Budget Watch

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

Arlington: $5,000 to Arlington Public Schools for the Arlington Community Pride program.

$338 to Sunshine Cleaners of Arlington for cleaning uniforms.

$4,906 to Williams Scotsman of Baltimore for modular office leases.

$1,629 to Stanwood Redi-Mix for operating supplies.

Marysville: $2,816 to the state Department of Corrections for prisoner food.

$300 to the Family Karate Ronin Dojo of Marysville to rent a facility for police tactics training.

$1,414 to D&G Mowers &More of Lake Stevens for a blower and string trimmers.

$483 to Sound Safety Products Inc. of Everett for first-aid kits, orange vests and earplugs.

$2,188 to Tidmore Flags of Birmingham, Ala., for city flags.

Monroe: $415 to Hageman Service Inc. of Marysville for window cleaning.

$7,308 to Snohomish County Fire District 3 of Monroe for patrol vehicle maintenance.

$183,111 to Motorola of Chicago for police radios.

$1,986 to SiteLines Park &Playground of Everett for wetland trail chips.

Snohomish: $9,652 to Alpine Tree Service of Snohomish for tree removal at the Snohomish Senior Center.

$190 to Bankcard Center of San Francisco for a digital camera for the water treatment plant.

$2,918 to Flowmotion Media of Everett for “Tour of Snohomish” video for the Visitor Information Center.

Stanwood: $6,295 to the state Department of Revenue for excise taxes in August.

$7,546 to the state Auditor’s Office for the 2004 audit.

$354 to Visa for supplies, gas and furniture in August.

$537 to Twin City Collision of Stanwood for a seat replacement.