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

Previous month the Marinette County Board of supervisors authorized contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette in direction of the buy of a new 24 ft research and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. Even so, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette for obtain of the Airboat. Since the Metropolis of Marinette has lately allotted $500 for each personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations using ARPA cash when they could have utilised their ARPA funds to the funding of the airboat as a substitute of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre says, “the Town of Marinette bought $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller says, “there is a reason why the metropolis is wanting for participation in the purchasing of the airboat.”

Soon after a prolonged discussion, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The anticipated shipping day of the airboat is mid-January.