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

Final thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors permitted contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette towards the buy of a new 24 ft lookup and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be ready to use the airboat. Having said that, at yesterday’s County Board meeting a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Town of Marinette for invest in of the Airboat. Given that the Town of Marinette has not long ago allocated $500 for every personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations employing ARPA funds when they could have applied their ARPA money toward the funding of the airboat instead of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the Metropolis of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

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

Soon after a prolonged dialogue, the board voted, and it came in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The expected delivery date of the airboat is mid-January.