Budget Watch

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

Everett: $268 to Seasystems Aquariums of Startup for aquarium maintenance for the library.

$260 to Bob Joiner of Edmonds for computer class instruction for the senior center.

$4,373 to Ikon Office Solutions of Bellevue for copier lease and rental payments for various departments.

$36 to Cascade Turf of Snohomish for springs for lawn mowers for the parks department.

Lake Stevens: $3,614 to Keithly, Weed, Graafstra and Benson of Snohomish for legal services.

$2,079 to Marshall Sign Inc. of Everett for a sign for Eagle Ridge Park.

$3,793 to H.D. Fowler Co. of Bellevue for work on the sewer utility flow meter.

$243 to the state Employment Security Department for unemployment compensation.

$340 to the state Department of Corrections for a work crew.

Marysville:$540 to Judd &Black of Marysville for a dishwasher for the wastewater treatment plant.

$72,184 to Pape Machinery of Eugene, Ore., for a backhoe loader for the street department.

$1,693 to Munis Inc. of Falmouth, Maine, for support services for the city’s financial software.

$355 to Zumar Industries of Tacoma for speed bump signs.

$1,680 to Traffic Smithy Inc. of Bellevue for a traffic counts comprehensive plan.

Monroe: $265 to Cintas Corp. of Everett for uniforms.

$60 to the Washington State Department of Corrections for business cards for two city employees.

$918 to Hughes Supply, Inc. of Seattle for waterline repairs.

Snohomish: $3,806 to the city of Lake Stevens for building inspector services from July through September.

$1,293 to Puget Sound Energy of Bellevue for natural gas from Nov. 4 to Dec. 6, 2004.

$10,898 to the Snohomish County Treasurer for November jail fees.

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