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### Mr. Michael 

### L. Rutccki President .Estherlce Fence Company, Inc: 11329 South Avenue · North Lima, OH 44452 Dear Mr. Rutecki: Assistant Secretary 

### July 3, 2012

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### Thank you for your letter addressed to Secretary LaHood, co

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## by members of your staff, • . supporting the proposal submitted by the Youngstown- Warren Regionai Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Secretary has requested that I respond on his behalf. The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller communities address a'ir service dcliciencies. particularly issues related to high airfares or insuft1cient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a 

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### grant awards each year, although nq more than 4 

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### communities in the same State. ln order to provide communities with latitude in dcveloping solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides tlcxibility in the types of projects that can be funded. On May 15, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grnitt this year file their applications by June II. As 

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### cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the Dcpm1mcnt will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. As is our nom1al practice, I 

### am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket DOT-OST-2012-0069 as a contact outside the rccon1 of this matter. I appreciate your interest in this program. Sincerely yours,

Susan L. 

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### SUBJECT: Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport "t;· ri·

.... ..... June 13, 2012

Smull Community Air Service Oevclopmcnt Progr·am Grant Application 

### Docket DOT

### 70ST-2012-0069 Dear Secretary LaHood: 

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We are writing to respectfully express our support for the grant application for funding of the small community air service for our local airport. This application is .one of several steps in the Airport's proposed Passengcr.Sei:_vice Enhancement Strategy to reestablish regularly scheduled**commcrci<!Jair~service.** In the past the Airport has received funding from federal, slate and local governments for capital improvements. We have participated in two (2) phases ·of capital improvements at the Airport and realize that this facility is greatly underused. The Western Reserve Port Authority owns and manages this Airport and, with the local community. has fbrmed a partnership of government and private business to march this Airport forward. I.t is our opinion**th<~t** with the assistance of this grant, the Airport would be able to offer air services at a more competitive cost to our community and would contribute greatly to securing the future of our Airport. Securing this funding would help the Youngstown- Warren community improve its business climate, increase economic development and enhance the quality of life through the development of air service. The Airport is a key component of the community's economic development strategy and failure to redevelop air service would impede our ability to



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We support and appreciate your positive consideration of the proposal for the Small 

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