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.
