Marinette County approves funds to support City of Marinette Airboat after reconsideration
Final month the Marinette County Board of supervisors permitted contributing $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette in the direction of the purchase of a new 24 ft lookup and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be ready to use the airboat. Nevertheless, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was brought forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the City of Marinette for acquire of the Airboat. Considering the fact that the City of Marinette has just lately allotted $500 per worker for COVID-19 vaccinations applying ARPA cash when they could have applied their ARPA cash towards the funding of the airboat as a substitute of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre states, “the City of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a motive why the city is looking for participation in the getting of the airboat.”
After a prolonged discussion, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The envisioned shipping and delivery date of the airboat is mid-January.
