COLUMBUS, OH - Jeffrey Nehls has been selected by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) to manage the state watercraft office in Sandusky which oversees boating enforcement and education in northwestern Ohio.
Nehls, last years Ohio Watercraft Officer of the Year, will coordinate law enforcement, education and public relations efforts in Ohios northwest counties.
A 1980 graduate of Port Clinton High School and a graduate of The Ohio State University, Nehls resides in Port Clinton with his wife Mary and their two children. He has been employed with the ODNR Division of Watercraft since 1990.
He replaces Dave Roseler who became the watercraft agencys grant program coordinator.
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