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T Susa n Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for

Aviatio n & Internationa l Affairs , X- 1 U.S . Departmen t

o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave , S E W88-32 4 Washington , D C 2059 0 Subject : Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

Progra m Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 Eugen e Airpor t Dea r Secretar y Kurland : O n behal f o f th e Lan e Count y Boar d o f Commissioner s o f

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Oregon , 1 woul dgreatl y appreciat e you r

carefu l consideratio n o f th e Eugen e Airport' s applicatio n fo r aSmal l Commimit y Ai r

Servic e Developmen t

Progra mgran t

for financial assistanc e t o institut e ane w ai r servic e lin k

at Eugen e Airport . Th e pla n a s propose d i n th e gran t applicatio n provide s financial assistanc e t o attrac t muc h neede d ai r

servic e t o Eugene . I n addition , th e Eugen e Airpor t ha s bee n awarde daLan e Count y Specia l Touris mGran t o f $10,00 0 a s par t

o f th e conmiunit y matc h neede dfor thi s grant . Wit h it s curren t

service , Eugen e i s missin g avita l componen t o f it s economi c foundation . Eugen e Airpor t

i s actively seekin g asolutio n tha t wil l attrac t

an d sustai n ne w servic e for thi s economicall y vibran t

regio n i n Oregon . Accordingly , th e subjec t gran t applicatio n ha s m y full support . Pleas e d o not

hesitat e t o contac t

m y offic e i f

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assistanc e i n thi s matter . Sincerely , Jil l Fleeno r Chair , Lan e Count y Commissioner s

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t o f Transportatio n 120 0 New Jerse

y Ave. , S E W86-31 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Subject : Smal l Community Ai r Servic e Devdopmen t

Gran t Applicatio n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 Eugen e Airport , Eugene , Orego n Dea r Ms . Ley : The SpringfieldAre aChambe r o f Commerc e i s please dt o submi t aletter o f suppor t fo r th e Eugene Airport' s gran

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l air servic e t o th e Eugen e Airport . Th e Springfieldbusines s communit y recognize s th e importanc e o f commercia

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t are abusiness , organizations , an dinstitutions . A "public-private " partnershi p exist s between th e Eugen e Airpor t an dth e SpringfieldAre aChambe r of Commerc e fo

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supportin g air

servic e improvements . We recogniz e tha t partnership s lik

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t th e progra mwil l hav e th e fiil

l suppor t o f compaiiie s in th e SpringfieldandEugen e region . W e ar e please dt o hav e th e opportunit y t o suppor

t thi s grant applicatio n an

dwil l wor k diligentl y t o insur e th e long-ter

msucces s o f

air servic e i n our community . Pleas e fee

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d thi s application . es t regards . DanEga n Executiv e Directo r Springfield Are aChambe

r o f Commerc e

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