COOS COUNTY, Ore.– The Coos County Sheriff said all departments in the county are preparing for a $3.5 million budget shortfall next year.
In a Facebook post, Sheriff Gabe Fabrizio said Coos County’s budget shortfall is due to the failure of Measure 6-213.
That measure would have funded a levy to expand the Coos County Jail’s capacity and fund the district attorney’s office to bring in more prosecutors.
59% voted against the five-year levy.
Fabrizio said the first meeting about the shortfall was this week and the DA’s office will likely eliminate its two open positions.
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