Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Morrow County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 2,412 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 1,419 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 61 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 517 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 25 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | 33 |
What’s at Stake?
- $1.37 million in K-12 school funding for Morrow County’s 2,412 students
- Morrow SD 1: $1.24 million ($431.03 per student)
- Ione SD: $129,525 ($435.44 per student)
- Blue Mountain Community College: If the measures fail, BMCC could be forced to raise tuition 9%, cap enrollment, reduce days, and eliminate faculty positions as a result of a 5% reduction in Community College State Funding.
- Morrow County Courts, which could close one day a week
- A tax break for 517 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
