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### Th e Honorabl e Da

n Meye r SE P 2 1 201 1 Wisconsi n Stat e Assembl y Madison , W

I 53708-895 3 Dea r Mr
. Meyer : Than k yo u fo r you r letter supportin g th e proposa

l submitte d by th e Cit

y of Rhinelande

r an d Count y o f Oneid afo r agran t unde r the Smal l Communit

y Air Servic e Developmen

t Progra m(Small Communit

y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit

y Progra mwa s establishe d t o help smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate d to high airfare s and insufficien t service
. Unde r th e statute , th e Departmen

t ma y us e th e funds t

o mak e amaximu

mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although n o mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e to communitie s i

n th e sam e State
. I n orde r t o provide communitie s wit

h latitud e i n developin g solution s t o their ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut

e provide s significan

t flexibilit y in ho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

t issue d a n orde r requestin g tha

t communitie s intereste d i

n receiving agran

t thi s yea r file thei r application s b

y Augus t 2
. A s thes e gran

t request s ar

e pending befor

e th e Department , I a

msur e yo u understand tha

t I canno t commen t o n th e merit s of an y particula r proposal
. I assur

e you , however , tha

t th e Departmen

t wil l giv e ful l consideratio n t

o al l proposal s tha

t hav e bee n properly filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop

y o f you r lette r and thi s respons e i

n Docke t DOT-OST-2011-011 9 a s acontac t outsid e lii e recor d of thi s matter . I appreciat

e you r interes t i n thi s program . I

f I ca n provide furthe

r information o

r assistance , pleas e fee

l fre e to call me . Sincerel y yours .

AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

y Progra m

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# Da n Meye r Augus t 11 , 201 1
Aloh aLey , Associat e Directo r Smal l Communit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra m Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e S E Washington , D
. C
. 2059 0 Re : Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airport Gran t Proposa l Dea r Ms
. Ley , f a mwritin g i

n suppoi l oDh e Rhiuelander/Oneid aCoiint> ' Airpor t opp!isatianfor.a.Sma U Communit y Ai r

Servic e Grant
. Th e Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airport recentl y los t

passenger

air-carrie r

servic e tha t

ha d bee n provide d for

man y year s b y Delt aAirlines
. I t i s my understandin g tha t Delt aAirline s undertoo k arestructurin g an d reduce d it s regiona l flee t o f aircraf t thu s discontinuin g servic e t o th e Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airport
. A s aconsequenc e o f

thes e action s Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airpor t ha s los t th e majority o f

it s connectivit y with th e nationa l an d globa l ai r transportatio n system . Th e Rhinelander/Oneid a Cburity'Airport ' managemen t ha s identifie d asolutio n i n recruitin g ai r servic e t o Chicago/O'Har e throug h ahe w ai r

carrier
. Airports , aviatio n an d aviation-relate d industrie s pla y asignifican t rol e in th e economi c succes s o f Wisconsi n communities
. T o ensur e ful l participatio n i n th e worl d economy , Wisconsi n ha s develope d a

n advance d interconnecte d syste mo f highway , air , rai l an d wate r trave l tha t

ca n tak e peopl e an d good s fromon e cit y t o an y destinatio n i n th e world
. Assistanc e iro mth e Smal l Community Ai r Servic e Gran t

woul d hel p attrac t

ane w airlin e carrie r b y deferrin g start

u p costs , an d provid e Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airpor t wit h eve n greate r globa l access . I appreciat e you r

consideratio n for

th e Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airport applicatio n for

th e Smal l Community Ai r

Servic e Gran t

an d endors e effort s t o reconnec t an d improv e Rhinelander/Oneid aCounty Airpor t t o th e res t

o f th e worl d an d th e worl d economy . Sincerely ,

^ < Da n Meye r 5tof t Reprisentdtiv e " ' S4*'Assembl y iMstilc t

. Pos t Office
. Eqjt
. 8953- • Madison , Wisconsi n 53.'?08T8953 r (608)-266-714 1 Fax ; (608 ) 282-363 4 • Toll-fre e legislativ e hotline : (888 ) 53.4rOQ'34 • Rep.Meyer@.legis.wi.go v