U.S. Depanlnent of 

Transportallian 

Office of the&em'erary 

ot TranspodUioo 

The Honorable Anthony,DeBone · 

Commissioner·. 

Board of County Commissioners 

Suite 200 

1300 NW Wall Street 

Bend, OR 97701-1960 

Dear Mr. PeBone: 

JUL 5 2·012 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank youfor your letter, cosigned by your colleague, supporting the proposal submitted by 

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 inay 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, 

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Aloha Ley 

Associate Director 

Small Community Program 

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May 30,2012 

Aloha Ley 

Associate Director, Small Community Prowam 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

US Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE WBB-310 

Washington, DC 20590 

1300 NW Wall St, Suite 200 • Bend, OR 97701-1960 

[541) 388"6570 • Fsx [541) 385-3202 

www. co. deschutes. or. us 

board@co.deschutes. or. us 

Tammy Baney 

Anthony DeBone 

Alan Unger 

Subject: Small Community A1r Service Developmem ,pf'(l)gram 

Docket DOT ·OST -2012..006i 

Cillrof..._.ld,OR-RedlnoeldMIIIiicipiiMpud 

Dear Ms. ley: 

It is with great pleasure that the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners submits ihis letter of strong 

support for the air service proposal detailed in the City of Redmond's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program grant application. Businesses in Central Oregon depend on nonstop service to 

southern California. 

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 . 

. As you eval!Jate the merits of this.application, l en.coJJrage you to consider how critically important air 

service is to Central Oregon. 

The Central Oregon region has been hit hard by the recent recession, with unemployment continuing to 

hover between 13-15%. With high speed internet we have the opportunity to support a number of careers 

remotely from our region. The Airport is a vital partner to our economic advancement in Central Oregon, 

growth in air service is an important component in this equation. We are pleased to have the opportunity 

to support this grant application. 

Sincerely, 

Enlwncing ·the Lizi{'S of Citi::.ens by Dcfhwring Quaiiflt SerPices in a Cost·-E.f(ecfiue Manner