The Wood County Port Authority, originally organized in 1999, is a separate and independent unit of local government which is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors. Five of the Directors are appointed by the Wood County Commissioners, one is appointed by the City of Rossford and the other by the Perrysburg Township Trustees.

Port Authority Purposes under the Ohio Revised Code are: “Activities that enhance, foster, aid, provide, or promote transportation, economic development, housing, recreation, education, governmental operations, culture, or research.”

Port Authority Facilities under the ORC are: “Real or personal property, or any combination thereof, that is owned, leased, or otherwise controlled or financed for, or in furtherance of, one or more authorized purposes.”

The Port Authority can own, lease, and finance land, buildings, and equipment for credit-worthy companies. Projects in Wood County that have taken advantage of the Port Authority lease/financing structure are the 01 World Headquarters, in Perrysburg, Ohio, the Newell Rubbermaid distribution facility in Middleton Township, the Home Depot distribution facility in Troy Township, and the Home 2 Suites Hotel in Perrysburg, Ohio.