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34-273-Resolution Recorded 3/13/1980VOL 34 w273 BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE STA'L'E OF OREGON FOR DESCHUTES COUNTY In the Matter of the ) CAB Essential Air Service ) RESOLUTION determination for the ) Bend/Redmond EAS -556: ) WHEREAS, Efficient and reliable air transportation service is essential to Deschutes County's recreation industry and indus- trial development, and WHEREAS, In reliance upon increased service demand, $5.4 million dollars of federal and local money is being spent on a new ter- minal, runway resurfacing, landing light installation and other airport improvements to adequately accommodate commercial air carriers, and WHEREAS, Projections indicate a continued population increase in Central Oregon between now and the year 2000, and a corres- ponding increase in use of Roberts Field, and WHEREAS, The Civil Aeronautics Board and the City of Redmond agree that San Francisco is the primary destination for a majority of Redmond's single market users, and WHEREAS, Eugene as a hub city for the Bend/Redmond areas will impose serious problems for local air service because it will represent a circuitous route, require layovers, and provide very limited access to points east. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners strongly support the City of Redmond in their belief that San Francisco, rather than Eugene, join Portland as one of Redmond's two major hub cities. DATED this /0r day of March, 1980. Distribution: Lou Dvorak, County Counsel County Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS