Past month the Marinette County Board of supervisors accepted contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette toward the invest in of a new 24 ft look for and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be able to use the airboat. On the other hand, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to rethink motion taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the Metropolis of Marinette for obtain of the Airboat. Given that the Metropolis of Marinette has just lately allocated $500 for every staff for COVID-19 vaccinations making use of ARPA funds when they could have utilised their ARPA resources in direction of the funding of the airboat alternatively of asking the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre says, “the Metropolis of Marinette got $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller claims, “there is a rationale why the metropolis is searching for participation in the paying for of the airboat.”

Just after a lengthy dialogue, the board voted, and it came in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The predicted shipping date of the airboat is mid-January.