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yAi rServic e Developmen t Program . Th e gran t requeste d i s $520,00 0 wit h a loca l contributio n an d ticke t purchas e progra m o f $480,00 0 as a n incentiv e fo r newai rservic e at Oxnard Airport . Th e Oxnard Airpor

t ha s ha d continuou s passenge rai rservic e sinc e 1946 . Unfortunately , Unite d Expres s terminate d it s schedule d ai rservic e o n Jun e 8" ^ o f thi s year , leavin g Oxnard Airpor t wit h n o ai rservice . Ventur a Countyha s a populatio n i n exces s o f 820,00 0 peopl e an d wil l now b e th e larges t ai rpassenge rmarke t i n th e countr ywithou t service . Ventur a Count yairport s managemen t ha s bee n activel y seekin g ne

w ai rservic e an d ha s me t an d discusse d th e marke t potentia l wit h eigh t airlines ; al l o f the m have requeste d som e for m o f revenu e guarante e t o offse t th e initia l star t u p cost . Horizo n Ai rha s expresse d th e mos t interes t a t thi s tim e an d coul d provid e nonsto p servic e t o Sa n Jos e wit h flight s continuin g o n t o it s market s i n th e Pacifi c Northwest . Horizo n Ai rha s requeste d a n incentiv e packag e tha t include s a revenu e guarantee , airpor t fe e waivers , loca l advertisin g an d marketing , an d a pre-purchas e ticke t progra m b yloca l Ventura Countybusinesses . Th e initia l servic e woul d includ e two dail yroun d tri p flights , wit h 76-sea t Q-40 0 aircraft a t fare s tha t ar e competitiv e wit h fare s at Burban k Airpor t an d Lo s Angele s Internationa l Airport . Thi s woul d b e a majo rupgrad e fro m previou s ai rservice .

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t connecte d t o th e Nationa l Transportatio n System . Than k yo u fo rconsiderin g thi s importan t request . I sincerel yendors e th e applicatio n an d hop e tha t yo u wil l giv e thoughtfu l consideratio n t o th e Ventur a County/Oxnard Airpor t application . Sincerel y Kafh yLorig,/Chai r Ventura (Count

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