The Wood County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board (WCADMHS) has a property tax renewal levy on this year’s ballot.
The 1.6-mill tax request is for 10 years. The agency provides mental health and addiction services.
Property taxes will not increase. The owner of a $100,000 home will continue to pay approximately $35 per year.
The board plans, funds, and monitors programming for the full continuum of care in Wood County. Services range across an entire spectrum of mental health and substance use recovery services, benefiting individuals living with behavioral health needs and their loved ones.
“We are appreciative of the taxpayers,” said Kaylee Smith, manager of marketing and communications. “We have not lost a levy in Wood County. The taxpayers have allowed us to meet the needs of the people in the community.”
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, one in five U.S. adults experience mental illness each year and, among people aged 12 or older in 2021, 8.6% had at least one drug use disorder.
Local tax dollars always go to supporting, creating, or implementing programming completed by board-certified providers, according to the WCADMHS website. The providers serve youth, adolescents, and adults with mental illnesses and/or addiction.
Approximately 93 cents of every tax dollar goes directly to Wood County services to aid in real-life difficulties including depression/anxiety/suicide, childhood behavioral problems, domestic violence, youth/adult substance use, and more, according to their website.