Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Linn County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 21,325 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 14,744 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 1,048 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 8,277 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 642 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | 428 |
What’s at Stake?
- $8.2 million in K-12 school funding for Linn County’s 21,325 students — on average, $428.36 per student.
- Harrisburg SD 7: $475,790
- Greater Albany Public SD 8J: $4.54 million
- Lebanon Community SD 9: $2.02 million
- Sweet Home SD 55: $1.16 million
- Central Linn SD: $350,761.26
- Linn-Benton Community College: If these measures fail, LBCC could be forced to raise tuition 9%, cap enrollment, and further reduce days and eliminate faculty positions as a result of a 5% reduction in Community College State Funding.
- Linn County Courts, which could close one day a week
- A tax break for 8,277 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
