Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Sherman County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 275 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 192 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 12 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 69 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 8 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | Unknown – fewer than 10 |
What’s at Stake?
- $211,689 in K-12 school funding for Sherman County’s 275 students — on average, $447.11 per student.
- Columbia Gorge Community College: If the measures fail, CGCC 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.
- A tax break for 69 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits.
