On the Record: a selection of government data

Budget lines

Spending gleaned from government consent agendas.

Snohomish County Office of Economic Development: $6,600 to the Cascade Loop Scenic Highway Association of Wenatchee for a travel guide and public service announcement.

Snohomish County Office of Economic Development: $7,500 to Design Stanwood for winter festival promotional materials.

Snohomish County Office of Economic Development: $10,000 to the Edmonds Center for the Arts for 2012 season promotion.

City of Arlington: $3,512 to Son Investments for monthly rent of the building that houses Fire Station 48.

City of Stanwood: $901 to former interim city administrator Mary Swenson for services in April.

Snohomish County Fire District 1: $1,426 to Kroesen’s of Seattle for equipment and clothing, including nametags and boots.

Snohomish County Fire District 1: $345 to R.L. Shular of Redmond for repairs to a damaged floor at district headquarters in south Everett.

Snohomish County Fire District 1: $1,346 to Vidacare of Texas for medical needles.

Snohomish County Fire District 1: $482 to Bargreen Ellingson for steak knives, spoons, grill brushes and other kitchen items.

Snohomish County Fire District 1: $600 to Grainger Industrial Supply for paper towels and batteries.

Damage claims

Who is alleging harm and the reasons.

Agency: Snohomish County

Claimant: Marilyn Hoggarth

Asking: $5,525

Why: Hoggarth contends she incurred expenses on Feb. 1 when obtaining additional information requested by the county planning department for a home remodel, which she later discovered was not necessary.

Agency: Snohomish County

Claimant: Krista Burkart

Asking: $1,400

Why: Claimant alleges she collided with a pothole while driving southbound on Seattle Hill Road between 137th and 138th Street SE on Feb. 21.

Agency: Snohomish County

Claimant: Jorge Galindez

Asking: $2,518

Why: Claimant alleges he was rear-ended by a Snohomish County sheriff’s deputy at a stop light on Nov. 29, 2010.

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