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Senator Brock Smith urges consideration for small districts amid budget cuts
Summary
Senator David Brock Smith addressed the Port Orford-Langlois board Dec. 15, warning of a likely 5% budget reduction, mentioning pending legislation (SB 916, HR1, Measure 114), and urging attention to small districts in the budget and grant process.
Senator David Brock Smith, a Port Orford High School alumnus and former 2CJ board member, provided public input at the Dec. 15 Port Orford-Langlois School Board meeting, emphasizing fiscal pressures and forthcoming legislation. "He noted a 5% budget reduction is in the works," the minutes record, and he referenced pending measures including Senate Bill 916, HR1 and Measure 114.
Senator Smith discussed the Oregon Health Department and Curry Health and thanked the district for its recent stewardship. He urged the board and state officials to consider how budget decisions and grant processes affect small districts. Superintendent Aaron Miller asked whether agencies would need to go beyond a 5% cut in the January forecast; Senator Smith replied no.
The board voted to extend the three-minute public-comment allotment so Smith could continue his remarks. The senator's remarks were delivered during the public-input portion of the meeting and did not prompt formal board action at that time.
