Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Union County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 3,830 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 3,138 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 242 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 1,578 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 73 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | 130 |
What’s at Stake?
- $2.07 million in K-12 school funding for Union County’s 3,830 students.
- La Grande SD 1: $1.10 million ($445.08 per student)
- Union SD 5: $250,045 ($442.50 per student)
- North Powder SD 8J: $162,690 ($440.41 per student)
- Imbier SD 11: $171,055 ($442.74 per student)
- Cove SD 15: $150,920 ($433.01 per student)
- Elgin SD 23: $240,270 ($433.66 per student)
- Eastern Oregon University could lose $1.67 million, resulting in higher tuition, staff and faculty layoffs, and program reductions.
- Union County Courts, which could close one day a week
- A tax break for 1,578 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
