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

Past thirty day period the Marinette County Board of supervisors permitted contributing $43,900 to the City of Marinette to the buy of a new 24 ft lookup and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be equipped to use the airboat. Nevertheless, at yesterday’s County Board meeting a motion was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Town of Marinette for invest in of the Airboat. Given that the City of Marinette has lately allotted $500 per staff for COVID-19 vaccinations working with ARPA funds when they could have applied their ARPA funds to the funding of the airboat rather of inquiring the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre suggests, “the Metropolis of Marinette acquired $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller says, “there is a rationale why the town is looking for participation in the obtaining of the airboat.”

Right after a lengthy discussion, the board voted, and it came in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The predicted supply day of the airboat is mid-January.