Hanging baskets fell from favour, but most community groups asking for funding got at least a percentage of what they wanted when the annual plan committee considered their requests.Civic and events grants requests of $1.8 million included more than $1 million for new grants or extra money.
The Keep Dunedin Beautiful Committee wanted $20,700 for new and replacement baskets.
Cr Fliss Butcher described the baskets as "too twee", and the rest of the committee appeared to agree when the request was denied.
The Port Chalmers Museum and the St Kilda Brass Band were two organisations praised by committee members for their work, and the museum received $7500 after asking for $10,000, and the band $10,000 for three years after asking for $18,000.
Marketing and communications agency manager Debra Simes told the committee an events strategy being developed would change the way the decisions were made.
She said the strategy suggested a cap on funding for events.
The council would consider the economic, cultural and social benefits of each application and fund a limited number.
Community and local events would be funded by the community events scheme.
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