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TLttPVISN t EMAIL. . DISTRICT . DfAN E M PARFtT T 22 2 1 LEGrSLATIV E BUI!-DJ N r e w .JO-^c s STKEt i RALEIGH . N C 2VB01-tOS S .ai9 . 733-969- ; i9l9 i 751-334 5 FA K dtana.partiii'it'nclpc j no t 44r H COMMlTTFC S EDUCATIO N EDUCATIO N SUBCOMMITTE E O N UNtvERStrttE . Vic e CHM R A^PPOPBIATlCN ? AMTROPRIATION S SUBCOMMITTE E O N TRANSPORTATIO N COMMEHC C HEALT H HOMCLAM D SECURirr . MILITARY . AM D VETtWAN S AFFAIR S Augus t 13,201 0 Th e Honorabl e Ray LaHoo d Secretar y U.S . Depaittnen t

o f Transportalio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretarj - LaHood : I a mwritin g t o yo u a s legislativ e i n th e N C Hous e a s wel l aa s wel l a s acitize n o f Fayene \ille . I wan t

t o expres s m y stron g suppor t

for th e gran t

applicatio n submitte db y Non h Caroh'na' s FayeticviK e Regiona l Airpor t (FAY ) unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Ser\'ic e Developmen t

Program . Ne w non-sto p ai r servic e betwee n Fayettevill e an dth e Washington , D C are aha s bee n identifie db y ou r loca l commimit> ' a s ahigh-priorit y transportatio n requirement . A financia l gran t woul dhel p secur e th e commitmen t o f acommercia l airlin e t o provid e thi s importan t service . Deman dfo r

Washington , D C ai r

servic e i s bein g drive n b y missio n growt h a t For t Brag g relate dt o th e Bas e Realignmen t

an dClosur e (BRAC ) process . Unde r BRAC , For t

Brag g wil l ad dthousand s o f military personne l i

n th e nex t few years . O f

particula r

note , th e U.S . Arm y Force s Comman d(FORSCOM ) aji dArm y Reserv e Comman d(USARC ) wil l transfe r fro mFort

McPherso n i

n Atlant at o For t

Brag g b y Septembe r

2 0 M . Th e additio n o f

thes e unit s wil l substantiall y increas e th e numbe r o f trip s betwee n Fort

Brag g an dWashington , D C both b y th e militar y an dcompanie s doin g busines s wit h th e Departmen t o f Defense . O n apersona l note , I gre w u p i n th e D C are aan dstil l hav e famil y I visi t ther e frequently . Whe n w ^ first move d t o Fayetteville , ther e wa s a n afford^l e direc t fligh t t o E>C, Bu i onc e th e airline s wen t t o ahu b system , i t

becam e cos i prohibiti\ e a s wel l a s takin g mor e tim e tha n drivin g ther e with th e require dconnections . I t wou Whel p m e o n apersona l not e tremendousl y t o b e abl e t o quickl y an defficientl y reac h my family .

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### Locatedjus t 13. 6 mile s fro

mFo n Bragg' s mai

n gate an dwithin eas y acces s o

f surrovmdin

g communities , Fayettevill e Regiona

l Airpor t i s ideally positione dt o accommodat e th e region' s Washington , D C travelers . Currently , traveler s i

n thi s market

ar e force dt o either driv e 6 hour s eachwa

y o r fl y vi aalternativ e airports . Thes e option s ar e neither efficien t nor economica

l an dpresent substantia

l obstacle s t

o maximizin g th e economi c potentia l of th e BRA C proces s i

n the FayetteviJi e region . J respectfully as k

tha t the highes t

consideratio n i s given t o the Fayettevill e Regiona l Airport' s grant

applicatio n i

n order t o improv e acces s t

o Washington , D

C fo r the benefit

o f military , busines s an

dleisure traveler s alike . Sincerely , Representativ e Diane Parfit t DMP/ks l