Past thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors accredited contributing $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette in the direction of the buy of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. However, at yesterday’s County Board meeting 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 the fact that the Metropolis of Marinette has just lately allocated $500 for each employee for COVID-19 vaccinations applying ARPA funds when they could have employed their ARPA funds in the direction of the funding of the airboat alternatively of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre states, “the City of Marinette received $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a explanation why the town is hunting for participation in the buying 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 envisioned shipping date of the airboat is mid-January.