Budget watch

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Here’s how some of your taxes were spent during recent city council actions.

Arlington: $7,500 to Columbia Ford of Longview for a Ford Escape for the sewer department.

$10,328 to Columbia Ford of Longview for a Ford Escape for the engineering department.

$1,595 to Pacific Power Products of Kent for annual service and maintenance of the water department’s generator.

$3,307 to Systems Design Northwest of Silverdale for fees in January for emergency medical service billings.

Everett: $1,388 to Andy Boon for outdoor leadership services for the Everett Parks and Recreation Department.

$360 to the state Department of Licensing for firearms fees.

$750 for a senior day trip to harness races in Cloverdale, B.C. The city paid for the trip through the Senior Center, then participants reimbursed the city.

Lake Stevens: $110 to the Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce for its monthly luncheon.

$31 to Asplund Supply of Auburn for seat covers in the library.

$2,749 to Cassidy Topsoils of Lake Stevens for dump fees.

Marysville: $318 to Bickford Ford-Mercury of Marysville for front brake rotors.

$23,088 to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway of Fort Worth, Texas for an easement agreement.

$331 to Everett Tire and Automotive for tires.

$499 to Marysville Printing for the youth spring soccer flyer.

Monroe: $373 to Evergreen District Court in Monroe for interpreter fees for January.

$375 to Hageman Service of Marysville for window cleaning.

$525 to Hill Street Cleaners of Monroe for January dry cleaning services.

Mountlake Terrace: $19,650 to the Terrace-Brier Lions Club for the Tour de Terrace festival.

$7,000 to the Mountlake Terrace Garden Club for city beautification.

$2,552 to the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau for membership dues.

$1,600 to the Lions Club for the tree-lighting ceremony.

$500 to Evergreen Elementary School for playground improvements.

$500 to the Fire District 1 Foundation for the Easter egg hunt.

Snohomish: $422 to Copiers Northwest of Seattle for copier maintenance at City Hall.

$11,395 to Snohomish County PUD for electric billing for January and February.

$4,603 to the state Department of Health for a 2006 water permit.

Stanwood: $73 to Barnett Implement of Mount Vernon for a tractor tire.

$34,532 to Ferguson Enterprises of Kent for water meters and supplies for new housing construction, as well as replacements and repairs.

$1,011 to SND Communications of Bellingham for radio repairs for the fire department.