VILAS COUNTY - Vilas County finally got what it wanted. For fifteen years, the county had needed someone to act as a full-time Recreational Officer--someone to monitor public safety on the snowmobile and ATV trails as well as the lakes and rivers. Now, Vilas County Deputy Sheriff Randy Schneider will fill that role.
Lt. Gerard Ritter II of the Vilas County Sheriff's Office is one of many in the county who wanted to see the new position get approved.
"We finally got that position approved full time," said Ritter. "This position is going to cover snowmobile patrol, boat patrol, ATV patrol. It's going to cover timber theft investigation with the Forestry Department. That's something we haven't addressed over the years in Vilas County."
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