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Sterlin g Jewelers , w e woul dlike t o expres s ou r support fo r th e Smal l S TM "" ^ Developmen t gran t applicatio n submitte dby th e Akron-Canto n Airport (CAK) for Our compan y relie s heavil y o n CA K t o provid e u s wit

h acces s t o th e globa l transportatio n system . Th e wid e array o f

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y on CA K t o provid e u s wit h acces s t o th e globa

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Aloh aLe y Specia l Assistan t to th e Assistan t

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o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Re : Docke t

DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dea r Ms . Ley : O n behal f o f th e employee s o f

America n Expres s Travel , I woul dlik e t o expres s ou r suppor t for th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

gran t applicatio n submitte d b y th e Akron-Canto n Airpor t (CAK ) for

$350,000 . Ou r compan y relie s heavil y o n CA K to provid e u s with acces s t o th e globa l transportatio n system . Th e wid e array of flight s an dlo w fare s that it provide s hav e allowe du s t o efficientl y serv e ou r customers , providin g u s with eas y acces s to both domesti c an dinternationa l destinations . Thes e destination s are vita l t o th e growth an d developmen t

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support th e successfu l transitio n fromAirTra n Airway s t o Southwes t

Airlines . W e wan t Southwes t

Airline s to firml y tak e roo t her e b y continuin g t o offer great lo w fare s an dprovidin g u s with th e route s necessary t o ensur e succes s an dlongevity o f ou r airport an dou r agenc y fo r

year s to come . Than k yo u for offerin g suc h avaluable program . Pleas e carefull y conside r fully fundin g th e reques t

fro mAkron-Canto n Airport . Sincerely , Davi dR . Georg e LeadOffic e Counselo r America n Expres s Trave l - Sterlin g On-sit e

## star k Developmen t Board , Inc . Jul y11 , 201 1 Ms . Aloh a Le

y Specia l Assistan t To th e Assistan t Secretar yfo rAviatio n & Internationa l Affair s U S Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 /• ' Street SW Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Re : Docke

t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 Dea rMs . Ley : I a m writin g thi s lette rt o expres s th e Star k Developmen t Board' s whol e hearte d suppor t o f Akron-Canto n Airport' s (CAK ) gran t reques

t of $250,00 0 throug h th e Smal l Communit yAi rService Developmen t Gran t Program . Th e Star k Developmen t Boar

d i s a privat e nonprofi t economi c developmen t grou p locate d I n Canto n whos e missio n i s t o attrac t an d expan d busines s investmen t i n Star k County . Th e Akron-Canto n Airpor t has bee n a critica l partne ri n attractin g busines s investmen t t o ou rcount

yan d regio n as evidence d b yth e growt h i n flight s t o an d fro m CAK . Busines s investmen t mean s mor e job s an d a highe rstandar d of livin g fo rou rcitizens . Ai r service developmen t i s a critica l componen t o f attractin g that development . CA Kha s bee n a leade r i n bringin g lo

w fare s t o ou rregio n an d has double d traffi c ove rth e last decade . I n th e comin g month s i t i s importan t tha

t th e communit

ysupports th e successfu l transitio n fro m AirTra n Airway s t o Southwes t Airiines . Thi s i s th e mos t importan t ai rtransportatio n issu e facin g ou rcommunity . Th e Stari < Developmen t Boar d recognize s th e importanc e of thi s issu e an d w

e pledg e $5,00 0 o f in-kin d support . Ou rsuppor t wil l includ e specia l article s writte n i n ou rmonthl ye-newslette rtha t reache s not onl yth e loca l busines s communit ybu t als o th e economi c developmen t consultin g communit y nationwide . W e wil l als o advertis e th e transitio n t o Southwes t Airline s o n ou rwebsit e an d wil l collaborat e wit h CA Ko n events an d othe refforts t o buil d th e ai rtraffi c i n ou rregion . T o ensur e th e succes s of ou rairpor t w e realiz e th e importance of growin g th e relationshi p wit h Southwes t Airiines . We appreciat e you rseriou s consideratio n o f Akro n Canto n Airport' s Smal l Communit yAi r Service-Developmen t gran t request . W e loo k forwar d t o a favorabl e determination . Sincerel y StepheriL . )^q l Presiden t & CE O

star k Developmen t Boar d 11 6 Clevelan d Avenue , N.W. , Suit e 60 0 Canton , Ohi o 44702-173 0

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