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. Gray ' '-"•'^uulv O Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST) ; 'Joh n Macaulay' ; 'AlbertNicola' ; 'Joh||;Wif?l!^; ; 'C^uclj^Raiti ' Subject : FW ; Letter s o fsupportfo rCap e Air' s EA S proposa l " ' '' ^ ' ^ A lO

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H i Joe : Belo wi s a n abbreviate d versio n o fth e comment s ! submitte d t o U S DO Tdurin g th e origina l bi d fo rthi s roun d o fEA S service

. I wa s invite d t o resubmi t the m fo rthi s rebiddin g round , an d a m please d t o d o so , i n supporto fth e Town' s decisio n t o bac k

Cap e Air' s proposa l o n 11.10.10

. Than k yo u fo rth e tim e an d effort an d though t tha tyo u an d al l o fth e Councilme n pu tint o you rdecisio n abou tai rservic e fo rou rTown

. I applau d you rdecisio n t o suppor tCap e Ai ra tthi s juncture , an d believ e tha tworkin g wit h the m ove rtim e i s th e bes t wa yt o achiev e th e kin d o fgrowth , developmen tan d profitabilit yyo u wan tfo rth e Massen a Airport , particularl yi f a n aggressiv e marketin g effort i s pu t int o place

. Pa t Resubmitte d o n 11.11.10 , wit h mino rrevision s To : Denni s DeVan y From : Pat Tubbs , Massena , Ne wYor k / hav e bee n o n th e frontline s o fai rservic e developmen ti n Massen a N Ysinc e 2005 , an d spok e wit h yo u personall yi n 200 8 durin g th e emergenc yrebi d proces s fo rEA S sen/ic e i n Massena , Ogdensbur g an d Watertown

. I hav e bee n throug h th e wringe rwhe n i t come s t o ai rsen/ic e here

. I becam e involve d b yvirtu e o fbein g th e economi c developmen t consultan t fo rMassena , whe n developmen to fai rservic e a tMassen a emerge d a s a ke ystrateg yfo rgrowin g th e community

. M yinvolvemen t ha s consiste d o ffoundin g an d co-chairin g th e St

. Lawrenc e Valle yAi rTas k Force , servin g a s th e loca l coordinatorfo ra U S DO TSmal l Communit yAi rSen/ic e Developmen tProgra m gran tt o attrac tsustainabl e servic e fo rth e Massen a Airport , an d mos t recently , writin g a ne wSCASD P gran tt o marke tEA S servic e a tMassena

. I n thos e roles , I ende d u p bein g th e ke ypoin t perso n t o brin g Watertown , Ogdensburg , an d Massen a togethe rt o transitio n fro m Mes a t o Bi g Sky , worke d extensivel ybehin d th e scene s t o manag e th e problem s wit h Bi g Sky , worke d throughou tChristma s an d Ne wYear' s t o brin g togethe rth e regio n t o dea l wit h th e crisi s situatio n whe n Bi g Skyshu tdown , spok e o n behal fo fai r servic e i n th e regio n a t a NY S DO Ttransportatio n summit , deal tdirectl ywit h yo u t o brin g Cap e Ai rt o th e region , assiste d Cap e Ai ri n introducin g itsel fan d developin g partnerships , an d develope d th e strategie s fo rpromotin g EA S servic e i n Massen a tha t wer e include d i n ou rmos t recen tgran tapplication

. Lik e man yregiona l an d Massen a advocates , I starte d ou tb ywantin g t o ge tje tservic e a tth e Massen a Airpor t- bu t learne d th e har d wa ytha t i t wa s bette rt o hav e goo d reliabl e servic e tha n a bi g plane ; an d jus tho whar d i twoul d b e t o ge t thos e bi g plane s her e unti l yo u coul d sho wtha tyo u ha d a marke ttha twoul d sustai n them

. Cap e Ai rha s bee n a strong , stabilizin g facto rwhic h ha s renewe d confidenc e i n th e Massen a Airpor tan d se ti to n a slow , bu t stead ypat h t o growth ; the yhav e als o bee n a breat h o ffres h ai ri n term s o fdealin g wit h a compan yfro m th e "outside " tha t actuall ydelivere d o n it s promise s t o thi s region

. The yhav e a lo to f"fans " i n th e region , a s evidence d b yth e enplanemen t number s the yar e getting , an d I hav e ha d man ypeople , wh o kno wo fm yinvolvemen twit h ai rservice , expres s disma yt o m e abou t th e possibilit yo flosin g Cap e Air' s services

. Fro m m yinvolvemen t i n ai rservic e fo r5 years , an d i n initiative s throughou tNN Yfo r1 0 years , I firml ybeliev e th e Massen a airport ca n b e develope d a s a regiona l hu b still , tha tove rtime , w e ca n attrac tnon-EA S servic e an d large r planes

. M yprofessiona l an d persona l opinio n i s tha tcontinue d EA S sen/ic e b yCap e Air , rathe rtha n jumpin g t o a ne w carrier , i s th e bes t wa yt o furthe rthos e goal s an d t o advanc e thi s communit yan d th e regio n a s a whole

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yo u fo rconsiderin g thi s inpu t a s yo u mak e you rdecisio n o n EAS service fo rMassen a an d NNY

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