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

Past month the Marinette County Board of supervisors accepted contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette in direction of the invest in of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. Having said that, at yesterday’s County Board conference a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Town of Marinette for buy of the Airboat. Considering that the Town of Marinette has just lately allotted $500 per personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations applying ARPA money when they could have employed their ARPA resources in direction of the funding of the airboat rather of inquiring the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre states, “the Metropolis of Marinette got $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller claims, “there is a cause why the metropolis is hunting for participation in the obtaining of the airboat.”

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