Final thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors accepted contributing $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette in the direction of the acquire of a new 24 ft research and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. However, at yesterday’s County Board conference a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the City of Marinette for obtain of the Airboat. Given that the City of Marinette has just lately allotted $500 for each personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations making use of ARPA cash when they could have made use of their ARPA funds in direction of the funding of the airboat rather of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre says, “the Metropolis of Marinette received $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a cause why the city is searching for participation in the getting of the airboat.”
Immediately after a lengthy dialogue, the board voted, and it came in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The envisioned delivery day of the airboat is mid-January.