Budget Watch

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

Arlington: $1,010 to United Rentals of Arlington for lawn-mowing equipment and a mortar mixer.

$167 to Village Community Services of Arlington for roadside litter pickup in July.

$1,873 to Valley Electric of Bothell for rewiring, repairs and breaker testing.

Edmonds: $5,087 to owners of five parcels along 220th Street SW for right-of-way buyouts to widen and improve the street.

Everett: $1,272 to Martin Lumber and Hardware of Everett for hardware supplies for several city departments.

$173 to Ron May Towing and Recovery of Everett to have a car towed for the police department.

$85 to the Association of Washington Cities in Olympia for surveys for the police and fire departments.

$131 to Kelly’s Coast to Coast of Monroe for hoses, concrete mix and other supplies for the water filtration plant.

$1,233 to Clearview Glass Co. of Everett to install glass and repair chipped windows on three city vehicles.

Lake Stevens: $330 to the state Department of Corrections for work crews.

$550 to Auckland Enterprises of Snohomish for tree maintenance.

$540 to the city of Everett for animal shelter services.

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

$2,167 to the Lake Stevens School District for fuel.

Lynnwood: $43,170 to Earthwork Enterprises of Mukilteo to repair and replace catch basins.

$1,804 for probation officer Regina Alexander-Mack to attend the National Conference on Domestic Violence in Anaheim, Calif.

$1,910 for five SWAT team members to attend the Best in the West SWAT Competition in Santa Clara, Calif., Sept. 22-25.

$8,270 to Snohomish County for two years to alter or remove beaver dams on Scriber Creek.

Marysville: $360,218 to Premium Construction of Everett for ongoing work on the Ebey Slough Waterfront Park.

$392 to All My Sons Moving and Storage of Kent for moving a safe at the public safety building.

$3,147 to Action Roofing of Marysville for a new roof coating at the Ken Baxter Senior-Community Center.

$909 to Foremost Promotions of Morristown, N.J., for safety-oriented litter bags and junior police badges.

$21,700 to Perteet Engineering Inc. of Everett for a traffic management plan.

Monroe: $1,332 for Cascade Machinery &Electric of Seattle for a pump for the wastewater treatment plant.

$1,053 for EntrancoEngineers Inc. of Bellevue for an intersection study.

$823 for Les Schwab Warehouse of Monroe for replacing tires for police patrol vehicles.

Snohomish: $29,017 for Earth Tech Inc. of Long Beach, Calif., for a study to create a new storm-water utility.

$2,442 for HWA GeoSciences Inc. of Lynnwood for Riverfront Trail construction testing.

$539 for Kesselring Gun Shop of Burlington for replacing police department pistols.

Stanwood: $432 to Nextel Communications of Reston, Va., for cellphones and accessories.

$136 to Chuck Knaus of Stanwood for plumbing services.

Talk to us

> Give us your news tips.

> Send us a letter to the editor.

> More Herald contact information.

More in Local News

Customers enter and exit the Costco on Dec. 2, 2022, in Lake Stevens. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Costco stores could be impacted by looming truck driver strike threat

Truck drivers who deliver groceries and produce to Costco warehouses… Continue reading

Two Washington State ferries pass along the route between Mukilteo and Clinton as scuba divers swim near the shore Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, in Mukilteo, Washington. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
Ferry system increases ridership by a half million in 2024

Edmonds-Kingston route remains second-busiest route in the system.

Hundreds rally against Trump on Presidents Day in Everett

People lined Broadway with signs and flags, similar to other protests across the country

Alina Langbehn, 6, center, and Vera A., 6, right, sit on a swing together at Drew Nielsen Neighborhood Park after school on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Everett council votes to renovate Drew Nielsen Park

Construction on the $345,000 upgrade could start as early as this fall.

Northshore School District bus driver Stewart O’Leary pictured next to his buses shattered drivers side windshield on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025 in Bothell, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
‘Put me in, coach’: Bus driver back at work after struck by metal bar

Stewart O’Leary, a Northshore employee, has received national attention for his composure during a frightening bus trip.

Robin Cain with 50 of her marathon medals hanging on a display board she made with her father on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 in Lake Stevens, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Running a marathon is hard. She ran one in every state.

Robin Cain, of Lake Stevens, is one of only a few thousand people to ever achieve the feat.

People line up to grab food at the Everett Recovery Cafe on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Coffee, meals and compassion are free at the Everett Recovery Cafe

The free, membership-based day center offers free coffee and meals and more importantly, camaraderie and recovery support.

Lynnwood councilor Joshua Binda speaks during a Lynnwood City Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Does the Lynnwood Council VP live in Lynnwood? It’s hard to say.

Josh Binda’s residency has been called into question following an eviction and FEC filings listing an Everett address. He insists he lives in Lynnwood.

The Everett Wastewater Treatment Plant along the Snohomish River on Thursday, June 16, 2022 in Everett, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Everett water, sewer rates could jump 43% by 2028

The rate hikes would pay for improvements to the city’s sewer infrastructure.

The bond funded new track and field at Northshore Middle School on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Bothell, Washington. (Courtesy of Northshore School District)
Northshore School District bond improvements underway

The $425 million bond is funding new track and field complexes, playgrounds and phase one of two school replacements.

An American Robin picks a berry from a holly tree on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 in Edmonds, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Calling all birders for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count

The Audubon Society will hold its 28th annual Great Backyard… Continue reading

A view of one of the potential locations of the new Aquasox stadium on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 in Everett, Washington. The site sits between Hewitt Avenue, Broadway, Pacific Avenue and the railroad. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
Initial prep work for AquaSox stadium to start, with $200k price tag

The temporary agreement allows some surveying and design work as the city negotiates contracts with designers and builders.

Support local journalism

If you value local news, make a gift now to support the trusted journalism you get in The Daily Herald. Donations processed in this system are not tax deductible.