Wood County: Few jurisdictions asking for more millage

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Staff writer

With a few exceptions, area townships, villages and schools in Wood County are asking voters on Nov. 3 to renew existing millage issues rather than asking for additional property taxes.
Freedom Township voters will decide two renewal levies and an additional levy that, if passed, will fund the construction of a township office/maintenance building.
The 1.75-mill, 10-year levy on the ballot would generate approximately $132,000 annually and cost the owner of a home with a market value of $100,000 about $61.25 a year.
Kent Schuerman, a township trustee, said perpetual flooding along the Portage River and the damage it’s done to the current township office and maintenance facility on Water Street have prompted the trustees to seek an alternative site for a new building.
Township voters will also decide two renewal issues: a 3-mill, 3-year levy for fire and ambulance services and a 1-mill, 5-year levy for fire and ambulance services.
Voters in the unincorporated area of Lake Township will decide if they want an additional 2.5-mill, continuing levy that would fund the police department. A 1-mill, 5-year renewal levy to fund the fire department will be on the ballot throughout the township.
In Troy Township, voters will decide a 1.2-mill, 5-year renewal levy for the fire department.
Other townships with levies on the ballot:
-Milton Twp.: an additional 1.5-mill, continuing levy for repairing and maintaining roads and a 2.5-mill, 5-year renewal levy for roads.
-Webster Twp.: a 3.1-mill renewal levy and decrease for emergency medical service.
-Perry Twp.: a renewal of a 0.5-mill levy and a 0.5-mill increase for 3 years for emergency medical service.
-Perrysburg Twp.: a 2-mill, 5-year renewal levy and 3-mill, 5-year renewal levy, both for the police department.
-Jackson Twp.: 2-mill, 5-year renewal levy for ambulance service.

Villages
Luckey: 1.9-mill, 5-year renewal levy for operating expenses.
Millbury: 1-mill, 5-year renewal levy for operating expenses.
Milton Center: 5-mill, 5-year renewal levy for operating expenses and a 2.5-mill, 5-year renewal for street improvements.
Risingsun: 2-mill, 5-year renewal levy for roads.
Weston: 1.9-mill, 5-year renewal levy for maintaining the Weston cemetery.
Jerry City: 3-mill, 4-year renewal for fire department expenses.
Custar: 3.2-mill, 5-year renewal for operating expenses.
The McComb, North Baltimore, Patrick Henry and Perrysburg school districts are all asking for levy renewals as are the Wood County District Public Library and Wood County Health District.

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