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 Town of Marinette towards the invest in of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. Having said that, 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 Town of Marinette for acquire of the Airboat. Due to the fact the Town of Marinette has just lately allocated $500 for every staff for COVID-19 vaccinations using ARPA cash when they could have utilised their ARPA cash to the funding of the airboat in its place of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre states, “the Town of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

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

Just 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 delivery date of the airboat is mid-January.