Budget Watch

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

Arlington $352 to Newman Traffic Signs of Jamestown, N.D., for traffic signs.

$250 to Oliver Hammer Clothes Shop of Sedro-Woolley for uniforms and clothing.

$186 to Smokey Point Plant Farm of Smokey Point for landscaping and beautification.

$9,990 to Schreiber and Lane of Seattle for architectural and engineering fees.

Edmonds: $375,000 to Blackwater Marine of Kirkland for emergency replacement of the broken Willow Creek culvert under the Marina Beach parking lot.

Island County, $115,000 to Jenkins Inc. of Arlington for a bond to landscape at the Terry’s Corner Park and Ride on Camano Island.

$2,500 to Jerome Rosen for professional services setting up a support group for seniors to assist them in developing a sense of community.

Lake Stevens: $3,600 to the law offices of Keithly, Weed, Graafstra and Benson of Snohomish for legal services.

$19,717 to the state treasurer in Olympia for traffic fines.

$325 to Personnel Consultation &Selection of Edmonds for a pre-employment evaluation for a police officer.

$325 to Sirchie Fingerprint Laboratories Inc. of Youngsville, N.C., for miscellaneous supplies.

$258 to Seattle Maintenance Inc. of Seattle for portable toilets.

Marysville: $14,748 to Montgomery Watson Harza of Los Angeles, Calif., for ongoing work on the Stillaguamish River water filtration plant.

$2,165 to Eagle Fence Construction of Marysville for fencing at the Youth Peace Park.

$40,669 to Entranco Inc. of Bellevue for ongoing professional services.

Snohomish: $20,743 to the city of Everett for water bills in June and July.

$1,500 to Karen Guzark, an artist in Snohomish, for a conceptual plan for the city’s gateway sign.

$139,443 for Ohno Construction of Seattle for Riverfront Trail Construction.

$71 to the state Department of Printing in Olympia for business cards.

Stanwood $875 to Nanna’s Cleaning Services of Stanwood for janitorial services in October.

$3,735 to Pacific Rim Code Service of Everett for building inspections and plan reviews in October.

$5,296 to SnoPac 911 for dispatch services in November.