Final thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors authorized contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette in direction of the buy of a new 24 ft lookup and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be in a position to use the airboat. However, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was brought forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink 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 Town of Marinette has a short while ago allocated $500 per personnel for COVID-19 vaccinations employing ARPA funds when they could have applied their ARPA money in the direction of the funding of the airboat alternatively 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 says, “there is a rationale why the town is wanting for participation in the buying of the airboat.”
Just after a prolonged discussion, the board voted, and it arrived in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor. The expected shipping and delivery day of the airboat is mid-January.