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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, December 4, 2008 Budget Watch Here is how some of your tax money was spent in recent city council action. Arlington: $2,327 to Cascade Natural Gas of Burlington, monthly heating bill for all facilities that use gas. $575 to Kesselring's Gun Shop of Alger for a police department firearm. $21,631 to the state Auditor's Office for the city's annual audit. Everett: $120,000 to Sarah Koch of Arlington to settle a personal injury lawsuit against the city. $465,342 to the city of Portland, Ore., for replacement traffic signal LEDs. $28,000 to Linda Deathman of Seattle to conduct 10- to 12-minute telephone interviews with 400 people to test their knowledge of storm water. Marysville: An agreement to pay approximately $7,200 to Snoho­mish County for maintenance and repair services from Jan. 22 through Dec. 31, 2009. Monroe: $70,000 to Capps Investment Group for the purchase of land at Lewis Street and U.S. 2. Snohomish: $839 to Newman Traffic Signs for stop signs. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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