Dagmar Wood, currently serving as Platte County’s first district commissioner, has announced her intention to run for Platte County assessor in the August and November 2024 elections.
Wood issued a press release outlining her new focus after announcing it to fellow Republicans at a gathering held Monday, Nov. 6.
Dagmar Wood
In the release, Wood said she spearheaded implementation of Senate Bill 190 in Platte County, which freezes the amount senior citizens pay in property taxes, giving them much-needed tax relief. Passage of the ordinance is expected to be effective early 2024. “If elected, my priority will be to restore respectful treatment to all who reach out to the Assessor’s Office,” Wood said in the release. “I have a proven record of fighting for Platte County taxpayers. When I noticed that several homeowners were given only the weekend to appeal their valuation increases, I lobbied our state legislature to give them more time. There is now a state law requiring at least a month’s notice.”
Some of Wood’s other accomplishments she listed are:
Appointed a taxpayer-friendly Board of Equalization to hear homeowners’ valuation appeals
Won a court case protecting county taxpayers from paying a $20-40 million bond shortfall
Supported increased law enforcement funding
Eliminated positions resulting in $1 million in savings
Worked to educate voters, and with their approval, realigned a 1/2 cent sales tax to support both parks and law enforcement with no tax increase
Worked to educate voters, and with their approval, decreased roads sales tax, while protecting Platte County municipalities’ and road districts’ share of funding
Wood has a master’s degree in public administration and was formerly an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Currently Wood serves as commissioner in southern Platte County, and is working as a commercial real estate specialist.
Wood has four children between the ages of 18 and 25 and has been a Platte County resident for 35 years. She is running in the Aug. 6, 2024 Republican Primary and the Nov. 5, 2024 General Election. Her term as commissioner ends December of 2024.