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## e n xr U ' J O n behal fo fth e Lakelan d Are a Chambe ro fCommerce , I a m please d t o suppor t Lakelan d LInde r Regiona l Airport' s gran t applicatio n fo rth e Departmen t o fTransportation' s Smal l Communit yAi rServic e Developmen t Program
. W e shar e th e Airport' s missio n o fattractin g lo wfar e commercia l servic e t o th e regio n t o foste reconomi cgrowt h an d improv e qualit yo flif e option s fo rth e citizen s i n ou rcommunity
. Th e presenc e o fa lo wfar e carrie rwoul d pla ya pivota l rol e i n th e futur e growt h o fth e Cit yan d County
. Bot h th e Cit yo fLakelan d an d th e Florid a Departmen t o fTransportatio n (FDOT) hav e recognize d th e importanc e o fth e airpor t t o th e region
. Th e Cit yi s investin g mor e tha n $1. 4 Millio n o n infrastructur e project s t o prepar e fo rcommercia l service
. Additionally , th e Cit yprovide s polic e an d fir e service s a t n o cos t t o th e airport , savin g ove r$450,00 0 annuall yfro m th e rat e bas e whic h carrier s woul d otherwis e hav e t o pay . I n Augus t 2010 , FOO Tgrante d th e airpor t $ 2 Millio n t o fun d th e Improvement s necessary t o accommodat e schedule d fligh t operations
. Thes e Improvement s includ e ticketin g areas , baggag e claim , baggag e make-u p areas , steril e areas , th e securit ycheckpoint , acces s controls , CCTV , additiona l facilit ysquar e footage , an d office s fo rT.S.A
. Lakelan d LInde rRegiona l Airpor t currentl yoperate s unde ra Part 13 9 Certificat e an d i s completin g it s wor k wit h T.S.A
. an d wil l b e i n a positio n t o launc h it s commercia l progra m i n earl y2011
. Lo wfar e servic e t o Lakelan d woul d no t onl ybenefi t ou rregion , bu t als o th e smal l communitie s wher e th e flight s wil l operate , providin g thos e citie s wit h th e economi cbenefi t o fstimulate d ai rtrave l an d lowe rairfares
. Th e fund s fro m th e gran t wil l b e use d exclusivel ya t non-primar yairports , wher e lo wfar e carrier s ca n capitaliz e o n th e lowe rinfrastructur e cost s t o permi t lowe rfare s fo rpassengers . Lakelan d I s situate d betwee n Orland o an d Tamp a an d it s locatio n nea rInterstat e i- 4 an d proximit yt o th e futur e hig h spee d rai l syste m wil l enabl e eas yacces s t o an d fro m th e Airport , Groun d transportatio n alternative s wil l b e availabl e t o mov e ai rtraveler s t o thei rfina l destinatio n withi n Pol k County , o rit' s neighborin g Hillsboroug h an d Orang e Counties
. Lakelan d i s les s tha n a n hou rfro m eithe rTamp a o r fro m th e majo rattraction s i n Orland o suc h as Disne yWorld
. Marketin g mone yfro m th e gran t wil l no t 

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Count yas a convenien t an d affordabl e are a fo rtourist s wantin g t o tak e advantag e o fbot h destinations
. Thi s wil l driv e significan t hotel , renta l car , restauran t an d attractio n revenu e fo rth e region
. Centra l Florid a ha s bee n on e o fth e hardes t hi t area s durin g thi s recession , an d th e increase d traffi ctha t th e Ai rServic e woul d brin g t o ou rregio n woul d b e no t onl yextremel ybeneficia l t o thi s Region , bu t als o t o th e Stat e throug h Increase d touris t an d busines s travel
. W e believ e strongl yi n promotin g Ai rServic e t o Lakelan d Regiona l Airpor t an d expec t th e economic , transportatio n an d qualit yo flif e benefit s tob e criticall yimportan t t o th e recover yo fth e Region
. Sincerely ,
Kathle'e n L
. Munson , Presiden t KLM:b b cc : Gen e Conrad , Lakelan d LInde rRegiona l Airpor t Jo e L
. Ruthven , Chairma n o fth e Boar d Jacki e Johnson , Senio rVic e President , Lakelan d Conventio n & Visitor s Burea u