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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008 Budget Watch Here is how some of your tax money was spent in recent city council action. Edmonds: $534 to Verizon Northwest, of Everett, for fire alarm services. $2,511 to Tune Tales Music, of Edmonds, to provide music lessons. $121 to Stoneway Electric Supply, of Lynnwood, for electrical supplies for the Edmonds Library. $4,998 to the Washington State Auditor's Office for 2008 audit services. Lake Stevens: Up to $40,000 over eight months to Professional Growth Systems of Anchorage, Alaska, to combine its budget, land-use, traffic and construction plans into a long-term strategic plan for the city. $7,400 to Oliver's Landscaping Service to control plants along the Lundeen Parkway extension. Marysville: $84,527 for a new John Deere 310 SJ backhoe. $8,154 for membership for 2008-2009 in the Snohomish Regional Drug Task Force. Arlington: $33,893 to Snohomish County PUD for the city's two-month electricity bill. $56,655 to the city of Marysville for two months-worth of prisoner housing and other jail services. $4,200 to Island County Fire District 1 for training for six volunteer fire fighter recruits. Monroe: $457 to NorthStar Chemical Inc., of Portland, Ore., for scrubber chemical. $12,619 to Snohomish County Corrections, of Everett, for jail billing. Snohomish: $203 to Brim Tractor Co. Inc., of Everett, for shield.

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