Budget Watch

Here is how some of your tax money was spent in recent city council action.

Edmonds: $57 to Lawn Equipment Supply of Mukilteo for mower supplies, clamps and filters.

$63 to Lunds Office Essentials of Edmonds for business cards.

Mukilteo: $8,103 to A&A Printing Inc. of Seattle for printing the city’s newsletter.

Monroe: $2,617 to Puget Sound Energy of Bellevue for natural gas.

$13,131 to Snohomish County Corrections Department of Everett for February jailing billing.

Snohomish: $582 to the city of Everett for animal shelter service.

$92 to Everett Stamp Works, of Everett, for an appreciation plaque for a volunteer.

Arlington: $7,500 to FileONQ of Seattle for police department software, $225 to the Association of Washington Cities in Olympia for emergency management services training, $1,557 to Wilbert Vault of Tacoma for grave liners.

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