Michael Sibbersen, Wood County Auditor, has announced the distribution of the Real Estate, Public Utility tax, and Special Assessments for the first half 2016 settlement. A total
of $102,042,258 was collected and distributed including $3,317,581 for special assessments.
In addition $9,021,859 is to be reimbursed from the State Income Tax Funds, $6,069,926 in non-business credit, $852,207 in owner occupied credit, and $2,099,726 in homestead
exemption monies. These represent tax reductions for qualifying properties.
The County Commissioners requested that the 1.3 mill voted Human Services Levy collection be suspended for this year due to sufficient fund balance. This provided tax relief of $40 annually on a $100,000 home.
Wood County currently maintains 74,670 individual land parcels of record and distributes the taxes to eighteen school districts, nineteen townships, and twenty-
six cities and villages. Wood County has over 100,000 individual special assessments, which are distributed to regional, county, municipal and township governments. Examples include ditch construction and maintenance, sewer and water systems, street lighting, street cleaning, and tree maintenance programs.
