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 Metropolis of Marinette to the invest in of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be ready to use the airboat. Even so, at yesterday’s County Board meeting a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette for buy of the Airboat. Considering the fact that the Metropolis of Marinette has not long ago allotted $500 per worker for COVID-19 vaccinations applying ARPA cash when they could have used their ARPA resources in direction of the funding of the airboat as a substitute of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the Metropolis of Marinette received $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller claims, “there is a purpose why the town is searching for participation in the obtaining of the airboat.”

Immediately after a prolonged dialogue, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The expected delivery date of the airboat is mid-January.