Spend while you can?

I've noticed for the past couple of days that some of the city services that are being cut by Mayor Miller are out in full force. I've seen a city truck with the required 3 people (driver, worker, guy who goes to Tim Horton's) parked beside a stop sign on Mortimer cutting small tufts of grass growing around the base of the sign with a weed whacker.

Next I passed a crew out picking up a few stray pieces of paper at the side of the DVP.

One of the city parking lots on the weekend had five city guys building a flower box off the Danforth.

What gives? Could it be that city departments are doing their best to spend their budgets in a hurry before the cuts come down, defeating any cost saving?

Just wondering.