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t Progra m Dea r Secretar y LaHood : Th e Main e Department

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# Bate s Colleg e

Prciidcn t s Oftic t
July 21,201 1

Honorabl e Ra

y LaHood , Secretar

y U.S . Department

o f Transportatio n 40 0 7t h Street S W Washmgton , D C 2059 0 Dea r Secretar y LaHood : I a mwritin g t o expres s our

ful l suppor t fo r an y opportunit

y t o brin g schedule d airlin e passenger

servic e bac k

t o th e Aubum-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport . W e are enthusiasti c that

th e loca l Airpor t Boar do f Director s i s pursuin g thi s potential fo r ou r area . Bate s faculty , staff

, andstudent s frequently trave l to andfromLewisto n an dth e res t o f th e world . Many are elite member s o f frequent traveler program s wit

h majo r U S airlines . I

n addition , given Bates ' nationa l reputation , ove

r 10,00 0 prospectiv e student s an dparent s an dhundred s o f

ou r Bate s alumni trave l t o Lewisto n t o visi t th e campus . The vas t majorit y o f our trave l originate s out

o f Portland , Mancheste

r o r Bosto n an dw e literall y driv e b y th e Aubum-Lewisto n Airpor t o n ou r wa y to catc h flights elsewhere . Wit

h tim e an dgasolin e bot

h preciou s commodities , w e woul d welcom e th e opportunit

y t o giv e amajor

portio n o f

ou r flyin g busines s t o a

n airlin e flying fromour

loca l airport . Ou

r institutio n an dman

y other s like u s woul d benefi t greatly an dwoul dbecome loya l flyers fromth e Aubum-Lewisto n Airport . W e look forwar dt o workin g wit

h th e airpor

t on thi s excitin g project . Sincerely , 

## a-H.ju^(j . CA-^-'CSL- ^ Nanc y JX^able , Ph. l Interi mPresident

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y U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 y" ' Stree t S W Washington , D C 2059 0 Dea rSecretar

y LaHood : I a m writin g t o expres s ou rful l suppor t fo ran y opportunity t o brin g schedule d airlin e passenge rservic e bac k t o th e Auburn-Lewisto n Municipa l Airport . W e ar e enthusiasti c tha t th e loca l Airpor t Boar d of Directors i s pursuin g thi s potentia l fo r ou rarea . A numbe ro f ou rstaff member s trave l frequently , an d w e hav e peopl e fro m al l ove rth e Unite d State s com e t o visi t ou rhospita l - man y ar e elit e members o f frequen t trave l program s wit h majo rU S airlines . Th e vas t majority o f ou rtrave l originate s ou t o f Portland , Mancheste ro rBosto n an d w e literall y driv e b y th e Auburn-Lewisto n Airpor t o n ou rwa y t o catc h flight s elsewhere . Wit h tim e an d gasolin e bot h preciou s commodities , w e woul d welcom e th e opportunity t o giv e a majo rportio n o f ou rflyin g busines s t o a n airlin e flyin g fro m ou rloca l airport . Ou rcompan y an d man y other s lik e u s woul d benefi t greatl y an d woul d becom e loya l flyer s fro m th e Auburn-Lewisto n Airport . W e loo k fopwar d t o workin g wit h th e airpor t o n thi s excitin g project .

Laird Pf . Gbvey Presiden t

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