U.S.Otpr.lrfment of Transportation

Office of the Secretary of Transportation



### Mr. Patrick W. Bevack
President & 

### CEO

Home Savings
275 West Federal Street

P.O. Box 1111 

### Youngstown. OH**44501~1111**



### Dear Mr. Bevadk: Assistant Secretory



### July 3, 2012 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590



### Thank you for your letter addressed to Secretary LaHood suppotting the proposal submitted by
the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport for a grant under the U.S. Department of Transportation 1 

### s Stnall Community Air Service Development Program. The Secretary has requested that I respond on his behalf.

The Small Community Air Service Development Program was established to help smaller
communities address air service deficiencies, particularly issues related to high airfares or insufficient 

### service. Under the statute, the Department may tnake a maximum of 40 grant awards each year, although no more than 4 awards may be to communities in the same State.

In order to provide cotmrmnities with latitude in developing solutions to their air service deficiencies, the statute provides flexibility in the types of projects that can be funded.

On May 15, the Depattment issued an order requesting that communities interested in receiving a grant this year file their applications by June 11. As these grant requests are pending before the Department. I cannot comment oo the merits of any particular proposal. I 

### assure you that the Department will give full and fair consideration to all proposals that have been properly filed.

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy ofyout: letter and this response in Docket**DOT-OST-2012~0069** 

### as a contact outside the recm·d of this matter. I appreciate yom interest in

this program.

Sincerely yours,

Susan L. 

### Kurland
Assistant Secretary for
Aviation and International Affairs

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June 18, 2012

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SUbject: Voungstowrt·:Warren Regional Airport 

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### Grant Application**Oo(;~et** 00T-0$T;;2Q12-00(59**Dear~secreta:ry** LaHood:**w~** 

### are**wr~lng** 

### to respeetfl!llfy elQ)ress .¢ur 

### $uppott for 

## tne Youngstown-war:ren**Re~tona:t** Airport's 

## grant application fdr ft.lhding
under the .Small Commun.itY' Air Ser:!l!ce OevelopmentProa,ram. A successful grantapplication Is one otseveral.steps i.a the Airport' !I proposeci'Passenger Serv1ce Enhancement**Strate~y** to reestablished**regul~rly** stheduled comrnertial air service in the**Youngstown~ Wi!trren~S:har¢n**  

### rrt'etropolitan**s~rvice~** area:.



### During the p.ast 

### 1s years, the**Al~P-orH.las l'e~tefved**  in**exc~ss** of $€10 miii!Qrt from fMeraJ, state antllocaLg0verntntnt 

### aeeriele$ for 

### capital Improvements.

. The

. 

### local**,comm~nlt:y** has formed a vital pay,tnership 

### of governments and 

### .private organizations and**busine~cts tlm~ug~** **th~** cfeatlo:n 

### of the Western Reserve Port. 

### Autho.rlty, whlth 'OWns and manages 

### tne Airpott. Althoush 

### tne 

### community**i~** 

### stronglv supportive of the Airport, the 

### lack of competlthle prrciog and CJuality air services in 

### the. past !las**nt~w** caused the, Airp'Clr:t to**be.~ui)deru:tlltzed ~net**  

### has resulted In the**s~o,oao** 

### residents of 

### eastern Ohlo· 

### and ·Westetn 

### PennsviVMI:IrtC! driVe to Clev-eland or PltUburgh 

### for tMfr afr travel needs. In addftion, larger 

### alrJ:Yorts· now**re~uire** 

### an addftio.naf one to two hours f:or air 

### travelers to $ecure**pf1.t~lne** and**ehe~k** 

### through st!!eur:ity**S¥5tems~** th!!! 5\:ft(;ess 

### .ofotber reglohal airpot'tNuch**aS:.Akron~t:::ao"ton** 

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### plae"e 

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### midsize atrport:s1n**~he ~att(l'n**  indlf$try. Wltkthe:a!is1$tal1ee 

### oftht$**'S~ant:.** 

### tM.
Airport:**wo~Uf(!.,t>e:a~le·to off~r\s\lperior**  air. services 

### at:tlowttr l:lpst.s :to the:<tommunltY and**wouftH:o11tri~ute** greatly to secuflnl'the
future oftbe Airport.



### l';ongress· deveiC!Ped 

### tots program sPecifically to 

### help tc>mrounltles like the**Youf"!gstowtt-Warre!l~sharon** metropolltan seNice area 

### Imp**to~** 

### their buSines$ 

### clit:nate, 

### spur ee.onomlc**devt;tlOPn:te~t,** ana**~nhance** 

### the QttaJity of life 

### throl.!gh the deve!opmel\tof air's.ervite,**Th~** 

### Yi>t.ti16$tqwn"'W.arrEii'l*Sf1:aron :metrl;1politan**s!lrvlt~** 

### a.rea ls'tl'le**m~st.** cohC(§rttrated:**mahufa~t.utlng re~i.on**  ln Qbl9 but 

## nas one of 

### the**l'il~hest** 

### uri,empJoyment l'"ates of 

### any metr:op:olttan area ln Ohio. M the 

### Airport 

### Is .a 

### .critical compoMnt llf the 

### community's economlc.devel.opment strateay;ifai1ure tc.nedevelop 

### air service will only Impede our ability to attract and retatn empl.oyersto our 

### communitY. Therefore, ft· is imperative tha.t otjr**Ai~Ptrtt** Is:**S\J~c.~s&,ful** 

### in**·se(iUr~ng****f,u.i'l~lt!fi'lo*nd~r** ;the 

### small Ct.:lmmunlty Air**'S~:wlce** Development-'Program.

,., ··' · ., .•

We support and appreciate your PQSitive 

### consideration of the 

### proposal for a· Small Community Air Service 

### Development Program 

### grant for the**Y.ounQ!town~Wa:ITen** Regit:maiAirport and the 

### community lt serves.**SIM~rely**

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### w, aevack
Presldtmt & CEO

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