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Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities reports rising enrollment, waiver costs and plans levy timing
Summary
Superintendent Brent Baer told commissioners that enrollment at the Board of DD rose from about 800 in 2012 to more than 1,300 in 2025, waivers increased to 532 by end of 2025, and the non-federal Medicaid share is projected near $8,997,000 in 2026; board indicated a levy renewal target of 2028.
Brent Baer, superintendent of the Wood County Board of Developmental Disabilities, and Board President Tim Brown presented the board’s quarterly update to the County Commissioners on March 12, 2026, outlining enrollment increases, waiver growth and fiscal pressures.
Baer said the board has seen steady growth in people served: "In 2012 enrollment was…
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