Budget Watch

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

Arlington: $2,083 to the Arlington Post Office for mailing the city’s quarterly newsletter to residents.

$66,661 to Boss Construction of New Lenox, Ill., for sewer upgrades on 67th Avenue NE.

$4,623 to the state Department of Ecology for the city’s wastewater permit.

$1,440 to the city of Everett for animal control and shelter services.

Island County: $17,018 to Lakeside Industries of Burlington for asphalt materials for road maintenance.

$43,625 to Skillings-Connolly of Lacey for engineering and right-of-way consulting for the Monroe Landing and Camano Hill road projects.

$15,812 to Kelly Hamilton of Freeland for acquired right-of-way for the Bayview Road project.

Lake Stevens: $265 to Cuz Concrete of Arlington for concrete parking bumpers at the new police station.

$1,164 to Corporate Office Supply of Arlington for miscellaneous office supplies.

$104 to Crystal Springs Water Co. of Los Angeles for bottled water for city buildings.

$1,274 to the state Department of Revenue for excise taxes.

$354 to the state Department of Corrections for crew work.

Marysville: $6,212 to RH2 Engineering of Bothell for ongoing engineering work.

$11 to Play It Again Sports of Marysville for a whistle for the parks department.

$94,777 to Sahlberg Equipment Co. Inc. of Lynnwood for a grader.

$3,632 to the Snohomish County Public Utility District for electrical service.

$8,000 to MacAulay &Associates real estate appraisers in Everett for appraisal services.

Monroe: $876 to Okay Electric of Monroe for fans at the City Council chamber.

$677 to Signco DEK of Monroe for park signs.

$523 to Wolfkill Feed &Fertilizer of Monroe for fertilizer at Lake Tye Park.

Snohomish: $421 to American Air Filter of Chicago for the air heating and cooling system at the Carnegie building.

$1,644 to Jani King of Seattle for 2005 janitorial work.

$85,865 to Lynnwood Disposal Service of Bellevue for solid waste and recycling in April.

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