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C 2059 0 Dea rMr . LaHood : Th e Cit yo f Waynesbor o i s on e o f th e five membershi p Jurisdiction s tha t create d th e Shenandoa h Valle yRegiona l Alnaor t Commission . Thi s i s t o advis e yo u tha t w e suppor t th e Gran t Applicatio n tha t I s befor e th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n b yth e Shenandoa h Valle yRegiona l Airpor t Commissio n unde rth e Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Program . Thi s airpor t i s critica l t o th e economi c vitalit yo f ou rregio n an d it s future . W e valu e th e man ybenefit s o f ou r regiona l airpor t an d hav e investe d significantl yi n it s developmen t ove rth e years . Recentl you rIncumben t carrier , Colga n Air , introduce d Unite d Expres s servic e t o Washingto n Dulle s Internationa l Airport . Thi s ne w servic e ha s greatl yImprove d fares , a s wel l a s Improve d connectivit yfo rou rpassengers . Colga n als o upgrade d th e aircraf t use d i n th e market . Thi s represent s th e firs t substantiv e improvemen t t o ou rservic e i n man yyears . Initia l respons e t o thi s chang e ha s bee n ver yfavorable ; however , ou rchalleng e as a communit yi s t o communicat e thi s improvemen t i n ai rservlce,.fares , an d equipment . T o overcom e th e pas t seve n year s o f les s tha n desirabl e service , a n aggressive , sustaine d marketin g campaig n i s neede d t o adequatel ycommunicat e thi s positiv e change . Th e cos t o f implementin g suc h a progra m exceed s availabl e loca l resources . Shoul d th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n awar d a gran t t o th e Shenandoa h Valle yRegiona l Airpor t Commission , w e fee l strongl ytha t i t woul d resul t i n improve d passenge rtraffic , increase d revenu e fo rth e carrier , an d lesse n o r possibl yeliminat e ou rcommunity' s relianc e fo rsubsid yunde rth e Essentia l Ai rServic e Program . Thankin g yo u i n advanc e fo ryou rconsideratio n o f thi s application , I a m Sincerely , Michae l G . Hamp , I I Cit yManage r cc : GregoryCampbell , Shenandoa h Valle yRegiona l Airpor t Executiv e Directo r Patric k Coffield , August a Count yAdministrato r Stephe n Owen , Staunto n Ot yManage r Josep h Paxton , Rockingha m Count yAdministrato r Kur t Hodgen , Harrisonbur g Cit yManage r

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t hel p ensur e stabl e commercia l ai r servic e i n th e region . Th e Airport i s critica l t o th e economi c vitality o f ou r regio n an dit s future . Ou r communit y wa s dramaticall y impacte di n th e months an dyear s followin g Septembe r 11 , 2001 . Prio r

t o 2001 , ou r

communit y hadprove n tha t give n th e viabl e an deconomica l access , i t can sustai n unsubsidize d ai r service . Unite dE.xpres s servic e t o Washingto n Dulle s Internationa l Airpor t ha s brough t

greatl y improve dfare s alon g with improve dconnectivity fo r ou r passengers . Colgan als o upgrade dth e aircraf t use di n th e market . Thi s represent s th e firs t substantiv e improvemen t

i n ou r servic e i n man y years . Initial respons e t o thi s chang e ha s bee n ver y favorable ; however , ou r challeng e a s acommunit y Is t o communicat e thi s improvemen t

i n ai r service , fare s an dequipment . T o continu e overcomin g pas t year s o f les s than desirabl e service , a n aggressive , sustaine dmarketin g campaig n i s neede dt o adequatel y communicat e this positiv e change . Th e cos t o f implementin g suc h aprogramexceed s availabl e local resources . Shoul dth e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n awar dagran t t o th e Shenandoah Valle y Regional .Airpor t Commission , w e fee

l strongl y that

i t woul dresul t

i n improve dpassenge r

traffic , increase drevenu e for th e cartie r

an dlesse n o r

possibl y eliminat e ou r

community' s relianc e for subsid y unde r

th e Essentia l Ai r

Service Program . Thank yo u i n advanc e for

you r consideratio n o f

thi s application . Sincerely , 

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n suppor t o f th e Sliciiaiidoal i Valle y Rcitioiia l Airpor t Coiiiini.s.sitn

i andthei r I'lTorts to obtai n agninl under lli c Dt-partinciit' s smal l coniimiiiil y ai r servic e dcvclopinen i program . Colga n Air ha. s .scr\'cc

l th e Slienaiidoali Valle y market sinc e earl y 2005 . Sinc e chanijiii g lli c ser\'ii; e iVtvii

i U S Airway. s IZxpres s t o UnitedExpres s an diipgnidin g ih e airerjf i fro maBeech lyO O t o aS.'\AI ! 3-1 0 in 2008 . w c hav e see n a.stead y inereas e i

n trallle . Th e coinmiiiiii y icsppii.s e i n thi s market

to th e improvement s ha s been impressiv e a s pas.seiige r trave l ha s double di

n th e pas t 2 years . Uiirortiinalely , th e airpor t i s stil l seeiiii ; leakag e ofpas.scnge r tnilTic t o .surroiiiidiii g airport s oulsid c thei r

eoniinunily . Colga n .Ai r eoiitiimc s l o wor

k wit h ih c airpor

t o n thei r ongoin g marketin g elVorts . Basedo n our previou s e.Npericncc s wit

h th e eomiminiiy . w e kno w ihey wil l eonlinii e t o lie .suceessfu l wit h their marketin g andcommunit y awareiie.s s progrtimwhic h i s acritical coin|)oiicu t to th e succes s ofthi s servic e lon g term . B y .nwardiiig th e smal l eoinmuiiil y grant to Shenandoah Valley , they will h:ivc th e necessar

y iv.sourte s to ensure .succes s o f thei r progra man dwil l resul t

in eoiuiiuie d improveiiieni s i

n revenu e .-iii

dpassenger

iratVie . Than k yo u i n advanc e fo ryou reonsidertiiio n o f gran t appiieatio n befor e yo u b yth e Shenandoa h Valle yRegiona l Aiqxir t Commission . Siiieeivlv . Dou g Shoeke y 

### President , Colga

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