Wood County voters will weigh numerous issues in fall votes

Along with state and federal candidates, Wood County voters will see local candidates and issues on the Nov. 5 general election ballots, including issues impacting their property taxes.

In some communities, new tax money is being requested.

Montgomery Township voters will be asked for an additional three-year, 0.3-mill levy for current expenses. They will also be asked to renew a five-year, 3-mill levy for fire protection.

Portage Township voters will be asked for an additional five-year, 0.5-mill levy for cemetery maintenance and operation.

Milton Center is asking for an additional five-year, 5-mill levy for current expenses.

Gibsonburg Exempted Village School District, which has some Wood County voters, will be asked to renew a 1-mill levy for general improvements and to increase it by 1 mill to a total of a 2-mill levy.

North Baltimore is requesting a 0.5-percent increase on income tax for general fund operations.

Pemberville is asking for a 0.5-percent increase on income tax for general municipal operations.

Several replacement levy issues, which would be an increase in value, are on ballots in Wood County.

Voters in the Eastwood Local Schools district will be asked to replace a five-year, 0.8-mill levy for current expenses at the Pemberville Library.

Bloom Township has a five-year, 1-mill replacement levy for streets, roads, and bridges.

Plain Township has a five-year, 2-mill replacement levy for fire and EMS.

These entities are asking for tax renewals:

Rossford, three five-year tax renewals — the 2-mill recreation levy, the 1-mill levy for fire personnel, and the 2.8-mill levy for fire capital.

Freedom Township, a three-year, 1-mill levy for expenses and a five-year, 1-mill levy for fire and EMS.

Troy Township, a three-year, 1.8-mill levy for ambulance services.

Custar, a five-year, 2-mill levy for current expenses.

Haskins, a five-year, 2.5-mill levy for street construction.

Millbury, a five-year, 1-mill levy for current expenses.

Wayne, a five-year, 1.9-mill levy for fire.

West Millgrove, a five-year, 5-mill levy for current expenses.

Weston, a five-year, 1.9-mill levy for cemetery maintenance and operation.

The Henry Township Road District, a five-year, 2-mill levy for roads.

Additionally, the Whistle Stop Pizza Pub and Grill in North Baltimore is asking for Sunday sales, a local liquor option.

The deadline to register to vote is Oct. 7.

Absentee voting by mail begins Oct. 8 and ends Nov. 4.