What Did The Town Pay For Last Week?

Each week the town spends money approved in the annual budget for everyday expenses and, each week, Wilmington Patch will be running a new feature, highlighting a handful of these expenses for our readers' perusal.

The following is a small sample of who the town paid, how much they paid them, and for what reason. Check back each week for more line items out of the town's budget.

In total, the town cut 186 checks . Here are a few of those payments.

VENDOR NAME HOW MUCH THE TOWN SPENT WHAT THE TOWN SPENT ON Mass. Water Resources Authority $29,655.60 Assessment for water usage Random House, Inc. $5,998.00 Books for School Department Brush Hill Tours $875.00 Charter bus for Recreation trip, paid by program fees Itron, Inc. $607.48 Software maintenance on water meter readers Jet Mail, Inc. $619.93 Mailing of water bills Lowell Police Academy $3,255.00 New recruit at police academy M.D. Stetson, Inc $4,261.03 Floor finisher & equipment for Public Buildings Dept. Melmark - New England $36,713.40 Tuition for special needs students Unified Networking Solutions $2,853.11 Computers for Police Department W. B. Mason $1,327.62 Office supplies for various town departments