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## OCT

## 2 2 201 0 Mr . Thoma s P . Kelle y President/CE O Camarill o Chambe r

o f Commerc e 240 0 E . Ventur aBoulevar d Camarillo , Californi a9301 0 Dea r Mr . Kelley : Thank yo u fo r you r lette r o f Augus t 2 7 supportin g th e proposa l submitte db y th e Ventur a County/Oxnar dAirport

for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program) . I amplease dt o respon dt o you r lette r o n behal f o f Secretary LaHood . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfare s an dinsufficien t service . A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s i n Fisca l Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n four may b e t o communitie s in th e sam e State . I n orde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud e i n developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility in ho w th e financia l assistanc e ma y b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

requestin g that

communitie s intereste din receivin g agran t

thi s yea r fil e thei r application s by Augus t

27 . A s thes e gran t

request s ar e pendin g befor e th e Department , I amsur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

any particular

proposal . I assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee n properl y filed .

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thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t in thi s program . I f

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assistance , pleas e feel fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours .

/ \rsp-^^^^ ^ L . Kurlan d ^ \ j 'Assistan t

Secretary for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair s

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# Camarill o L Chambe ro

f Commerc e Promotin g an denWicm g aposicive finvironTnent for bwine w an dcommunicy 240 0 E-Vtntu n Boulevar d • CamarlHo , Californi a 9301 0 RKin. - 805-484-438 3 • H K805-484-139 5 • rnfo@Cam»rllloChanib«r.or g • www.CainarilloChinibar.or g Augus t 27,201 0 Th e Honorabl e Ra

yLaHoo d Secretar y Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAve . S E Washingto n D.C . RE : Suppor t o f Ventur a Count y/ Oxnar d Airpor t Gran t Dea rSecretar yLaHood : Thi s lette ri s sen t t o yo u t o fndjcat e m ysuppor t o f th e applicatio n o f Ventur a County/Oxnar d Airpor t fo r a gran t i n th e 201 0 Smal l Communit 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 a s a n incentiv e fo rne wai r servic e a t Oxnar d Airport . Th e Oxnar d Airpor t ha s ha d continuou s passenge rai rservic e sinc e 194 6 and , unfortunately , Unite d Expres s terminate d it s schedule d ai rservic e o n Jun e S** * o f thi s yea rleavin g Oxnar d Airpor t wit h n o ai r service . Th e los s o f ai rservic e ha s a significan t impac t o n th e businesse s i n th e Camarill o Chamber , th e neares t cit yt o Oxnard . Ou ronl yoptio n i s t o no wdriv e t o eithe rBurban k Airpor t o rLo s Angeie s internationa l Airport . Th e driv e o n th e freeway s fro m Ventur a Count yi s lon g an d ver ycongested . I t ca n easil ytak e ove rtw o hour s t o ge t t o eithe rairport . I understan d tha t Ventur a Count yDepartmen t o f Airport s managemen t ha s ha d meetin g wit h Horizo n Ai rabou t providin g 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 . W e ar e i n suppor t o f thi s typ e o f ai rservic e an d wil l b e a n importan t lin k t o market s I n th e nort h an d connection s t o othe rareas . W e believ e tha t i f Horizo n Ai ri s successfu l a t Oxnar d Airport , Horizo n wil l ad d mor e flight s t o othe rmarket s o rothe rairline s wil i com e t o ou rairpor t wit h nonsto p servic e t o othe rregiona l hu b airports . Ou rcommunit yneed s ai rservic e a t Oxnar d Airpor t an d thi s wil l b e a goo d start . I strongl ysuppor t th e applicatio n o f Ventur a County/Oxnar d Airpor t fo ra gran t unde rthi s progra m an d wil l suppor t th e ne w ai rservice . Sincer^yours .

Thoma s P . Kelle y President/CE O r'