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## SE P 2 1 201 1 Th e Honorable JimDesmond Mayo r of Sa n Marco s Sa n Marcos , C

A 92069-291 8 Dea r Mayo r Desmond : Than k yo u fo r you r lette r supportin g the proposa

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y o f Sa n Dieg o fo r agran t unde r th e Small Communit

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o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai

r servic e deficiencies , particularly issue s relate dto high airfare s an dinsufficien

t service
. Unde r the statute , the Departmen

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mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , although n o mor

e tha n fou r ma y b e to communitie s in the sam e State
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h latitude i n developing solution s to their air servic e deficiencies , the statut

e provide s significan

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n ho w the financial assistanc e ma y b e used
. O n Jul y 1 , th e Departmen

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t communitie s intereste din receiving agran

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l fi:ee to call me . Sincerel y yours ,

AlohaLe y Associat e Director Smal l Communit

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. Secretary : I a m writin g t o expres s m y support a s Mayo ro f th e Cit y of Sa n Morco s fo rth e Count y o f Sa n Diego' s F

Y 201 1 Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t gron t submission , i undefstan d tha t tri e Count y i s requestin g $ 1 miMo n i n federa l fundlr\ g t o suppor t o f Califomi a Pacifi c AWnes (CPA ) a t McClelan-Paloma rAirpor t (Airport ) i n CartebcKJ , Colifomia

. I a m a professiona l aWn e pilo t mysel f an d hav e experierrce d firsthan d fo rman y years Iti e lor> g an d cosHy freewa y tri p t o airport s i n downtow n So n Diego , Orang e County , an d Lo s Angeles

. Becaus e o f lime , traffic , an d gasdir> e consumption

. I woul d prefe rtha t m y corvstiluent s ari d loca l business leader s hov e anothe roptio n ifMtea d o f alway s havin g t o trave l t o thes e othe rregiona l airports

. McClelan
- Paloma rAirpor t b extremel y converrien f an d immediatet y accessibl e t o resident s an d comnwrc e i n m y dty

. Sa n Marco s i s th e muritcipalit y ver

y closes t geograptticdt y t o th e airport , beside s o f cours e th e cit y i n whic h i t i s actuall y located

. Thi s projec t vAt

t leo d to th e creatio n o f severa l hundred s o f ne w job s i n Nort h Sa n Dieg o County , includin g potentia l employee s livin g i n So n Marcos

. Wit h it s headquarter s nex t t o th e Airport

. C P Ai rplan s t o tiav e ove r10 0 employee s woridn g full-lim e vwthi n th e next year , orx j thi s i s projecte d t o expen d t o 50 0 employee s b y th e airline' s fift h yea ro f service I encourog e tti e FAA' s approve d an d imme<Jat e innplementatio n o l th e fundin g contoine d i n tti e County' s gran t oppScation

. A s a Mayo ran d a pilot , th e cipor t on d it s ctionc e t o revitaliz e o u region' s ecorwm y ar e ver y importont , an d I a m confiden t tha t tti e benefit s Y M pay-of f man y tkne s beyon d th e inflio i cos t o f th e granl

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McClellan-Paloma rAirpor t • Smal l Communit y Ai rServic e Developmen t Gron t Proposa l • Augus t 2 , 20 1 

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