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## Th e Honorabl e Mik e Rees e Pennsylvani aHous e o f

Representative s - - Harrisburg,P A 1712 0 ;: : „.;^'; ; i ^ Dea r Mr
. Reese : ^ " —iS""' ^ Thank yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g th e proposa l submitte dby th e Westmorelan$]Coukty Airport Authority for

agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Progra m(Smal l Communit y Program)
. Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s air servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfare s an dinsufficien t service
. A tota l o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s inFisca l Year

2010
. Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n fou r may b e t o communitie s i nth e sam e State
. Inorde r t o provid e communitie s withlatitud e indevelopin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i nho w th e financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue danorde r

requestin g tha t

communitie s intereste di n receivin g agran t

thi s year file thei r application s b

y Augus t 27
. A s thes e gran t

request s are pendin g befor e th e Department , I a msur e yo u understan dthat I canno t commen t

o n th e merit s o f

an y particula r

proposal
. I assur e you , however , that th e Departmen t

wil l giv e full consideratio n t o al l proposal s that hav e bee nproperi y filed. A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a

mplacin g acop y o f

you r lette r an dthi s respons e inDocke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter
. I appreciat e you r interes t in this program . If

I ca n provid e further

informatio no r

assistance , pleas e feel fre e t o cal l me . Sincerel y yours ,

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. Kurlan Assistan t Secretary for 'viatio nan dInternationa l Affair s

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Susa n L Kurlan d AssistantSecretar yfo rAviatio n an d Intemationa ! Affairs , X- 1 U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAve , SE Washington , DC 2059 0 Dea rMs

. Kurkland , I a m writin g t o len d m ysuppor t t o Westmorelan d Count yAirpor t Authorit yan d Arnol d Palme rRegiona l Airport

. The yar e requestin g gran t fundin g throug h th e U.S

. Departmen t o f Transportation' s Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Program

. I n 2009 , becaus e o f a n unstabl e economy , th e airport' s lon e commercia l carrie rcease d operatin g a t th e ^dlity

. Thi s create d a nee d amongs t busines s an d leisur e traveler s I n ou rregion

. I n addition , loca l government s an d non-profi t agencie s I n Wester n Pennsylvani a hav e bee n worlcln g har d t o Improv e th e area' s busines s dimat e an d (kno wtha t havin g a commercia l airlin e operatin g I n Westmorelan d Count y wi n b e a significan t boos t I n tha t effort

. Gab e Monzo , th e airpor t authority' s executiv e director , ha s bee n workin g wit h Visio n Airline s t o begi n offerin g servic e t o Orlando , Florid a i n 2010

. I n addition , h e ha s als o bee n speakin g wit h Gulfstrea m Internationa l Airline s abou t developin g Th e Pittsburg h Connector , a n on-deman d ai rtax i pilo t progra m t o Pittsburg h Internationa i Airport

. Gran t fundin g throug h thi s progra m woul d implemen t th e marketin g fo rthes e projects

. I n short , you rfavorabl e revie wo f thi s applicatio n woul d b e greatl yappreciated

. Shoul d yo u hav e an y questions , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t m e i n m yHarrisbur g offic e a t 717-793-931 1 o rI n m y Norvel t distric t offic e a t 724^23-6503

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### Sincerely ,

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e Rees e 59* ^ Legislativ e Distric t