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Th e Honorabl e Raymon d L . LaHoo d Secretar yo f Transportatio n Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne wJerse yAvenue , S E Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Re : Tri-Citie s Regiona l Airpor t (TRI ) Smal l Communit yAi rServic e (SCASD ) gran t Dea rSecretar yLaHood , Th e Regiona l Allianc e fo rEconomi cDevelopmen t support s th e Tri-Citie s Airpor t Commission' s applicatio n fo ra Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t (SCASD ) grant . Th e Regiona l Allianc e i s a public/privat e partnershi p tha t promote s th e developmen t an d growt h o f th e Tri-Citie s region . Th e Allianc e feel s tha t th e SCAS D Grant , tha t wil l b e use d t o offe ra minimu m revenu e guarante e t o America n Airline s i n retur n fo rthei rofferin g direc t je t servic e t o thei rhu b i n Dallas/Ft . Worth , woul d b e extremel yimportan t t o ou reconomi cdevelopmen t effort s b yopenin g u p trave l t o an d fro m th e Tri Citie s t o mor e tha n on e hub . W e suppor t th e applicatio n o f th e grant , an d i n doin g so , th e Allianc e wil l provid e suppor t i n th e effor t t o rais e $100,00 0 i n communit ymatchin g fund s toward s th e grant . Sincerely , K . Newto n Raf

f Chairma n Th e Regional.Allianc e fo rEconomi cDevelopmen t

Tri-Citie s Regiona l Airport , Blountville , T N Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Progra m Proposa l - 201 0 

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, Th e Honorabl e Raymon dL . L aHoo d i 

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Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave. , S E Washingto nDC , 20509 0 I SUBJECT : SCAS D Application , Tri Citie s Regiona l Airport ; DOT-OST-2010-012 4

Dear Mr . Secretai-y : Th e Johnso nCity/JonesboroughAVashingto nEconomi c Developmen t Boar di s please dt o endors e ou r regiona l airport' s applicatio nfor aSmal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t

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servic e i s on e o f th e mos t critica l need s i neconomi c development . Ever y Reques t for aProposa l tha t

w e sen dt o a prospectiv e employe r

request s abreakdow no f ai r servic e t o thi s area . Professiona l economi c developmen t sit e selector s tha t

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withar e fromAtlanta , Chicago , an d Dallas . Therefore , direc t ai r servic e t o thes e thre e citie s i s vitall y importan t t o economi c developmen t i n th e Uppe r

Eas t Tennesse e Area . Thank s for

considerin g th e fiinding reques t fro mth e Tri-Citie s Airport . Th e Economi c Developmen t Boar dan dare abusinesse s certainl y recogniz e th e rol e tha t th e airpor t

ha s inth e economi c vitalit y o f ou r region . Sincerely ,

P.C . Snap p Executiv e Directo r

Tri-Citie s Regiona l Airport , Blountville , T N Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Progra m Proposa l - 201 0 

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S O F SUPPOR T Tuesday , Augus t

24 , 201 0 Th e Honorabl e Raymon dH . LaHoo d Secretar y o f

Transportatio n I U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S E Washington , D C 2059 0 Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 4 ! 

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Mr . Secretary : O nbehal f

o f th e Kingspor t

Tennesse e Are aChambe r o f Commerc e an dit s nearl y 1,000 busines s members , than k

yo u for th e opportunit y t o expres s thi s organization' s suppor t for th e applicatio no f

Tri Citie s Regiona l Airpor t

an dth e propose dai r

servic e developmen t

projec t withAmerica nAirline s for regiona l je t

servic e t o American' s hu b i nDallas/Ft . Wrot h(DFW) . Dalla s i s TRI' s 5t

hlarges t marke t withmor e tha n1 6 passenger s eac hway , eac hday . I nadditio nt o gainin g nonsto p servic e t o ahighl y desire dcity , gainin g Dalla s servic e woul dprovid e additiona l wester n an dsouthAmerica nconnection s throug hAmerica nAirline' s extensiv e DF Whub . Thi s servic e wil l als o provid e a

nalternat e t o Chicag o incas e o f weathe r o r servic e disruptio nfor

America npassengers . In addition , i t

wil l ad doveral l capacit y an dpu t downwar dpressur e o naverag e fares . Th e Kingspor t

Chambe r

an dth e regiona l chamber s o f commerc e wil l suppor t th e effor

t o f Tri-Citie s Regiona l Airpor t

inraisin g th e matchin g fiind s fro mth e community . After discussion s withou r

Tri-Citie s Regiona l Airpor t officials , w e encourag e th e Departmen t o f Transportatio nt o approv e thi s application . Approva l for th e propose dai r

servic e t o DF Wwoul dhav e a significantl y positiv e impac t o nai r trave l b y offerin g customer s mor e service , schedulin g an dpricin g option s an dwil l hel p t o ensur e tha t customer s continu e t o benefi t fro mhavin g mor e option s fro mwhic h t o choose . I urg e yo u t o quickl y approv e thi s application . Sincerely , Mile s A . Burdin e Presiden t & CE O Kingspor t Are aChambe r

o f Commerc e

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