Impact of Measure 66 and Measure 67 on Yamhill County
By the Numbers
| Children in public schools: | 16,635 |
| People on the Oregon Health Plan: | 10,582 |
| Seniors and people with disabilities receiving long-term care (in-home, assisted living, nursing homes): | 638 |
| People who received an initial unemployment check in 2009: | 6,004 |
| Released criminal offenders under supervision: | 291 |
| Tax filers who make $250,000 or more (households) or $125,000 or more (individual filers): | 686 |
What’s at Stake?
- $8.4 million in K-12 school funding for Yamhill County’s 16,635 students – on average, $432.90 per student.
- Yamhill-Carlton SD 1: $588,245
- Amity SD 4J: $429,825
- Dayton SD 8: $523,560
- Newberg SD 29J: $2.53 million
- Willamina SD 3J: $491,160
- McMinnville SD 40: $3.34 million
- Sheridan SD 48J: $589,265
- Chemeketa Community College: If these measures fail, CCC 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.
- Yamhill County Courts, which could be forced to close one day a week.
- A tax break for 6,004 unemployed people, who will receive a tax refund on the first $2,400 they received in unemployment benefits
