## Williams , Rene e (OST) 

# hor'6^YT'iffi-.7.j>Lf ^ From : Devany , Denni s (OST ) Sent : Saturday , Novembe r13 , 201 0 12:4 4 P M To : Robert Hagemann ; tiparrotheacls@yahoo.co m Cc : Williams , Rene e (OST ) Subject : RE : Publi cSupport fo rCap e Ai rProposa l fo rEA S Servic e Thx , Bob
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From : Robert Hageman n [mailto:roberth(a)co.jefferson.ny.us ] ~ o9 ^ 

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M ^ [jC ' To : tiparrotheads@yahoo.co m o o Cc : Devany , Denni s (OST ) Subject : RE : Publi cSuppor t fo rCap e Ai rProposa l fo rEA S Servic e Dea rMs
. Bo s Than k yo u fo rreachin g ou t wit h you rinteres t i n an d inquirie s abou t commercia l ai rservic e a t th e Watertow n internationa l Airport
. A s yo u ar e seekin g inpu t o n tw o importan t points , I wil l attemp t t o clarif ybot h fo ryou . Th e veryfirs t actio n tha t take s plac e a t an ymeetin g convene d b yth e Jefferso n Count yBoar d o f Legislator s i s t o allo wfo r publi ccomment . T o tha t end , pleas e fee l fre e t o atten d an yoversigh t committe e o rful l boar d meetin g t o offe rinpu t o n th e essentia l ai rservic e (EAS ) progra m i n genera l or , mor e specifically , you rview s relativ e t o Cap e Ai ro ran yothe rqualifie d commercia l ai rcarrier
. I n mos t instances , comment s offere d b yth e publi cfal l i n lin e wit h th e genera l oversigh t activitie s withi n eac h of th e fou rstandin g committees , a s th e legislator s assigne d t o eac h ten d t o b e mor e involve d wit h activities/programs/service s tha t fal l withi n tha t particula rare a of responsibility
. However , tha t i s no t a requiremen t an d certainly , whe n i t come s t o th e ful l boar d meetings , an ytopi ctha t a residen t woul d lik e t o addres s i s welcome d a s well
. I n term s o f th e matte ra t hand , publi cdiscussion s eithe rb ylegislator s an d th e genera l publi car e usuall yfocuse d o n eithe r th e Plannin g & Developmen t Committe e o rGenera l Service s Committee , dependin g o n th e specifi ctopic
. Al l regularl y schedule d meeting s of th e boar d occu ro n Tuesda yevening s an d thi s comin g wee k th e schedule d meeting s happe n t o b e tha t o f Plannin g & Developmen t (...a t 6:3 0 PM ) an d Genera l Service s (...a t 7:00PM)
. Yo u o rmember s o f you rclu b ar e alway s welcome d t o atten d an yo f th e meeting s o

f Boar d of Legislator s offerin g eithe rverba l o rwritte n statement s tha t yo u fee l appropriate
. A s i t specificall yrelate s t o comment s receive d fro m th e publi cregardin g th e pendin g decisio n o f th e U S Departmen t o

f Transportatio n t o awar d th e nex t tw o yea rEA S contrac t t o on e of thre e competin g commercia l airlines , an ywritte n o r verba l observation s receive d b ythi s offic e o rmad e directl yt o an yon e o f ou rlegislator s ha s bee n passe d alon g t o th e Airport AdvisoryCommitte e and , i n s o doing , th e boar d member s throughou t th e firs t roun d of EA S application s an d durin g thi s secon d applicatio n round
. One fundamenta l differenc e betwee n th e othe rtw o communitie s an d Jefferso n Count yi s tha t th e siz e of ou rorganizatio n allow s fo ra MQX ^ supportiv e committe e syste m tha t assign s specifi c responsibilitie s wher e appropriate , wherea s a muc h smalle rpubli cbod ya s i s th e cas e i n bot h Massen a & Ogdensbur g i s no t necessarilyafforde d tha t sam e opportunity
. I n ou rcase , th e Boar d of Legislator s ha s entruste d i n it s Airpor t Advisory Committe e th e oversigh t o f ou rairport operations , includin g an yrecommendatio n regardin g futur e ai rservic e a t th e airport
. Regardless , b e assure d tha t ther e i s alway s ful l accountabilit yt o th e Boar d o f Legislator s o n al l action s take n fo r th e bettermen t of th e resident s of th e county . Mor e t o th e poin t abou t th e commercia l ai rservic e currentl ybein g rendere d b yCap e Air , Jefferso n Count yi s mos t appreciativ e o f bot h th e qualit y& reliabilit ytha t ha s consistentl ybee n offere d b ytha t airlin e ove rth e pas t tw o years . Interactio n betwee n th e airlin e an d th e count ytakes plac e regularl yan d ha s alway s bee n mos t informativ e an d professional
. W e hol d a hig h degre e of respec t fo rtha t organizatio n an d it' s personnel , an d fo rth e nich e marke t whic h Cap e Ai rha s s o successfull ybuil t everywher e bu t fo rWatertown , NY
. Th e on e fundamenta l an d frequentl ydiscusse d issu e tha t continue s t o b e reviewe d b yofficial s of bot h organizations , fo rwhic h th e Count ydesire s t o chang e an d Cap e Ai rfull yacknowledges , i s th e siz e of th e plane s bein g utilize d and , therefore , th e lac k of increasin g enplanement s ou t o fth e Watertow n Internationa l Airport
. O n tha t point , ther e ca n b e n o lon g ter m mutuall ybeneficia l resolution
. Fo rth e

