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o f suppor t for Cap e Air' s EA S proposa l fo r th e Nort h Courfff y station s i n Ne w York . Seein g th e newspape r story toda y showin g Jefferso n Count y ha s decide dt o announc e thei r support fo r Cap e Air' s compeitito r

o n th e las t

day o f submission s ha s force dm e t o writ e on e mor e time . Sinc e th e 100 0 Island s Parro t

Hea dClu b ha s alread y expresse dou r support for th e Cap e Ai r

proposa l an dsinc e ther e wa s n o publi c foru mb y Jefferso n Count y for peopl e t o expres s thei r

opinion , w e hop e yo u wil l accep t thi s a s arebutta l t o th e Jefferso n Count y endorsement . In ou r previou s lette r

o f support , w e tol do f

ho w Cap e Ai r

ha dsupporte dth e 100 0 Island s Parro t Hea dClu b an d ho w the y hav e helpe du s rais e ove r $10,00 0 for

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th e pas t thre e summers . W e are sur e yo u know , but w e wan t t o poin t ou t th e adde dcos t

o f th e Gulfstrea mInternationa l proposa l fo r servic e tha t

i s bein g offere db y Cap e Ai r albei t with aquic k

sto p i n Albany . Gulfstrea mi s offerin g les s flight s pe r day . Yes , o n weekdays , thi s woul dprovid e nin e mor e seat s o n tw o flight s tha n Cap e Ai r offer s o n three , bu t o n weekends , it

woul dactuall y offe

r les s seat s with onl y on e flight pe r day , agai n a

t amuc h highe r

subsidy . Newspape r

(Watetow n Dail y Times ) report s say Gulfstrea mswaye dMassena' s endorsemen t after th e Tow n ha d alread y vote dt o suppor t

Cap e Ai r b y offerin g Alban y servic e ou t o f Ogdensbur g i

f the y receiv e th e contract . I t i s unfai r t o chang e thei r

proposa l i n midstrea mafter the y hav e see n th e opposin g proposal . O n to p o f that , Ogdensbur g ha s endorse dCap e Ai r wit h aconnectin g flight , Alban y t o Boston , a t amuc h lowe r

subsid y level . Gulfstrea msay s the y wil l maintai n flight s for $3 9 t o Boston . With apropose d$1 5 millio n in subsidie s for th e thre e airport s ove r

tw o years , the y coul daffor dt o fly peopl e for

free ! I s thi s what

EA S i s intende dt o do ? W e als o fee l it

wa s unfai r

for Jefferso n Count y t o hol dbac k thei r endorsemen t

unti l th e las t

day o f publi c comment , i n effec t

keepin g th e publi c fro mrespondin g t o thei r endorsement . I f th e communit y wa s fillin g th e Cap e Ai r flights , w e coul dunderstan dth e nee dfor large r aircraft . Th e Beec h 190 0 ha s service dthi s are abefor e withou t bein g abl e t o produc e th e number s Jefferso n Count y i s lookin g for . I s i t worth a$1 5 millio n gambl e ove r tw o year s t o mov e awa y fro mastabl e ai r carrie r that continue s t o provid e reliabl e servic e whil e bein g agoo dpartne r i n th e community ? W e hop e yo u conside r

ou r comments . Than k yo u Andre aBo s Presiden t 100 0 Island s Parro t

Hea dClu b P.O . Bo x 826 3 Watertown , N Y 1360 1