Final month the Marinette County Board of supervisors authorized contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette in the direction of the obtain of a new 24 ft research and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. Even so, at yesterday’s County Board conference a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the City of Marinette for invest in of the Airboat. Due to the fact the Metropolis of Marinette has recently allotted $500 for each employee for COVID-19 vaccinations using ARPA cash when they could have made use of their ARPA resources to the funding of the airboat alternatively of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre suggests, “the Town of Marinette obtained $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”
Supervisor Ken Keller says, “there is a purpose why the metropolis is hunting for participation in the acquiring of the airboat.”
Immediately after a lengthy dialogue, 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.