Budget Watch

Here’s how some of your tax dollars were spent in recent city council votes:

Everett: $1 million to ­Roosendaal-Hancoop Construction Inc. of Bellingham for an expansion of the yet-to-be opened Everett Animal Shelter.

$64,405 to Perteet Engineering of Everett for engineering work on a former landfill that is being redeveloped.

$9,426 to the Washington Department of Labor and Industry for an audit.

Marysville: An agreement to pay approximately $7,200 to Snoho­mish County for maintenance and repair services from Jan. 22 through Dec. 31, 2009.

$531.58 in additional funds to Gary Harper Construction Inc. of Snohomish for extra work on repairs to the Edward Springs Well.

Monroe: $968 to NorthStar Chemical of Sherwood, Ore., for a scrubber chemical.

$780 to Wolfkill Feed and Fertilizer of Monroe for seed and fertilizer.

$5,165 to Landau Associates Inc. of Edmonds for a professional archaeology report.

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Budget Watch

Here is how some of your tax money was spent in recent city council action.

Lake Stevens: Up to $10,000 to the law firm Hillis, Martin, Clark and Peterson of Seattle for mediation in talks with Snohomish County and the city of Snohomish regarding urban growth boundaries.

Marysville: $44,442 to Tyler Technologies Inc. of Renton for one year of support services for the city’s Munis software system.

Monroe: $18,187 to the state Auditor’s Office for 2007 audit.

$783 to Ewing Irrigation Products Inc. of Phoenix, Ariz., for irrigation repair.

Snohomish: $1,358 to the city of Everett for animal shelter services in July.

$13,616 to Evergreen District Court, in Monroe, for court filing fees in July.

Arlington: $6,386 to Blue Marble Environmental, a Seattle consulting service, for help on the city’s recycling program.

$130 to Cedar Grove Composting of Everett for the disposal of organic waste.

$43 to Arlington Co-op Supply for dog food to feed the city’s canine unit.

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