u.s. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

The Honorable Phillip B. Banaszek 

Chainnan, Rock Island County 

1504 Third A venue 

Rock Island, IL 61201 

Dear Mr. Banaszek: 

Assistant Secretary 

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Thank you for your letter of July 23, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal 

submitted by the Quad City International Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of 

Transportation's Small Community Air Service Development Program. The Secretary has asked 

me to respond on his behalf. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller 

communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a maximum of 40 grant 

awards each year, although no more than four awards may be to communities in the same State. 

In order to provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service 

deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded. 

On June 24, the Department issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a 

grant this year file their applications by July 26. As these grant requests are pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any particular proposal. I assure you that the 

Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed. 

As is our standard practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2013-0120 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
County Board 

Chairman 

Phillip R Banaszek 

Vice Chairman 

Ken "Moose'' Maranda 

Committee Chairpersons 

Hculth & Human Services 

Steven E. Mcersman 

forest Preserve 

Steve Ballard 

Public Works 

Ken ''Moose" Maranda 

Administration 

John Brandmeyer 

Human Resources 

NiekCamlin 

Finance 

Don Jacobs 

Governmental Affairs 

Richard Brunk 

Board Members 

David Adams 

Michael Bums 

Kim Callaway-Thompson 

Virgil Ducysen 

Christine Filbert 

Gary Frccm311 

Don lohi'\Ston 

Edwin M. Langdon 

Mia D. Mayberry 

DrueMielke 

Pat Moreno 

Ron Oelke 

Virginia "Ginny" Shelton 

Rodney Simmer 

Scott Terry 

Brian Vynckc 

J. Robert Wcstpfahl 

Executive Assistant 

Shelly L. Chapman 

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July 23, 2013 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

US Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE 

Washington DC 20590 

Re: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

DOCKET NUMBER: DOT-OST-2013-0120 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

On behalf of the Rock Island County Board, I am writing you in 

support of the Small Community Air Service Development Grant 

being submitted by the Quad City International Airport. 

The Quad'City International Airport, located in Moline, IL, serve~ 

passengers from throughout the regions of Eastern Iowa and 

Western Blinois. The funds being sought will. support the marketing 

efforts promoting existing, and possibly future, air service providers 

and their routes. · 

Retaining quality and reliable alr service in the Quad Cities is critical 

to the region's globally connected businesses and residents. The 

Quad Cities region is a bi-state community with a population over 

400,000. A diverse mix of Fortune 500 companies, including the 

world headquarters of Deere & Company, The Hon Company, 

Modern Woodmen of America, KONE Elevator/Escalator, and 

Alcoa all call the greater Quad Cities region home. In addition, the 

Department of Defense's Rock Island Arsenal is located in the 

region, providing qitical global logistics, training and manufacturing 

equipment and services to the joint forces. 

Rock Island County supports the Quad City international Airport's 

primary goals to solidify existing air service, moderate future fare 

increases and make current air service more sustainable, setting the 

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course for future air service growth. Your full consideration of this 

grant request is qppreciated to continue the economic growth 

potential for the Quod Cities region. 

~iy·.'taf:·· ~ ... t· .. Y-~ . Phillip B. a asze 

County oard Chairm 

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