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The Honornble Robert N. Amacker, Jr. 

Mayor of Lake Providence 

201 Sparrow Street 

L.ake Providence, LA 71254 

Dear Mayor Amacker: 

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Thank you for yo.ur letter supporting the application submitted by Monroe Regional Airport for a 

grant upder the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service 

Development Program. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program Wtls established to help smaller 

communities address air service deticienciest particularly issues related to high airfares and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, lhe Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four may be to communities in the same State. To 

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On JLme 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadli.ne of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposal. I assure you, however .. that the Department will give full and fair 

consideration to all proposals tha:t have been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, r am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT ~OST ~20 14-0113 as a contact outside the record of this matter. l appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

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Robert N. Amacker, Jr. 

Mayor 

Lee Ann W. Clement 

Clerk 

July 29, 2014 

Town of Lake Providence 

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 

201 SPARROW STREET 

LAKE PROVIDENCE, LOUISIANA 71254 

TELEPHONE: 318-559-2288 

FAX: 318-559-3442 

The Honorable Anthony R. Foxx, Secretary 

United States Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 

Aldermen: 

John Frantom 

Nathaniel Madere 

Barbara McDaniel 

Karl Magee 

Donald B. Meadows 

Attorney: Kenneth 

"Andy" Brister, Jr. 

Re: Monroe Regional Airport's application for funding under the Small Community air Service 

Development Program for 2014 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

I am writing to express my strong support for the applications submitted by the Monroe Regional 

Airport in Louisiana, for funding under the Small Community air Service Development Program 

(SCASDP). The Monroe Regional Airport has submitted this application to help secure low-cost, nonstop jet service to one of more major destinations for Northeastern Louisiana, Southern Arkansas and 

Western Mississippi. 

As you know, the Monroe regional Airport Is an important local and regional community economic 

engine in-Louisiana. Federal funding under the Small Community Air Service Development Program will 

go a long way in helping expand jet service to more destinations in the United States from the Monroe 

Regional Airport such as a new route from Monroe to Denver. 

Once again, I support the Monroe regional airports application under the small community air service 

development program. I respectfully request your full and fair consideration for this proposal, as I am, 

Robert N. Amacker, Jr. 

Mayor