners- the Greater Morgantown Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Morgantown Area Chamber ofCommerce, West Virginia University, and the Morgantown Municipal Airport- have puttogether a planto market and promote the service provided from the Morgantown Municipal Airporttothe rest ofthe country via the Washington Dulles International Airport hub. This effort will be used to reverse the gradual decline inpassengerhoardings forecasted overthe next several years. Forthese reasons, I requestthatyou give strong consideration to this request. I'm sure you will agree that the City ofMorgantown's application makes a strong case and merits the requested funds. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contactme. I look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely,

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