eNews

The Board of Wood County Commissioners is excited to introduce the County’s First Electronic Newsletter. The newsletter is intended to provide citizens with relevant information regarding County operations. We believe it is vital to keep the citizens informed and involved in the County. The newsletter will be published and distributed by email periodically. It will available on the County's website as well as the Commissioners’ Facebook page. If you would like to be added to future distributions, then please send an email to enews@co.wood.oh.us.

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Commissioners Urge NO Vote on State Issue 1

The Wood County Commissioners, Doris Herringshaw, Craig LaHote, and Ted Bowlus, today passed a resolution stating their opposition to State Issue 1, the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution. The Commissioners urge citizens to vote NO on Issue 1 because, if passed, they believe it will expose citizens across Ohio to increased substance abuse activity, place an undue burden on Wood County taxpayers who will be obligated to pay for treatment services mandated by the new law, further burden county taxpayers who will bear the cost of re-sentencing previously convicted offenders, and attract additional criminal drug activity to Ohio.

Spirit Of Wood County Awards to be Awarded on October 28

Nine individuals from across Wood County are scheduled for recognition by the Wood County Commissioners on October 28, as they present the annual Spirit of Wood County Awards at 2 p.m. in the Alvin L. Perkins Atrium, at the Wood County Courthouse Complex.

Commissioners Support Prostate Cancer Awareness

TThe Wood County Commissioners, Doris Herringshaw, Craig LaHote, and Ted Bowlus, are pleased to join with Stan Korducki, President of Wood County Hospital and Dr. Dhaval Parikh, Cancer Care Center Medical Director, in support of prostate cancer awareness during the month of September. A short presentation will be made on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Maurer Family Cancer Care Center, located in the medical office building next to the Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green.

Commissioners, Clerk of Courts Help Engineer with Road and Bridge Funding

The Wood County Commissioners, Doris Herringshaw, Craig LaHote, and Ted Bowlus, announced that they will transfer $2,100,000 to a fund that will be used to assist the County Engineer, John Musteric to build and repair county bridges and roads.  For the Commissioners' initial transfer, $1,800,00 will come from the Wood County Building Inspection cash balance, while $300,000 will come from the conveyance fee that is used to fund the Wood County Office of Economic Development.  Additionally, they agreed to dedicate $200,000 of county sales tax revenue annually for five years ($1,000,000 total) to add to the new fund.  Clerk of Courts, Cindy Hofner also committed $100,000 by transferring revenue from the Auto Title Fund.

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