COLUMBUS, OH - Bill Staiger has been selected by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to manage the state watercraft office in Akron, which oversees boating enforcement and education in northeastern Ohio.
As area supervisor, Staiger, 45, will help coordinate law enforcement, education and public relations efforts for the ODNR Division of Watercraft in northeast Ohio.
A 1974 graduate of Akron Firestone High School and a graduate of Muskingum College, Staiger resides in Akron with his wife Patricia and their two children. Staiger joined the Division of Watercraft in 1978 as a state watercraft officer.
He replaces Larry Simonetti who became the watercraft agencys Lake Erie region manager in September.
The ODNR Division of Watercraft administers Ohio's boating program. The division oversees boat registration and titling operations, provides funding to local communities for education, enforcement and boating facilities, educates the public and enforces boating laws on Ohio's waterways. These programs are user-funded through boat registration fees and through a portion of state and federal motor fuel taxes.
For Further Information Contact:
John Wisse, ODNR Division of Watercraft
(614) 265-6695
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Andy Ware, ODNR Media Relations
(614) 265-6882