Marinette County approves funds to support City of Marinette Airboat after reconsideration

Previous thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors authorised contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette to the obtain of a new 24 ft research and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. On the other hand, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a motion was brought forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Town of Marinette for purchase of the Airboat. Considering that the Town of Marinette has a short while ago allotted $500 for each personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations working with ARPA resources when they could have employed their ARPA resources in the direction of the funding of the airboat in its place of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre says, “the City of Marinette got $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a cause why the metropolis is on the lookout for participation in the purchasing of the airboat.”

After a lengthy discussion, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The predicted delivery day of the airboat is mid-January.