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Wayne County

Wayne County covers 612 square miles of southeastern Lower Michigan, with the county seat at Detroit.

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Wayne County offices

  • Wayne County Assessment and EqualizationOversees property assessments across the county, prepares equalization reports and keeps property descriptions and tax maps; your city or township assessor sets the value of your property.
  • Wayne County TreasurerCollects delinquent property taxes for Wayne County; current property taxes are paid to the city or township treasurer.Eric R. Sabree, Wayne County Treasurer
  • Wayne County Environmental ServicesCounty environmental health services. Call to confirm who issues septic permits here.
  • Wayne County Department of Public ServicesRuns county roads, bridges and road-hazard reports for Wayne County through its Roads division; call about road problems on county roads.
  • Wayne County GISMapping and GIS data.
  • Wayne County USDA FSA and NRCS officeThe Farm Service Agency office for Wayne County is at the Ann Arbor Service Center, 7203 Jackson Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Call it to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other farm programs, and for farm and tract records. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) works from the same office: ask it for wetland determinations, highly erodible land questions and conservation plans.
Other county departments (3)
  • Wayne County Drain CommissionerRuns county drains and drainage districts; call about a clogged or damaged county drain or a new drain petition.
  • Wayne County Probate CourtResidents can check Probate Court filing hours and fees, find and submit probate forms, search court cases, and get information on probate matters.
  • DWIHNYou can find mental health, substance use, and developmental disability services in Wayne County, call the 24/7 crisis line at 1-800-241-4949, find a provider, or use the MyDWIHN app.

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About Wayne County

Wayne County covers 612 square miles of southeastern Lower Michigan, with the county seat at Detroit. Michigan does the property work in the city or township, not the county: the local Assessor sets the value and the local Treasurer sends the summer and winter tax bills. The county Register of Deeds keeps recorded land documents and the County Treasurer takes over unpaid taxes.

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