Yep, they are. Especially with regard to fair property taxes.

"The average effective property tax rate in Douglas County is 0.79%, fifth lowest in the state, and far lower than rates in Oregon's other most populous counties."

Josephine is either third or second lowest tax rate in Oregon as is Curry county.

These three counties had historically low tax rates when the then "abundant" federal old growth was being liquidated since they had millions coming in as their share of the forest plunder. Today, the timber industry minions that run these counties deliberately hold progressive property taxes hostage to again force dependence on federal timber and, in the absence of more federal timber, the Secure School Funds program.

Of course the barons would much rather have the timber.

Continually broke and broken by their own making, it's no wonder these "timber dependent counties" lack sufficient funding for public services.