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

Very last thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors permitted contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette in direction of the obtain of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. Nonetheless, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the City of Marinette for obtain of the Airboat. Given that the City of Marinette has recently allocated $500 per staff for COVID-19 vaccinations using ARPA cash when they could have made use of their ARPA funds towards the funding of the airboat as an alternative of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the City of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a purpose why the metropolis is seeking for participation in the getting of the airboat.”

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