It was almost lost in the scrum over the Otago Rugby Football Union last night, but the Dunedin City Council quietly passed its 20 year budget through to public submission stage.

The long term plan will be open for public comment from this Saturday until April 17th at 5pm.

A summary of the lengthy document will be included in the Council's City Talk magazine, which is delivered to every Dunedin household from March the 21st.

Public hearings will be held in early May and the final decision will be made by the Council in June.