U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

Mr. Thomas C. Foley 

Assistant Secretary 

AUG 25 2014 

County Executive of Albemarle, Virginia 

401 Mcintire Road 

Charlottesville, VA 22902 

Dear Mr. Foley: 

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, supporting the proposal submitted by 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority for a grant under the U.S. Department of 

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

that I respond to you 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 and 

insufficient service. Under the statute, the Department may make a ma.ximum 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 ofthis matter. I appreciate your interest in 

this program. 

Sincerely yours, 

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Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Deparment ofTransportatlon 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE 

Office of the County Executive 

40 1 Mcintire Road 

Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-4596 

(434) 296-5841 FAX (434) 296-5800 

July 24, 2014 

RE: U.S. DOT Small Community Air Service Development Program 

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport 

Charlottesville, VA 

Dear Secretary Foxx: 

1 am very pleased to submit this letter of support for the Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Authority's (CHO) application for a 

Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCADDP) grant from the U. s. Department of Transportation on behalf of 

Albemarle County. 

The availability of quality commercial air service has a profound impact on our region's economy through improved access for 

visitors and, equally Importantly, supports the needs of area businesses, organizations and educational Institutions. · We 

frequently hear from our business partners, both large and small, that convenient, rellable air service Is a critical component to 

their economic success, and they consider CHO to be a very significant community asset. 

We believe that the financial assistance that would be provided by this grant for marketing support for current and future air 

service provided by all our partner airlines would provide a substantial boost to the visibility and viability of CHO and would help 

significantly In ensuring the long-term success of air service to Central Virginia. 

Albemarle county fully supports the creation of a public-private partnership to support this expanded marketing effort and, 

indeed, is willing to commit $SOO In in-kind services as a measure of our investment in this initiative. That in-kind contribution 

would take the form of providing space on our municipal website, social media tools and other outreach channels as well as 

providing technical expertise to assist with development and distribution of marketing materials. 

I appredate the opportunity to express Albemarle County's full support for this marketing Initiative and we have every 

confidence that the program will be warmly embraced by both the private and public sectors of our community. Thank you for 

your consideration of our grant proposal. 

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Sincerely, 

Thomas ~f7· C. Foley 

County Executive