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### ' ^ ^:':c;POR!ATIO H US . Departmen t o f 120 0 Ne w jerse y Avenue , S E Transportatio n - , ^ _Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y - ^ - ^ J o f Transportatio n 

### Th e Honorable Michael P . Bell Mayo r of Toled o Toledo , O H 4360 4 Dea r Mayo r Bell : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa

l submitte d by th e Cit

y of Rhinelande

r an d Count y o f Oneidafo r 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 Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe d to help smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate d to high airfare s an d insufficien

t service . Unde r the statute , the Departmen

t ma y us e the fimds t

o mak e amaximu

mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although no mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e t o communitie s i

n th e sam e State . I n orde r to provid e communitie s wit

h latitude in developin g solution s to their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issued a n orde r requesting tha

t communitie s intereste d i

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file their application s by Augus t

2 . A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e you understand tha

t I cannot commen t on the merit s o f an y particula r proposal . I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t will give fiill consideratio n to all proposal s tha t have bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y o f you r lette r an d thi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor d of thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t i n thi s program . If

I ca n provide fiirther

information or

assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e to call me . Sincerel y yours , ^^(^ ^ 

### AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m

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MICHAE L P . BEL L

JVlAYO R Aloh aLe y Smal l Community Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m Unite dState s Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Jul y 27 , 201 1 Directo r Ley : Ove r th e pas t decad e Toled o Expres s Airport ha s suffere dfi-om asignifican t declin e i n it s ai r service , an dairlin e capacit y at Toled o Expres s i s dow n mor e tha n 70 % fi"om2003 . I a mwritin g thi s lette r

t o sho w m y support

for Toledo Expres s Airport

an dthei r applicatio n fpr aSmal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

ProgramGrant . Thi s gran t woul db e use dt o attrac t

ne w ai r servic e for

Toled o Expres s an dt o improv e ai r servic e need s t o ou r

communities' . With acommitmen t

t o matc h th e gran t

fundin g with significan t

loca l cas h an din-kin d matches , Toled o Expres s Airport an dit s partner s ar e throwin g thei r ful l support behin d establishin g acomprehensiv e ne w ai r servic e incentiv e progra mwhic h include s groun d handlin g support

an dstart-u p phas e fe e waivers . Th e combinatio n o f th e gran t supporte d marketin g an dpromotiona l fundin g an d th e incentiv e program s wil l provid e Toled o Expres s th e resource s i t

need s t o bolste r

loca l ai r trave l deman dan dt o re-establis h som e o f th e ai r servic e tha t

ha s bee n los t

i n recen t years . A s amembe r

o f th e Toledo Region , I strongl y m-g e yo u t o giv e th e Toled o Smal l Community Gran t

Applicatio n favorabl e consideration . Sincerely ,

MichdelPlBe r Mayonof/Toledo

wm s On e Governmen t Cente r Suit e 220 0 Toledo , Ohi o 4360 4 Offic e (419)245-100 4 Fa x (419)245-137 0

E-mai l mayor@toledo.oh.go v

# T

JMicHAE L P . BEL L

MAYO R Jul y 29,201 1

Aloh aLe y Associat e Directo r Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Directo r Ley : Toledo Expres s Airport

ha s suffere d fro masignifican t declin e i n it s ai r

servic e ove r

th e pas t decad e an d airlin e capacit y a t Toled o Expres s i s dow n mor e tha n 70 % fro m2003 . I n ligh t o f thi s circumstanc e Toled o Expres s Airpor t an d it s communit y partner s hav e mad e an applicatio n for

aSmal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra mGrant . Thi s Gran t

woul d b e use d t o attrac t

ne w ai r servic e fro mToled o Expres s t o improv e ou r communities ' ai r

servic e needs . Toledo Expres s Airport

an d it s partner s wil l matc h th e Gran t fundin g wit h significan t loca l cas h an d in-kin d matches . Th e Airport ha s als o develope d acomprehensiv e ne w ai r servic e incentiv e program , includin g groun d handlin g support an d startu p phas e fe e waivers . Th e combinatio n o f th e Gran t supporte d marketin g an d promotiona l fimdin g an d th e Airport

develope d incentiv e progra mvn W giv e Toled o th e tool s i t need s t o revers e th e leakag e o f

loca l ai r trave l deman d t o othe r

airport s an d re-establis h som e o f th e ai r servic e tha t

ha s bee n los t

i n recen t years . A s amembe r

o f th e Toledo Region , I urg e yo u t o giv e th e Toledo Smal l Communit y Gran t Applicatio n favorabl e consideration . You r consideratio n i s greatl y appreciated . Sincer e y ,

On e Governmen t Cente r Suit e 220 0 Toledo , Ohi o 4360 4 Offic e (419)245-100 4 Fa x (419)245-137 0

E-mai l mayor@toledo.oh.go v