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Denni s J . DeVany , Chie f Essentia l Ai r

Servic e Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio nAnalysi s U . S . Dept . o f

Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Washington , D . C . 2059 0 RE : EA S Communit y Respons e Docke t DOT-OST-1997-284 2 Dea r Mr . DeVany : Onc e again , w e findourselve s forwardin g t o yo u ou r recommendatio nrelativ e t o futur e commercia l ai r servic e at

th e Watertow nInternationa l Airport . O nbehal f o f Jefferso nCounty' s Airpor t Advisor y Committe e and , therefore , th e Boar do f Legislators , I appreciat e th e opportunit y t o offer furthe r inpu t int o thi s final decisio nmakin g stag e prio r t o th e awardin g o f

essentia l ai r

servic e (EAS ) t o th e norther nNe w Yor k

communitie s o f

Massena , Ogdensbur g an dWatertown . Thre e proposal s wer e file dunde r

thi s orde r

an dw e hav e bee ndiligentl y reviewin g eac hi nthi s shorte nsecon droun do f processin g thos e applications . Afte r carefu l examinatio no f eac hproposal , wit hspecia l attentio npai dt o th e particula r financia l circumstance s surroundin g Gulfstrea mInternational , th e opportunit y t o becom e muc hmor e acquainte dwit hCharte r Ai r Transpor t

an ddirec t

conversatio nwit hth e airhn e tha t ha s bee n responsibl y providin g servic e t o Watertow nfo r th e pas t tw o year s i nCap e Air , w e hav e conclude d tha t at thi s tim e ther e remain s onl y on e airlin e tha t mos t closel y matche s ou r

progressiv e busines s pla nfor th e Watertow nInternationa l Airport . Therefore , eve n wit hth e understandin g o f simila r recommendation s alread y o nfil e fro meac ho f th e othe r

tw o communitie s fo r

anothe r ai r carrier , i t remain s Jefferso nCounty' s desir e t o se e Gulfstrea mInternationa l Airline s designate da s th e commercia l ai r

earne r o f choic e for

ou r community . O nbot hAugus t

20 * o f thi s year an dMarc h8 , 2008 , w e wen t int o grea t

detai l a s t o th e rational e behin dou r

recommendatio nfor

Gulfstream . Th e sam e hold s tru e today . Th e risk t o b e take nwit h Gulfstream , base do nth e representation s b y som e o f it s ke y officers , seem s t o b e areasonabl e one .

### WithCharte r Ai r Transport , w e hop e t o continu e som e importan t dialogu e outsid e o f

th e real mo f EA S assistanc e for

specialize dservic e t o whic hth e airlin e i s cun'entl y mos t accustomed . Cap e Ai r continue s eve ni nthi s interi mstag e t o provid e aver y creditabl e service , bu t i t simpl y i s no t

inan y positio nt o suppl y alarge r plan e fo r

highe r enplanemen t

mas s s o critica l t o mucl i o f ou r loca l clientel e tha t

i s mos t importan t

t o futur e gi^owt

ho f th e airpor t

an dvita l economi c developmen t withi nth e region . Shoul dCap e Ai r b e awarde dane w tw o year contract , w e wil l continu e t o work closel y wit htha t

airline . Pleas e understand , however , tha t th e Count y wil l no t

b e detene dfi-om continuin g t o explor e additiona l alternative s for commercia l flight s ou t o f th e Watertow n Internationa l Aiiport . Fo r th e foreseeabl e future , EA S assistanc e remain s critica l toward s buildin g ou r succes s i nth e commercia l ai r transportatio nbusines s an dJefferso nCount y i s mos t appreciativ e o f

tha t vita l assistance . Insummary , w e fee l tha t Gulfstrea mhitemationa l Airline s ca nprovid e Watertow nInternationa l Aiq^or t customer s wit hth e bes t opportunit y at

thi s tim e t o expan dou r

ai r transportatio nservic e t o th e region . Shoul dyo u hav e an y question s o r comment s regardin g ou r recommendation , I woul db e happ y t o respond . Than k yo u fo r you r continue dsuppor t

o f ou r airpor t relate dinitiative s and , i ns o doing , ou r

community . Sincerely , , /

Rober t F . Hagemann , l

U Count y Administrato r Airpor t Advisor y Connnitte e Airpor t Manage r