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It may be a small model of how it would go down.
It may be the "canary in the coal mine":
"....Sheriff’s deputies might not respond to burglaries, even those in progress.
Building permits and inspections could be turned over to the state, with the nearest office in Coquille.
The county jail, currently described by Sheriff John Bishop as “an absolute disaster,” could fall even further into noncompliance of state regulations..."
"....Eric Schmidt of the Association of Oregon Counties painted a bleak picture. Schmidt warned against looking to state government for help.
“The state is not in any position to cover lost revenue to the counties,” he said. You’re the first county on the precipice..."
Curry County has the second-lowest rate of any Oregon County – 60 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. That compares with $1.41 for Hood River County and $12.77 for Jefferson County, both of which have about the same population as Curry County.
Schmidt urged Curry taxpayers to help themselves by raising the tax rate. Spicer added, “Our taxes here are extremely low.”
(Local official) said citizens aren’t likely to vote for a tax increase “as long as the prospect of a federal bailout is imminent...."
Source: curry pilot.com
It may be the "canary in the coal mine":
"....Sheriff’s deputies might not respond to burglaries, even those in progress.
Building permits and inspections could be turned over to the state, with the nearest office in Coquille.
The county jail, currently described by Sheriff John Bishop as “an absolute disaster,” could fall even further into noncompliance of state regulations..."
"....Eric Schmidt of the Association of Oregon Counties painted a bleak picture. Schmidt warned against looking to state government for help.
“The state is not in any position to cover lost revenue to the counties,” he said. You’re the first county on the precipice..."
Curry County has the second-lowest rate of any Oregon County – 60 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. That compares with $1.41 for Hood River County and $12.77 for Jefferson County, both of which have about the same population as Curry County.
Schmidt urged Curry taxpayers to help themselves by raising the tax rate. Spicer added, “Our taxes here are extremely low.”
(Local official) said citizens aren’t likely to vote for a tax increase “as long as the prospect of a federal bailout is imminent...."
Source: curry pilot.com
