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for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Program(Smal l Communit y Program) . I a mplease dt o respon dt o you r lette r o n behal f o f Secretary LaHood . Th e Smal l Communit y Progra mwa s establishe dt o hel p smalle r communitie s addres s ai r servic e deficiencies , particularl y issue s relate dt o hig hairfare s an dinsufficien t service . A total o f $ 7 millio n wil l b e availabl e for gran t award s in Fisca l Yea

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may us e th e fund s t o mak e amaximu mo f 4 0 gran t award s eac h year , althoug hn o mor e tha n fou r may b e t o communitie s i n th e sam e State . In orde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud e in developin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility in ho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue dan orde r

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ei40Mohsw4(Drtv a StrDfWvll»,0H<M13 6 440-346-309 B ontorprtw.oo( n Th e Honorabl e RayLaHoo d Secretaryo f Transportatio n U.S. Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7t h Street , S.W. , Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 08/30/201 0 SecretaryLaHood : Th e Toled o Expres s Airpor t ha s suffere d fro m a significan t declin e i n its ai rservic e ove rth e pas t decade . Airlin e capacit ya t Toled o Express is dow n 66 % fro m 200 2 an d th e numbe r o f aWlnes sennn g th e communit yis dow n fro m si xt o three . I n ligh t o f thi s circumstanc e th e Toled o Expres s Airpor t an d it s communit ypartner s hav e mad e a n applicatio n fo ra Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Progra m Grant . This Gran t woul d b e use d fo ra n aggressiv e an d extende d marketin g an d pronnotiona l campaig n t o recaptur e Toled o are a ai rtrave l deman d tha t i s no wusin g alternativ e airport s Th e Airpor t an d it s partner s wil l matc h tti e Gran t fundin g wit h a significan t loca l cas h match . Th e Airpor t ha s als o develope d a comprehensiv e ne wai rservic e incentiv e program , includin g groun d handlin g suppor t an d startu p phas e fe e waivers . Th e combinatio n o f th e Gran t supporte d marketin g an d promotiona l fundin g an d th e Airport develope d incentiv e progra m wil l giv e Toled o th e tool s i t need s t o revers e th e leakag e o f loca l ai rtrave l deman d t o othe rairport s an d re-establis h som e o f th e ai rservic e tha t ha s bee n los t I n recen t years . I urg e yo u t o giv e th e Toled o Smal l Communit yGran t Applicatio n you rfulles t consideration . Favorabl e consideratio n o f thi s Gran t applicatio n b yth e Departmen t o f Transportatio n woul d b e greatl yappreciated . Sincerely , Mik e Grou|xl?en1a l Manage r CLERAC , LLC . Operatin g Alam o Ca rRental , Enterpris e Rent-A-Ca ran d Notiona l Ca rRenta l