Here’s how some of your tax dollars were spent in recent action by elected officials.
Snohomish County: $247,646 to Taylor Associates Inc. of Seattle for equipment installation and technical assistance through the end of this year as part of the implementation of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System phase I storm-water monitoring; $110,000 to Cascade Land Conservancy of Seattle to work on plans to expand purchase-of-development-rights and transfer-of-development-rights programs designed to protect natural resource lands; $50,000 to Mukilteo Little League for improvements to fields at Paine Field Community Park at 11928 Beverly Park Road; $44,000 in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant money to consulting firm Community Attributes of Seattle to draw up business plans and look into locations for a farmers’ market that would support agriculture in Snohomish County.
Arlington: $10,000 to the city of Marysville for court filing fees; $52,777 to the state Department of Information Services for computer licenses and software subscriptions; $5,401 to A Plus of Lake Stevens for custodial services.
Marysville: $61,982 to SNOPAC of Everett for public safety radio dispatch services; $49,108 to Calm River Demographics of Gig Harbor for an annexation census; $9,985 to General Chemical Corp. of Anacortes for aluminum sulfate for water treatment.
Snohomish: $15,506.61 for jail fees to the Snohomish County Treasurer; $1,086 for a 500-piece bulk order of patches to Blumenthal Uniforms of Seattle; $333.60 for a walking tour reception at a Manor of Wine in Snohomish.
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