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an dMobil e - • vi ; 344 1 Granite Circl e '' " '-.S ; Toledo , Ohi o 4361 7 ''^•- ' ^ : ^ - Dea r Mr . Butzow : Thank yo u for you r lette r o f Augus t 3 1 supportin g th e proposa l submitte dby th e Toled o Expres s Airport

for agran t unde r th e Smal l Communit y Ai r Servic e Developmen t Program(Smal l Communit y Program) . I amplease dt o respon dt o you r lette r o nbehal 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 inFisca l Year

2010 . Unde r

th e statute , th e Departmen t

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 four may b e t o communitie s i nth e sam e State . Inorde r t o provid e communitie s wit hlatitud e i ndevelopin g solution s t o thei r ai r servic e deficiencies , th e statut e provide s significan t flexibility i nho w th e financial assistanc e may b e used . O n Jul y 30 , th e Departmen t issue danorde r

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### PROMEDtC A AI R an d MOBIL E MfMkn-* / Th e Honorabl e RayLaHoo d ^ PROMEDiC A Secretaryo f Transportatio n HEALT H SYSTE M U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n 40 0 7t h Street , S.W. , Washingto n D.C . 2059 0 Augus t 31,201 0 Secre t a yLaHood : Th e Toled o Expres s Airpor t ha s suffere d fro m a significan t declin e i n it s ai rsen/ic 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 airline s servin g th e communit yi s dow n fro m sixt 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 promotiona l campaig n t o recaptur e Toled o are a ai rtrave l deman d tha t i s no wuan g alternativ e airport s Th e Airpor t an d it s partner s wil l matc h th 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 rsen/ic 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 Airpor t 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 demarv 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 , \ Wayn e Butzo w Aviatio n Sit e Manage r Metr o Aviatio n /

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