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X814/432-474 1 July 16 , 201 0 Mr . Denni s J . DeVany , Chie f Essentia l Ai rServic e Division , X-5 3 Offic e o fAviatio n Analysi s U.S . Departmen t o fTransportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Washington , DC 2059 0 RE : EA S a tVenang o Regiona l Airpor t 

### Commissioner s Timoth y S . Biool<s Troy A . Woo

d Janet D . Bcicbner Solicito r RichardWinkle

r Chie f Clerk/Count y Administrato r Denis c W . Jone s

Dea rMr . OeVany , W e ar e followin g u p t o you rlette rdate d Jul y8 , 2010 , t o Airpor t Manage rOth o Bel l requestin g connment s fro m u s regardin g th e proposal s fro m ai rcarrier s t o provid e ai rtransportatio n t o th e Venang o Regiona l Airport . < o

Venang o Count yha s bee n experiencin g a n economi cdowntur n fo rmor e tha n 1 2 years , beginnin g i n 199 6 whe n th e corporat e headquarter s o fQuake rStat e an d the n Pennzoi l bega n thei rdepartur e fro m ou rarea . I tcontinue d wit h additiona l manufacturin g an d plan t closing s whic h o fcourse , ha d a negativ e impac to n ou rbusines s community . I tha s bee n ou rgoal , ou rmissio n t o rejuvenat e th e regio n throug h variou s economi cdevelopmen teffort s an d eve n thoug h i t ha s bee n a slo wprocess , w e ar e beginnin g t o se e th e fruit s o fou rlabor . On e o fth e ke yfactor s i n promotin g ou rrura l regio n t o businesse s tha t ar e considerin g relocatin g her e i s ou rabilit yt o provid e reliabl e an d affordabl e transportatio n t o th e res t o f th e world . W e canno t achiev e thi s withou t federa l subsidie s tha t allo wcarrier s t o provid e ai rservice s t o th e Venang o Regiona l Airport . Th e communitie s o fFranklin/Oi l Cit ysuppor tGulfstream' s optio n # 1 servic e throug h Clevelan d an d the yar e committe d t o workin g closel ywit h th e Airpor t an d Gulfstrea m throug h th e Sav e ou rServic e (SOS ) effor tt o improv e passenge renplanement s tha t wil l resul t i n les s tha n th e $20 0 subsid ype r passenge rcap . Th e servic e offere d usin g Clevelan d as a hu b wil l provid e ou rcommunit ywit h mor e non sto p destination s an d reasonabl e connection s an d fare s tha t wil l b e attractiv e t o businesse s a s wel l a s citizen s wh o wan t t o utiliz e thei rloca l airpor t instea d o fdrivin g 10 0 mile s t o acces s airpor t services . Gulfstrea m ha s prove n t o b e ver ycustomer-consciou s an d th e Continenta l Connection/Continenta l bran d i s becomin g a favorit e i n thi s region . Th e Airpor tManage ri s kee n o n custome rservic e an d i salway s willin g t o g o tha t extr a mil e t o provid e informatio n an d coordinat e schedule s betwee n th e publi c

an d th e ai rcarrie ri n a n effor tt o promot e an d mcreas e ai rtravel . I n addition , th e Venang o Regiona l Airpor tprovide s a cos tfre e busines s environmen t fo rth e carrie rfurthe renhancin g thei rabilit yt o provid e efficien t an d cos teffectiv e service s t o ou rarea . Thes e initiative s wil l assis t i n makin g th e SO S effor tsuccessful . Th e regio n i s experiencin g th e beginning s o fa positiv e tren d i n busines s development . Convenient , dependabl e an d affordabl e schedule d ai rservic e i s a ke yelemen t i n th e succes s o fthi s venture . Viabl e commercia l ai rservic e wil l allo wou rrura l are a t o compet e wit h large rurba n area s b ylevelin g th e playin g field , whic h i s essentia l fo rbusines s developmen t an d sustaine d economi cgrowt h i n th e Oi l Region . W e as k fo ryou rfavorabl e consideratio n o fou rreques t an d as k tha t yo u recommen d Gulfstream' s optio n # 1 proposa l t o th e Deput ySecretary . Sincerely , BOAR D O F VENANG O COUNT YCOMMISSIONER S 

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