THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590 

August 22,2013 

The Honorable Robert A.B. Reichert 

Mayor of Macon 

700 Poplar Street 

Macon, GA 31202 

Dear Mayor Reichert: 

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Thank you for your letter supporting the application submitted by the Middle Georgia Regional 

Airport for a grant under the U.S. Deprutment of Transportation's Small Community Air Service 

Development Progrrun. 

The Small Community Air Service Development Progran1 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 satne 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 Jtme 24, the Department issued an order setting a deadline of July 26 for applications. As 

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

particular proposaL I assure you that the Depmtment 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 progratn. 

Anthony R. Foxx 
ROBERT A.B. REICHERT 

MAYOR 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary of Transportation 

U.S. Depal'tment of Transportation 

1200 New .lersey Ave.1 S.t:. 

Washington D.C. 20590 

Dear Mr. Secretary, 

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR 

July 251 2013 

'700 POPL.A.R STREET 

P.O. BOX 247 

MACON, GE:OR,GIA 31202•0247 

(A7B) 751-7170 

l"AX: (478) 751-7931 

I would like to express my strong support of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport's proptlsal for 

the Small Community Air Service Development Program (SCASDP). The airport Is a key component in 

Macon's effort to become a regional and state hub for transportation and log\sttcs, and w~ are 

proactively taking steps to expand its services. 

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Currently, our airport has a $200 million economic impact on the region, and we know that can 

easily be increased with the expansion and growth of passenger air service. Recently, a new airline -

Silver Airways- began flying to Orlando1 and we have been overwhelmed by the amount of passengers 

now flying to and from Macon. our community will greatly benefit if commercial air service is enhanced 

and easier access to the national air transportation networlt is available. With an aggressive marketing 

campaign focused on what our airport has to offer, we can further increase the amount of passenger 

traffic and make the case for adding flights from Macon to other cities around the Southeast. 

Marketing the airport will be beneficial to our educational intuitions, hospitals, local businesses, 

and the traveling public. In conclusion, I fully support the efforts of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport 

as they seek federal funding to market and promote the airport. 

;tJJtJ;j~ Robert A.B. Reichert 

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