Budget Watch

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

Arlington $19,105 to Curbs Plus of Arlington for sidewalk upgrades.

$885 to Cascade Valley Hospital in Arlington for drug supplies in August.

$189 to Dunlap Industrial of Everett for cones, hard hats and gloves.

$1,204 to Eagle Fence Construction of Marysville for a fence at the police department’s evidence building.

Edmonds: $13,604 to Perteet Engineering of Everett to adjust water mains and for realignment to reduce the need to relocate utility poles on the 220th Street SW reconstruction project.

Everett: $951,795 to Shoreline Construction Co. of Woodinville to replace 7,400 linear feet of deteriorated asbestos cement water mains.

$360,762 to SPL Integrated Solutions of Columbia, Md., for improvements to television facilities for broadcast of city meetings.

$3,054 to Idexx Environetics of Atlanta for laboratory supplies for the utilities department.

$92 to Verizon Internet Solutions of Atlanta for monthly Internet service for the Everett Senior Activity Center.

$45 to North County Taxi Co. of Marysville for taxi rides for participants in the city’s ride-share program.

Lake Stevens: $2,921 to the state Department of Revenue for excise taxes in August.

$10,042 to the city of Snohomish for Channel 28 and technology services.

$13,258 to the city of Marysville for prisoner housing and Municipal Court charges filed.

$3,049 to the Lake Stevens School District for fuel.

$560 to Evergreen on Site for 40 yards of gravel for Lift Station No. 7.

Lynnwood: $180,020 to Signal Electric of Kent to install a fiber-optic conduit.

$1.12 million to Marshbank Construction of Lake Stevens to replace water lines.

Marysville: $752,271 to city employees for the Sept. 3 payroll.

$100,069 to the state Department of Revenue for sales and use tax in August.

$181,598 to the Marysville School District for mitigation fees.

$13,960 to Snohomish County Corrections for prisoner housing.

$27,251 to the law offices of Keithly, Weed, Graafstra and Benson for legal services.

Monroe: $398 to Cintas Corporation of Everett for uniforms.

$1,238 to Dell Marketing L.P. of Palatine, Ill., for a computer.

$21 to Office Depot of Seattle for payroll envelopes.

Snohomish: $588 to Chinook Lumber of Monroe for repairing a play structure at Hill Park.

$5,564 to Earth Tech Inc. of Everett for a study to create a new storm water utility.

$124,454 to Ohno Construction of Seattle for Riverfront Trail construction.

$7,780 to SNOPAC for dispatch services in September 2004.

Stanwood $9,273 to the state auditor’s office for the 2003 audit of city government.

$187 to Rimmer Tire Center of Stanwood for repair of a flat tire.

$13 to Lenz Enterprises of Stanwood for crushed rock.

$656 to American Car Care Centers of Stanwood for service on three city vehicles.

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