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Roa d P.O . Bo x 41 9 Appleton,W I 54912-041 9 Dea r Mr . Boldt : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r t o Secretary LaHoo dsupportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Outagami e County Regiona l Airport for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . Th e Secretary ha s aske dtha t I respon do n hi s behal f

- Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig h airfare s an dinsufficien t service . Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen t ma y us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug h n o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s wit h latitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i n ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s yea r file thei r application s b y Augus t

2 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dtha t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s o f an y particula r

proposal . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t o al l proposal s tha t hav e bee n properl y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s program . I f

I ca n provid e furthe r

informatio n o r

assistance , pleas e fee l fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours ,

Susan L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s810-110728-01 4 Th e Bold t Compan y 920-739-632 1 phon e 252 5 N . Roeme rRoa d ww w boldt.co m P.O . Bo x 41 9 Appleton , W l 54912-041 9 Jul y 20,201 1 Th e Honorabl e Ra

y LaHoo d Secretar y U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7 * Street , S W Roo m1020 0 Washington , D.C . 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Th e Bold t Company strongl y support s th e Outagami e Count y Regiona l Airport' s (ATW) Small Communit

y Ai r Servic e Developmen

t Grant . W e believ e asuccessful grant wil l allo w fo r new andimprove dservice . No t only i s th e availabilit

y o f ai r servic e vitall y importan t t o our business , but

i t contribute s greatl y t o th e economi c vitalit y o f th e Fox Cities . I wa s personall y involve di n helpin g t o suppor t th e airport' s recent

effort s t o buil dstron g busines s communit

y suppor t fo r ai r servic e development . Speakin g on behal f o f our airport' s attributes , I wa s impresse db y th e respons e a t thi s airport . Increase dexposure , wit h th e help o f

201 0 Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Grant , wa s successful an ddrov e awarenes s o f

flyin g locally . My compan y look s forwar

dto continuin g t

o b e a n advocat e fo r th e airpor t to encourag e local busines s partnership s an dus e o f th e airport . I a mver y conceme dtha

t ou r Conununit

y will suffe

r a s aresul t

o f th e los s o f

Unite d Airline' s non-sto p flight

t o Denver

(which I personall y used ) durin g th e economi c downturn . Th e mos t

recen t armouncemen

t o f Frontier Airline s discontinuin g servic e t o Milwauke e thi s September wa s another

ste p i n th e wron g direction . Thes e seat s were critica l an dw e nee dt o backfil l th e los t capacity . Ou r employee s andI personall y a maheav y user

o f th e airpor t fo r busines s travel . Our operation s take u s throughou t th e Unite dState s an

doccasionall y intemationally . We als o hav e alarg e networ

k o f customers , sub-contractors , suppliers , an dbusines s associate s wh o com e to ou r corporate headquarter s i n Appleto n on aregula r basis . Reduce dservic e wil l ad dt o our andthei r busines s costs . We hav e experience dnumerou s incident s where employees , customer s an dbusines s partner s hav e bee n force dt o make alternativ e plan s when servic e option s wer e no t available . W e strongly suppor

t th e Outagami e Count

y Regiona l Airport' s grant

reques t fo r fund s t o b e usedt o supplement

local fund s to suppor

t ne w ai r service . Sincerely , ThomasXjptldt , CEO , "ni e Bold t Compan y

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