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o f Transportatio n 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea r Mr . Homan , 1 a mwritin g t o expres s my stron g support for th e applicatio n submitte db y th e Aubum
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service , th e Aubum-Lewisto n Municipal Airpor t seek s apartne r

i n th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n t o restore viabl e loca

l ai r servic e to th e central N4ain e regio n fo

r th e first tim e i n over 2 0 years . Accordin g t o recen t

marke t researc han dafeasibility study , ther e appear s t o b e sufficient deman dan dmarke t

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