Budget Watch

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

Arlington: $2,278 to SeaWestern of Kirkland to buy coats, pants and boots for firefighters.

$1,323 to Cascade Valley Hospital to buy Emergency Medical Services medical supplies for the month of March.

$504 to Smokey Point Concrete of Arlington to prepare Legion Park for a gazebo.

Everett: $285,420 in federal funds to Habitat for Humanity to buy land at 6624 Broadway and to construct six townhouses for first-time home buyers.

$264,433 to Homesight of Seattle to help first-time home buyers with down payments.

$25,000 of hotel-motel tax revenue to U.S. Figure Skating.

$25,000 of hotel-motel tax revenue to the Arts Council of Snohomish County.

Lake Stevens: Up to $9,000 to Hebert Research of Bellevue for a census of the Soper Hill neighborhood.

Marysville: $1.45 million to CBI Services Inc. of Everett to build a second reservoir at Edward Springs.

$369,556 to Snohomish County for the city’s share of planned improvements to the intersection of 51st Avenue NE and 122nd Place NE.

$361,091 to HDR Engineering of Bellevue to study ways to improve traffic at I-5 and Fourth Street.

$250,000 to HDR Engineering of Bellevue to provide the city with a comprehensive plan for its water system.

Monroe: $1,386 to Snohomish County Evergeen District Court for interpreter fees.

$8,731 to Snohomish County Fire District 3 for patrol vehicle maintenance.

$1,045 to Wolfkill Feed &Fertilizer of Stanwood for fertilizer.

Snohomish: $27,358 to the city of Everett for water bills from Jan. 31 to March 30.

$5,317 to Environmental Drilling Inc. for well drilling for lagoon cleanup project.

$45 to Snohomish County Fire District 4 for renting a meeting room on April 17.