U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $100,000 grant to Augusta, ME, one of 19 grants totaling $6.4 million awarded this year to assist small communities around the United States improve their air service.
This grant for Augusta, awarded under the Small Community Air Service Development Program, will help to fund a marketing campaign to increase ridership on the community’s Essential Air Service.
“Local air service provides support to local businesses and local jobs,” Secretary LaHood said. “These grants will help support and sustain efforts by small communities to preserve and expand their links to the national air transportation system, connecting residents to the U.S. economy.”
Since it began in 2002, the Small Community Air Service Development Program has helped small communities address the challenges of local air service, such as high air fares and insufficient levels of service. The grants will be used by communities around the country for programs such as financial incentives to air carriers, studies to determine air service needs, and marketing programs that encourage increased use of local airports.
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1 Richard Ferraro // Feb 23, 2010 at 10:45 am
To whom it may concern:
I am a resident of the State of Maine with a on-going probate matter that has broad coverage of Railroad interests in New England. In recent
probate matters held in NY It is further revealed
that my Father held railroad stockholder interests
yet to be addressed before the Honorable Justice. It has recently been announced that
the State of Maine is securing interests in
Rail where the Federal programs such as
Genesee New York rail has its termination
location in Auburn Maine under Andrew Carnegie council oversight. As a family probate interest in New York and versely Vermont NH Maine NY probate is “work in progress” and active in Conrail and old New York rail ownership here to remain in maine be it partial or complete in the decision of the courts. A Vermont probate is currently being addressed as well as family holdings in New Hampshire. I would like to have audience to the committee formulated by the State of Maine under the direction of Mr. David Cole and recent contact with the Governor’s office with query. Please advise as to a process that is currently engaged as to bond construction of this area of interest. I would like to be included in these buis. proposal process now under review.
Respectfully,
Richard A. Ferraro
Maine Insights is a news magazine. Our advise would be for you to contact the Maine Dept. of Transportation directly.
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