The lack of snowfall across the Capital Region may help area cities' budgets.
While there may not be a "White Christmas" this year, some city coffers may get a little greener, thanks to mother nature. The plows, salters and sanding trucks have been sitting idle in municipal garages.
Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan isn't counting on the warm temperatures continuing but "...right now for our 2015 budget, which is coming to a close, it certainly is helping. We did have some snow at the beginning of the year, but not having to activate and have snow storm response here at the end of the year, certainly helps us."
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National Weather Service data accessed by the Times Union shows that since 1985, Albany has seen only eight snow-covered Christmas Day mornings.
Mayor Gary McCarthy has a wishful-thinking snow removal plan for Schenectady:
"It's gonna stay warm and sunny."
