Wood River Township

Wood River Township is a surveyor in Wood River, IL. It serves residents across the communities of Wood River, East Alton, Cottage Hills, Roxana, and portions of Bethalto and Hartford. By statute, the township provides three core services: a general assistance program for qualifying residents, property assessment for the basis of local taxation, and maintenance of township roads and bridges. It holds a rating of 1.00 based on 5 reviews.

The township operates out of its main office on South 9th Street and is staffed by elected officials including the Supervisor, Assessor, Clerk, Highway Commissioner, and Trustees. Office hours run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Township board meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Wood River Township Hall on South 9th Street. Beyond its statutory duties, the township offers several special services to residents, including the Benefit Access Program for seniors and persons with disabilities, voter registration, free notary public services for township residents, mosquito fogging during the summer months, and a monthly Federal Food Bank distribution for qualifying residents aged 60 and older. The Highway Department handles leaf pickup beginning in the second week of November, brush and yard waste collection on Thursdays and Fridays, and operates the 8th Street Dump in Cottage Hills for residents of Forest Homes, Cottage Hills, Kendall Hill, and Rosewood Heights. The Assessor's Office also processes property tax exemption applications including senior exemptions, the senior freeze, senior homestead, veterans with disabilities, and persons with disabilities exemptions.

The township office sits on South 9th Street, near Madison Avenue and East Madison Avenue, with East End Park roughly half a mile to the east.