THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590 

The Honorable Joseph Maturo, Jr. 

Mayor of East Haven 

250 Main Street 

East Haven, CT 06512 

Dear Mayor Maturo: 

September 19,2014 ' ·? ' l 

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Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by the Tweed-New Haven Airport 

Authority for a grant under the U.S. Department ofTransportation•s Small Community Air 

Service Development Program. 

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

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

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

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

provide communities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the 

statute provides flexibility in the types of air service development projects that can be funded. 

On June 30, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 31 for applications. As 

these grant requests are pending before the Department, I cannot comment on the merits of any 

particular proposal. I assure you, however, 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-2014-0113 as a contact outside the record of this matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
Letter of Support: East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

July 31,2014 

REFERENCE: Small Community Air Service Development Program 

DOCKET NUMBER; DOT -OST-2014-0113 

DUNS: 800203864 

Dear Secretary Foxx, 

I am writing in support of the application by the Tweed New Haven Airport Authority for 

funding under the Small Community Air Servica Development Program. 

Southam Connecticut continues to grow and emerge from the Recassion with a stronger 

economic base. This trend, however, is at risk due to a severe lack of alternative transportation 

options along the Northeast Corridor. In our area, high levels of congestion on Interstate 95 and 

the limited service schedule for intertity Amtrak servica inhibit vehicular traffic. Accass to 

airports in other cities often add an 'extra leg' to business trips which is expensive and time 

consuming for farge and small businesses. · 

Tweed-New Haven RElljional Airport is a valuable economic asset to this region. Both 

the State of Connecticut and the City of New Haven have invested over $10 million dollars in 

operating Tweed over the past decade. Coupled with the support of FAA entitlement funding, 

Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport has utilized this financial support to make significant facility 

improvements as well as actively seek out new aitline partnera. However, due to the minimal 

revenue provided by the airport's current air carrier, Tweed has limited funds to offer marketing 

incentives to prospective carriers to promote new air service. 

The Federal Aviation Administration has identified Tweed New Haven RElljional Airport 

as one of eleven integral service providers in the New England Region. This funding will allow 

the Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport Authority to support an upgrade of non-s1op service to 

Philadelphia. These flights would provide our region with increased national connectivity via 

Philadelphia. In conjunction with local share commitments, this grant will assist in building 

awareness within the community of the many travel options which Tweed-New Haven Regional 

Airport can provide. 

Tweed New Haven Airport Authority I SCASDP Grant Proposal DOT-OST -2014-0113 
As you may or may not be aware, Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport was and 

continues to be an issue of critical Importance to neighbors who live around the airporl Of 

utmost importance to me is to continue to balance their quality-of-life concerns with the interests 

of making Tweed economically self-sufficient and more successful. I do not berieve Tweed's 

application under this program will significantly lower the quality for neighbors surrounding the 

airport. 

I want to stress that I believe the continued development of Tweed-New Haven Regional 

Airport's commercial air service will be an integral piece of the region's future economic health 

and vitality. I believe that ycu will find that the Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport Authority has 

provided a strong application and 1 hope that you will give their request every possible 

consideration. I appreciate your time and consideration of my comments. 

£: eph Maturo, Jr. 

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