How do you spend $848 million of someone else's money.
Sunshine Coasts Mayor Jamieson and his team have voted in their latest budget with the forecast to deliver a $29.6 million surplus by the end of the financial year.
For householders the 'bottom line' is an increase of 93 cents per week.
While roads, rates and rubbish were the standard spends, there were big ticket items such as the $85million investment to councils 1403HA of parks, gardens, sporting facilities and recreation parks, to keep them well maintained and accessible.
