Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Malheur County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 5,194 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 5,188 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 282 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 1,144 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 159 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | 103 |
What’s at Stake?
- $3.1 million in K-12 school funding for Malheur County’s 5,194 students — on average, $439.54 per student.
- Jordan Valley SD 3: $87,000
- Ontario SD 8C: $1.45 million
- Juntura SD 12: $15,030
- Nyssa SD 26: $719,800
- Annex SD 29: $48,590
- Malheur County SD 51: $5,210
- Adrian SD 61: $180,090
- Harper SD 66: $84,185
- Arock SD 81: $18,360
- Vale SD 84: $490,085
- Treasure Valley Community College: If the measures fail, TVCC 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.
- Malheur County Courts, which could close one day a week
- A tax break for 1,144 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
