Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Harney County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 1,187 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 846 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 56 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 471 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 47 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | Unknown – fewer than 20 |
What’s at Stake?
- $791,913 in K-12 school funding for Harney County’s 1,187 students.
- Harney County SD 3: $591,180 ($442.79 per student)
- Harney County SD 4: $48,690 ($434.79 per student)
- Pine Creek SD 5: $2,132 ($423.95 per student)
- Diamond SD 7: $14,588 ($416.72 per student)
- Suntex SD 10: $15,227 ($433.59 per student)
- Drewsey SD 13: $16,560 ($470.94 per student)
- Frenchglen SD 16: $15,295 ($440.82 per student)
- Double O SD 28: $10,195 ($421.54 per student)
- South Harney SD 33: $18,100 ($429.56 per student)
- Harney County Union High SD 1J: $75,170 ($429.03 per student)
- Treasure Valley Community College: If the measures fail, TVCC could be forced to raise tuition 9%, cap enrollment, suspend programs, and eliminate faculty positions as a result of a 5% reduction in Community College State Funding.
- Harney County Courts, which could close one day a week
- A tax break for 471 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