interi m tim e period , however
. Cap e Ai rpledge s t o continu e providin g th e bes t servic e possible
. Cap e Air' s curren t proposa l t o th e U S DO T include s a continuin g fligh t t o Bosto n a s wel l a s openin g a ticke t offic e withi n th e greate r Watertow n area . Tha t certainl yspeak s t o th e integrit yo f th e airlin e i n attemptin g t o mee t th e loca l need s of ou r communit ya s bes t i t can . However , a s th e airline' s succes s lie s wit h a nin e sea t plan e capacit yservin g particula r communitie s tha t wil l mos t benefi t fro m tha t typ e service , fo rmany , man yreason s relativ e t o ou rspecifi cse t o f communit y needs , i t i s th e on e ite m tha t wil l requir e u s t o a t som e poin t mov e forwar d i n anothe rdirection
. Ultimately , whe n anothe r ai rcarrie rwit h a much large rpassenge rcapacit ygoin g t o a majo rairport hu b i s selected , Cap e Ai rwoul d b e mor e tha n welcome d t o continu e non-EA S sponsore d servic e ou t o f Watertow n Internationa l Airport
. I wa s please d t o lear n of th e direc t assistanc e provide d t o you rorganizatio n b yCap e Air
. Whil e I kne wnothin g of tha t situation , I a m no t surprise d i n th e leas t abou t th e airline' s involvement
. Yo u ma yo rma yno t kno wtha t th e respons e tim e give n t o al l thre e EA S communitie s b yth e U S DO T thi s secon d tim e aroun d wa s significantl yshorter ; a lo t o f homewor k ha s ha d t o b e don e ver yquickly
. Arecommendatio n fro m th e Count ywil l b e forwarde d withi n tha t stric t tim e lin e an d i t wil l b e mad e base d o n th e lon g ter m objective s havin g alread ybee n define d throug h th e Boar d of Legislators
. Pleas e fee l fre e t o offe ran yinpu t tha t yo u fee l appropriate a t an ypoin t i n time , whethe ri n writin g o ri n perso n vi a ou rpubli ccommen t perio d a t an yon e o

f ou rlegislativ e meetings
. Than k yo u fo ryou rsincer e interes t i n commercia l ai rtransportatio n service s a t th e Watertow n Internationa l Airport
. Bo b Hageman n From : 100 0 Island s Parro t Hea d Clu b [mailto:tiparrotheads@yahoo.com ] Sent : Thursday , Novembe r11 , 201 0 12:5 0 P M To : RobertH@co.jefferson.ny.u s Cc : Dennis.DeVany@ost.dot.go v Subject : Publi cSupport fo rCap e Ai rProposa l fo rEA S Servic e 

### Dea r Mr . Hagemann , Ove r th e pas t few week s th e proces s of rebiddin g for

EA S servic e t o Ogdensburg , Massen aan dWatertow n ha s bee n ongoing . Whil e th e 100 0 Island s Parro t Hea dClu b ha s ha da

n opportunit y i n publi c foru mt o sho w our support fo r th e Cap e Ai r

proposa l for

continue dservic e i n bothOgdensbur g an dMassena , w e hav e bee n unabl e t o fin dany publi c foru mi n Watertow n an dJefferso n County t o sho w ou r support . Ca n yo u pleas e advis e o n whe n w e can speak

ou t publicl y in support

of Cap e Air ? W e a t th e 100 0 Island s Parro t

Hea dClu b hav e ha dth e opportunit y t o wor k withCap e Ai r

ove r th e pas t thre e summer s i n connectio n withou r 100 0 Island s Parro t

Hea dGol f

Outin g t o benefi t

th e Make A Wis hFoundatio n of Centra l Ne w York . Cap e Air' s generous , hands-o n support ha s helpe du s forwar dove r $10,00 0 o n t o Mak e A Wis hove r

th e pas t thre e years . Durin g th e las t

roun do f bidding , n o publi c foru mwa s offere di n Watertow n an dth e Jefferso n County endorsemen t

of anothe r airlin e wa s mad e a

t th e final hou r

of th e publi c commen t

period , givin g n o tim e for a publi c respons e withopposin g views . W e hop e thi s wil l no t b e th e cas e agai n thi s time . Wil l you pleas e le t

u s kno w whe n w e migh t b e allowe dt o sho w ou r

support for Cap e Ai r publicl y before th e deadlin e for

publi c commen t

ha s expired ? Than k you , Andre aBos , Presiden t 100 0 Island s Parro t

Hea dClu b P.O . Bo x 836 3 Watertown , N Y 1360 1