Very last month the Marinette County Board of supervisors approved contributing $43,900 to the Town of Marinette to the purchase of a new 24 ft research and rescue airboat with the caveat that the county be ready to use the airboat. Nevertheless, at yesterday’s County Board assembly a movement was introduced forth by Supervisor Allen to reconsider action taken by the County board to transfer the $43,900 to the City of Marinette for buy of the Airboat. Considering the fact that the City of Marinette has recently allocated $500 for each employee for COVID-19 vaccinations utilizing ARPA funds when they could have utilised their ARPA resources in the direction of the funding of the airboat as an alternative of inquiring the County for funding. County Administrator John Lefebvre claims, “the City of Marinette received $1.1 million in ARPA funding.”

Supervisor Ken Keller suggests, “there is a motive why the metropolis is on the lookout for participation in the getting of the airboat.”

After a lengthy discussion, the board voted, and it came in at 14 in favor of the airboat to 13 not in favor.  The anticipated shipping date of the airboat is mid-January.