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### RE : Suppor

t o f th e St . Josep h Count

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t o f Transportatio n Small Communit y Ai r Servic e Development

Progra m Dea r Mr, Secretary , O n behal f o f Gnib b & Ellis|Cress y & Everett , I a mdelighte dto suppor

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y Aiqior t Authorit y an dth e Sout h Ben dAirpor t fo r marketin g fundin

g t o encourag e anew carrier

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o Denver , CO . Ai r servic e development

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h o f our region . Businesse s an

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r scr\'ic c a t Sout h Ben dAirpor t by supportin g thi s applicatio n under

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## S I 0-110802-02 8 Sout h Ben d Publi c Transportatio n Corporatio n Jul y26,201 1 SectBtar yRa yLaHoo d Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse yAvenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 DOT-OFT-2011-011 9 RE : Suppor t o f th e St . Josep h Count yAirpor t Authorit yApplicatio n fo rFundin g Unde rth e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Smal l Communit yAi rSerwc e Devetopmen t Progra m Dea rMr . Secretary : O n behal f o f TRANSPO , I woul d lik e t o expres s ou renthusiasti c suppor t fo rth e Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Gran t applicatio n submitte d b y th e St . Josep h Count yAirpor t Authorit y an d th e Sout h Ben d Airpor t fo rmarketin g fundin g t o encourag e a ne w carrie rt o ente rth e Sout h Ben d marke t wit h non-sto p servrc e t o Denver , CO . Busines s trave l cost s ar e examine d closel ytoday , an d affbnjabl e fare s fro m th e Sout h Ben d Airpor t ar e importan t t o ou rbotto m line . A fligh t t o Denve ro n a lo w cos t airlin e ha s th e potentia l t o delive rgrea t valu e t o thi s region . Th e propose d servic e t o Denve rInternationa l Airpor t offer s a n importan t busines s destinatio n fro m SE N an d mor e importantl yprovide s th e Michian a regio n vin't h a n acces s poin t t o othe rstrategi c westboun d destination s throug h increase d connectivity . Ther e I s presentl yn o low-cos t o rconvenien t wa yt o fl ywes t fto m th e Sout h Ben d Airport . TRANSP O i s committe d t o usin g thi s ne w servic e wheneve rpossible . Becaus e th e Sout h Ben d Airpor t i s close , line s ar e shorte ran d parkin g i s affordable , w e ar e incline d t o us e i t rathe rtha n drivin g t o a distan t airport . W e wan t tose e a nonsto p fligh t t o Denver , C O fro m ou rloca l airport , an d w e ar e committe d t o seein g thi s ne w servic e succeed . W e wil l hel p t o suppor t i t i n an ywa yw e can . W e urg e yo u to full yfun d flie reques t fro m th e St . Josep h Count yAirpor t Authorit yan d th e Sout h Ben d Airpor t fo ra Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Grant . Than k yo u fo ryou r consideration . 

### Sincerely , John E . Leszczynsk

i Chairman , Boardo f

Director s cc : John C . Schalliol , Directo r Mayor Stephen Lueck

c Mauric e Pearl .

Genera l Manager 

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