The Association of Oregon Counties is holding its spring conference in Hood River today and Tuesday, and dealing with public safety costs will be a big part of the discussion among county leaders.  The struggles of counties in southwestern Oregon with reduced harvests on federal forestlands dramatically dropping revenues are the most notable examples of the struggle to provide for the financial needs of public safety.  But Hood River County Commission Chair Ron Rivers says public safety has become a large percentage of every county’s budget.  Rivers has been discussing putting a public safety district of some kind on the ballot in Hood River County next year.