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# GRAND ISLAND

December 29,2010
Dennis J. DeVany U.S. Department ofTransportation Office ofAviation Analysis, X-53 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, C.D. 20590 

### RE: Essential Air Service Dear

### Mr. DeVany: 

### No. 6794 P. 2 Office of the Mayor

Working Togetherfor a Betrer Tomorrow. 10doy.



### On behalfofthe City of

### Grand Island, it 

### is ourpleasure to submit this 

### Letter ofSupport for Essential Air Service to provide thirteen (13) weekly round trip 

### nonstop flights to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) Texas with American Eagle Airlines. The Central Nebraska Regional Airport has 

### been working diligently to improve the 

### air service options available to central Nebraskans and bring affordable and convenient options for 

### airtravel to serve more passengers. We pledge our full support, endorsement, and cooperation to improve the service options available to central Nebraska through the Essential Air Service. Sincerely yours,

cc: 

### Senator Ben Nelson 

### Congressman Adrian Smith Michael Olson, Hall Co. Airport 

### Authority Senator Mike Johanns Bud Jeffiies, Hall County Board

City Hall
.. 100 Enst First Srreer • Box 1968 • GrandIsland. Nebraska 68802-1968 (308) 385-5444, EXL 140 • FAX: 385-5486 • Email: mayor@grand·is!and.com • wwwgranCl-isJanCl.com

### Dec. 29. 201 0 7 :59AM No. 6794 P. 3

RES 0 L UTI 0 N 2010-374 WHEREAS, the Central Nebraska Regional Airport has been working diligently to improve the air 

### service options available to central Nebraskans and to 

### increase the 

### number of enplanements from the Central Nebraska Regional Airport; and**WHEREAS~** on December 20, 2010, the Hall County Airport Authority Board approved aresolution authorizing arecommendation to the Department ofTransportation to allow 

### American Eagle 

### Airlines to provide 13 weeklyround 

### trip nonstop flights to DFW (DallasIFortWorth) Texas; and WHEREAS, therecommendationwould serve more passengers in central**Nebrask~** and would be the best use offederal Essential Air Service subsidies; and WHEREAS, the City ofGrand Island supports the efforts to increase affordable, convenient options for 

### air travel for central Nebraska; and WHEREAS, increased 

### air

### traffic to serve centralNebraskawouldbe 

### avaluable asset to the community. NOW, 

### THEREFORE, BE 

### IT RESOLVED BY THE 

### MAYORAND COUNCIL OF THE 

### CITY OF GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, that the Mayor and City Council ofthe City of Grand Island hereby pledge 

### their full support, endorsement, and cooperation with the efforts ofthe 

### Hall CountyAirport Authority in 

### submitting arecommendationto the Department of Transportation seeking Essential 

### Air Service improvement funding to allow American Eagle 

### Airlines to provide thirteen (13) weekly round trip nonstop flights to DFW (DallaslFort Worth) Texas. BE IT 

### FURTHER RESOLVED, 

### that the Mayor 

### is hereby authorized to send a

### letter to the Department ofTransportation expressing support ofsuch proposaL
Adopted by the City Council ofthe City ofGrand I



### Attest:

# QDOLtQ~ RaNae Edwards, City Clerk



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