Previous thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors accredited contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette in direction of the obtain of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be ready to use the airboat. Nevertheless, at yesterday’s County Board conference a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider action 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 Metropolis of Marinette has recently allotted $500 for every staff for COVID-19 vaccinations working with ARPA cash when they could have utilized their ARPA money toward the funding of the airboat rather of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre suggests, “the City of Marinette obtained $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller says, “there is a motive why the city is looking for participation in the obtaining of the airboat.”
Right after a lengthy dialogue, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The predicted shipping date of the airboat is mid-January.