## u.s. Dep¢rrhnent Transportation Offfce of the Secretary ofTtansporfdtlon

The Honorable Casey Ko'Zlowski Ohio HoU$e ofRepre$«:mtative.s Columbus,OH 43215
Dear Mr" Kozlowski: 1200 New Jemey Aveno*, $!': Washington, DC 20590 

### 3: 1!3

Thank you for your letter addressed to Secretary LaHood supporting the proposal submitted by the**Youngstown~**

### Warren. Regional Airport fut 

### a gt'ant under the U.S. Department of Transportationis Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Secl'etacy has requested .that I respond on his behalf.
The Small Community Air Setvice Development Program 

### was established to help 

### smaller communities address service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of40 grant awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in

### the same 

### State. In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute prc:>vi®s flexibility in the types c:>fprojects that can be ftu1ded.
On May 15, the Department issued .an order requesting that communities interested inreceiving a grant this year file their applications by .rune 11. As these 

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

### any pmticulat prc:>posal. I assure you that the Department

## wm give full and fair consideratic:>n to aU proposals that have been properly filed;
As is our nomlal practice, ·I 

### am placing a copy ofyour letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-'2012-0069 

## as a contact O:U:tside the.record of

### this matter. I· appreciate. yourinterest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan 

### L, Kqrland Assistant Secretaryfor Aviation and International AffairsC,qmmjttees;,

...Agriculture -Education Contggt lnformqtjon:**~Vice** Chairman ofTransportation, Public Safety, and Homeland Security Office: 614-466-1405 To.ll-Free: :t.-8oo-28a-0253 Fax: 614·719·3967 Email: dlstrlct99@ohr.state.oh.us



### Cas.ey Kozlowski StateRepresentative, 99th House District

and enhance the quality oflife through the development ofair sen·ice. The Youngstown-WarrenSharon metropolitan service area is the most concentrated manufacturing region in Ohio but has
one ofthe highest unemployment rates. As the. Airport is a critical component ofthe community•s economic development strategy. failure to redevelop air service will only impede
our ability to attract and retain employers to our community. Therefore, it is imperative**th~t** our Airport is successful in securing funding under the Small Cotnmunity Air Service Development Program.
I would support and appreciate your positive consideration ofthe proposal for a Small Community Air Set·vice Development Program grant for the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport and the**communi~y** it**s~n'es.**



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www.housc.statc.oh.us 77 S•.fligh Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215-6111 

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/Department of Transportation
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### Mr. Donald T. Crane President Western**R~serve** 

### Building and

Construction Trades Council 291 McClurg 

### Road Youngstown, OH 44512
Dear Mr. 

### Crane:
Thank you for your letter address.ed to Secretary LaHood, cosigned by 

### James D. Burgbam, supporting.the proposal submitted by the**Youngstown~Wmen** 

### Regional Airport for 

### a grant 

### under the U.S. 

### Depllrtment ofTransportation's 

### Small Community Air 

### Service Development Program.**S~retary** LaHood has 

### asked 

### me to respond 

### on behalf.
The Small

### Community Air Service Development Program was established to 

### help smaller communities address air 

### service deficiencies, particularly issues·related to 

### high airfares or insufficient service. Under the**~tatute~** 

### the Department may make a 

### maximum of40 

### grant awards each year. although 

### no more than 4 awards may be 

### to communities in the same 

### State. In order 

### to provide 

### communities 

### with latitude in 

### developing solutions to 

### their airtservice deficiencies, the statute provides 

### flexibility in the types ofprQjeqts 

### that can be 

### funded.
On May: the Department issued an order 

### requesting that communities interested 

### in receiving a grant this year 

### file their applications by June 1

### L As these gt'lntrequests ate];ending before :the 

### Department, Icannot comment on 

### the merits of any 

### particular proposal. I assure you that the Department 

### will 

### give full and

### fair consideration to all pr()posals thafh,ave been properly ft.led,


### As ls 

### ow· normal**'practic~,** 

### I am placing a 

### coPY of

### your letter 

### and this response in .Docket DQ:T-OST-2012

..0069 as a ¢ontact outiidethe record ofthis matter; I apPreciate 

### your interest in 

### this program, An 

### identical letter has been sent 

### to 

### Mr. Burgharn. Sincerelyyours,

Susan Kurland Assistant Secretary 

### .fur \vi;ation Intemational An;an'l'l- TRUMBULt COUNTIES iN OHIO

Plmna: 158·8160 Fax:

The Honorable Ray Transportation U.S.**Det:~artn:tent** 400 Seventh Street SW, Room 9401
YJ:i.>ch11ru:vh-.n DC Subject: Regional 

### Small Community Air 

### Service Development Pro.gram Grant Application Docket DOT**.,QST~20** 12-0069
Dear Secretary LaHood,
On behalfof the 4,000 members ofthe Western Reserve Building and Construction Council, we writing to respectfully express our support the Youngstown.,Wamm Regional Airport's grant application for fuading under the Small Air · A successful grant application is one 

### several. stepsin the Airport.'s proposed Passenger Service :Enhan<;emMt Strategy to reestablish regularly scheduled in Sharon metrop.olitan service area. During. the pa$t 15**years~** tbe Airport receiVed jn**e~cess** of $60 millionfrom agencm::s for capital .improvements.**T~e** local c.ommunity has a and private organizations businesses through the creation of the Western Reserve Port Authority, which owns and manages the Airport. is strongly supportive ofthe Airport, lack ofcompetitive pricing and 

### quality airservices 

### in the 

### past has now caused the 

### Airport to be underutilized and has 800,000 residents ofEastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania to driveto Cleve.Iand or Pittsburghfor**th~ir** air travel**need~,** In**addit~on,** larger airports now 

