Local governments in NSW often find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place but with the Sydney CBD turning into home for increasingly large numbers of homeless men and women, Sydney City Council’s decision to spend nearly $20 million decorating the streets with flowers risks looking like a case of misplaced priorities.

Some of the new planter boxes in George Street.Credit: David Barwell

Financial records published by the council show the SCC flower purchase was part of a contract that had risen from $12.9 million in 2020 to $19.6 million this year. The council attributed the massive financial rise to the increased scope of a greening program that now includes an extra........

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