MICHAEL SIBBERSEN ANNOUNCES WOOD COUNTY REAL ESTATE DISTRIBUTION

Totals for the first half revenue distribution are as follows: WOOD COUNTY	2,554,259
REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER	767,923
COUNTY DITCH MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION	230,989
COUNTY SEWER AND WATERLINE PROJECTS	48,970
MAUMEE WATERSHED CONSERVANCY	40,505
BOARD OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES	4,677,149
ALCOHOL, DRUG ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH BOARD	2,747,361
PARK DISTRICT	1,086,913
COMMITTEE ON AGING	760,837
BOARD OF HEALTH	628,813
HISTORICAL CENTER	54,347
HUMAN SERVICES	1,412,988
WOOD COUNTY LIBRARY BOND	122,049
TOWNSHIPS	5,183,674
MUNICIPALITIES	6,976,139
SCHOOLS	42,672,876
TOTAL	69,965,792

Michael Sibbersen, Wood County Auditor, has announced the distribution of the Real Estate, Public Utility tax, and Special Assessments for the second half 2012 settlement. A total of $69,965,792 was collected and distributed including $2,576,128 for special assessments. In addition $8,447,813 is to be reimbursed from the State Income Tax Funds, $5,695,583 in ten percent rollback, $895,180 in two and one half percent homestead-rollback, and $ 1,857,050 in homestead exemption monies. These represent tax reductions for qualifying properties. Wood County currently maintains 74,114 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.