U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Jeff Rasmussen 

County Administrative Officer 

for Jefferson County 

Suite A 

66 S.E. D Street 

Madras, OR 97741 

Dear Mr. Rasmussen: 

JUL 5 i.~\2 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter supporting the proposal submitted by the Redmond Municipal Airport 

for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation'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 of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than 4 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 of projects that can be funded. 

On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications. by June 11. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any 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 normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

N~~ Aloha Ley ......., 

Associate Director 

Small Community Program 

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JEFFERSON COUNTY 

COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 

66 S.E. ··o·· St.. Suite A • Madras, Oregon 97741 • Ph: (541) 475-2449 e FAX: (541) 475-4454 

jeft:rasmussen@co.jefferson.or.us 

Aloha Ley 

Associate Director,,Small Community Program 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

US Department ofTransportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE W86-31 0 

Washington, DC 20590 

Subject: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Docket DOT -OST -2012-0069 

City of Redmond, OR -Redmond Municipal Airp-ort 

Dear Ms. Ley: 

Jefferson County supp01ts the air service proposal detailed in the City of Redmond's Small Community 

Air Service Development Program grant application to obtain nonstop service to southern California. 

Businesses in Central Oregon depend on access to air service to continue to prosper. 

Growth in Eentra4'0regori over the past few years has been fueled by the presence of the Redmond 

Municipal Airport. As you evaluate the merits of this application, I encourage you to consider how 

critically important air service is to Central Oregon. As our community continues to grow and more 

visitors are drawn to this unique region, our limited transportation options will be further strained unless 

service is expanded at Redmond Municipal Airport. 

The Airp01t has forged strong ties with the business community to attract better air service. We 

appreciate the opportunity to expand that partnership to include the US Depmtment of Transportation 

through the Small Community Air Service Development Program. We are pleased to have the opportunity 

to support this grant application. 

Sincerely. 

County Administrative Officer