No money in the local budget to fix the almost infinite number of potholes in the roads, or to redo road markings that are almost invisible - particularly at junctions.
No money to keep the street lights on all night.
No money to keep the local A&E open at night - have to go to Lincoln. (Ok, that one is not down to the council).
Yet, somehow, they have found the cash to repaint the yellow lines on the town roads.
Ah, of course, yellow lines are a revenue stream.