### an additional one or two travelers to secure 

### parking and check through security systems. The success of other regional airports stlch 

### as**Akron~Cantm1** clearly de.monstrates that there 

### is a viable place for small to midsize airports in the aviation industry. With the assistance 

### ofthis grant, the Airport would able ctcJ offer superior cost to the conmmnity would to

..,.,..,,,..,,.,area is in Ohio has one ofthe highest unemployment the Airport is a component 

### failure air will imoecle our and 

### employers to our community. Therefore, it 

### is imperative that 

### our Airport 

### is successful in 

### sect.u'i.ng funding 

### u.ndenhe Small 

### Community Air"'""'"'"''""
We support and appreciate your positive consideration of the proposal for a Small Comrmu1it'J Development the Youngstown-Warren

Sincerely,

Donald President**DTC/JDB/~ss** 

### it serves.

James I:t Burgha:m Secretaryffreasurer

### Mr. John 

### R. Ram.un**Pre~ident** 

### Allied Erecting & 

### Dismantling**Co.~** 

### Inc. 2100 

### Poland Avenue 

### Youngstown, OH 44502


### Dear Mr. 

### Ramun:
Thank you your letter addressed Secretary LaHood supporting the proposal submitted by the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of · 

### Transportation's Small Community Air Sewice DevelopmentProgram. The Secretary has requested that I 

### respond on 

### IUs behalf.
The Small CGmmunity Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address air 

### service deficiencies, particularly issues related 

### to high airfares or insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make. a maximum of40 

### grant awards each year, altho1.lgh no morethan 4 

### awards may be to 

### .Qommunities 

### in the same State, 

### ln order to provide communities with 

### latitude 

### in developing solutions to 

### their air 

### service deficiencies! the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that 

### can be 

### fupded.
On May 15, 

### the Departmentissued an 

### order requesting that·communities interested in receiving a grant this 

### year file 

### theirapplications by June 11. As these grant 

### requests are pending before the Departtnent, I cannot 

### oonnnettt on 

### the merits ofany particular proposal. I assure .you that 

### the Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have beenproperly filed.
As is our norlnal practice, I am placing. a copy ofyour letter 

### and this response in 

### Docket DOT**~ost~2012.;0069** 

### as a contact outside the record ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincet·ely yours.•

Susan Kurland Assistant Secretary for Aviation and**Int~rnational** 

### AffairsJune 8, 2012

Honorable ""'"'-t"""' of**T!~tnsportation** Department ofTmnspt)rtation 400 7111 Street, SW, Room 6401 Washington, DC 20590 Subject: Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport Small Community Air Service Development Program Grant**ApJ?li~tion** Docket DOT**..OST~2012~0069** Deal' Secretary LaHood: 

### Industrial Contractors

We are writlng to respectfully**e~press** our ""r•nnrt**'Y'nnnm~tn•wr~o.Wnt•t·,~n** Regional Airport's grant for funding under the · A su(lcessful application is one ofsevetal in the Airport's f)f(lrtO:Sed**~m~~tei{!'V** to regtllnrty scheduled rntltii'I"U'lcrl':ittl in tb:c**Youngstown~Wanen·Sharo11 nu~tropolitan** **""'''~~"'"'** 't 15 years, the Airporthas received In e:x;cess of$60 rrrUlion from federal, state, Md local government

i'tal improvements. The local community has formed a vhalpartnership ofgovertunents and private**organi~ions ~,t~·uf** businesses througll the ofthe Western Reserve Port Authority, which owns and manages the Airport; Aithou'gh tbe commtmity is strongly of the Airport, the lack ofcompetitive pricing**~nd** quality**-~n** tire past has now caused the Airport to. underutilized. and has resulted in the**800~000** I:esidents W

<!stem Pennsylvania to drive to Cleveland or Pittsburgh their .air travel needs. 

### tn addition, 

## ..**~C?,~V** require an**addi~~onaJ ?»~!toJWo**  !Jpurs travelerS,to**SCC:Ure.parld~ganp ~h~~~~~lrOU~**  security system:s.. _..: success ofother t;egu;mal atrports..such asij\kron-Qanton cleady demonstrates:

. . . lS,

.. a,yta.\:>Je plao.e}or stnall.to

. ,. 

## 25 midsize ail'ports in the av\atioll bidttStty. With. the 

### a.s&istance ofthis grant, the**Airpo~t** '6tlld**~lable'to** offer' shpel:ior 

### air 8 services: .at lower costs to the community would contribute greatly· to securing the future of.the Airport. e>

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## . ..**·~**

'i ,'**~** ***~** ' , ...... ""'u'"'"''"'"'"'developed program to the Youngstown-Wnrreh-sharon ,....,.t..nt

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i.'lf(\1'\/lt'.P. 8.fea their busineSS SpUf 11!Q0fl0mJC development. and enhance the qiudity 0fllfe UU'I.J«Jia.l**~·** devet0pment l'be**Youq~town~Warren-:SharQ"' m~tropoliUln**  service the most ,.M

...,,...,,,.m,.ti'i!rl manufacturing**reg~on** in Ohio butha&**on~** ofthe highest 1tnemployine.Mrates ofany metropolita:n area in Ohio. the Airpo1t is a critical cotnponent ofthe communitis economic development strategy, failU!'e to redevelop air service will**·~** .•

· only impede 0\1t abiUty to attract and retain employers to our commu111ty. Therefore, it·is imperative that our Alrport is successful in secul'tng funding under the Small Community Air Service**Devttlopm~nt** Program.