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

Final month the Marinette County Board of supervisors accredited contributing $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette toward the acquire of a new 24 ft search and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. Even so, at yesterday’s County Board conference a motion was brought 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. Given that the Metropolis of Marinette has just lately allocated $500 for each personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations working with ARPA funds when they could have utilized their ARPA cash towards the funding of the airboat instead of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre suggests, “the City of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller says, “there is a rationale why the town is hunting for participation in the buying 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 supply day of the airboat is mid-January.