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Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Umatilla County

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By the Numbers

Children in public schools:13,551
People on the Oregon Health Plan:10,254
Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes):672
People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009:3,465
Released criminal offenders under supervision:266
Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers):288

What’s at Stake?

  • $7.14 million in K-12 school funding for Umatilla County’s 13,551 students.
    • Helix SD 1: $121,310 ($438.07 per student)
    • Pilot Rock SD 2: $220,660 ($434.48 per student)
    • Echo SD 5: $164,640 ($430.57 per student)
    • Umatilla SD 6R: $750,810 ($430.28 per student)
    • Milton-Freewater Unified SD 7: $1.07 million ($434.21 per student)
    • Hermiston SD 8: $2.47 million ($432.31 per student)
    • Pendleton SD 16: $1.65 million ($440.89 per student)
    • Athena-Weston SD 29RJ: $312,025 ($437.08 per student)
    • Stanfield SD 61: $332,710 ($425.49 per student)
    • Ukiah SD 80: $53,750 ($428.77 per student)
  • Blue Mountain Community College: If the measures fail, BMCC could be forced to raise tuition 9%, cap enrollment, suspend programs, and eliminate faculty positions as a result of a 5% reduction in Community College State Funding.
  • Eastern Oregon University could lose $1.67 million, resulting in higher tuition, staff and faculty layoffs, and program reductions.
  • Reduced services at the Blue Mountain Recovery Center, which could lead to layoffs and a decrease in the number of patients that the facility will be able to serve.
  • Umatilla County Courts, which could close one day a week
  • A tax break for 3,465 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
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