Previous thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors permitted contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette in direction of the acquire of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be capable to use the airboat. Nonetheless, at yesterday’s County Board meeting a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette for order of the Airboat. Because the Town of Marinette has recently allotted $500 for every worker for COVID-19 vaccinations working with ARPA resources when they could have utilised their ARPA resources in direction of the funding of the airboat instead of inquiring the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the Metropolis of Marinette received $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller claims, “there is a cause why the metropolis is seeking for participation in the acquiring of the airboat.”
Soon after a lengthy discussion, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The expected shipping day of the airboat is mid-January.