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## Supervisor Bob Bevilacqua Town of Harrietstown 39 Main Street Saranac Lake , NY 12983 Re: Essential Air Service Dear Supervisor Bevilacqua, As you are aware, the February 2014 expiration of the current Essential Air Service (EAS) contract at the airport is approaching. On behalf of Adirondack Health, we would request the DOT and Town of Harrietstown explicitly solicit in the forthcoming EAS Request for Proposals a summer-season increase in capacity to reflect the increase in ridership at the airport over the past six years. Since 2010, Cape Air has been operating increased flights during summer on their BostonSaranac Lake route . We request that this summer-seasonal increase in frequency be codified in the RFP's frequency specification. Frequency and schedule convenience is v ital to the success of our airport and local economy. At the same time, we are eager to connect our airport with the New York metropolitan area , in addition to the thriving hub connectivity we have with Boston. We do not want to divert to New York one of our just three daily authorized frequencies (leaving only two flights to the hub at Boston) as that would undermine the already established popularity of these routes . An RFP sollciting four daily flights in the summer would allow an airline like Cape Air to retain it ' s current connections to the Boston hub (at least three daily non-stop flights), and using a fourth EAS frequency to add incremental service to the New York City market , which is a pri mary source for vis i tors. We 

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## the EAS program. and understand that Cape Air is eager to add flights between Saranac Lake and New York City under the ausp i ces of the BAS program . Not only would this benefit local business and tourism industries, these flights to NYC wou l d be an asset for recruitment and retention of physicians and their spouses at Adirondack Health. In addition to the benefits for that segment of our workforce, we would support this from the broader community perspective that a rising tide lifts all boats, so to speak. The indirect benefit of this additional traffic , growth, and visitor base helps large or small employers grow, whose new employees and their families would require hi gh-quality healthcare. Thank you for your consideration. S i ncerely ,

Chandler Ralph President & 

## CEO Adirondack Health PO Box 471 2233 State Route 86 Saran ac L ake NY 1 2983