AKRON (AP) -- Little snow in Ohio has meant big savings for state and local agencies that are grateful for weather that's helping their budgets.
Summit County officials tell the Akron Beacon Journal they've spent about $90,000 less on road
salt and at least $20,000 less on overtime related to snow removal than they had by this time last year.
As of early this week, Akron's snowfall for December was almost 7 inches below normal.
Dealing with snow has cost the Ohio Department of Transportation about $2.8 million this year, compared to $18.5 million by this point in 2010. ODOT has spread just 13,000 tons of salt, down from close to 146,000 last year.
Akron deputy public safety director John Valle says a less expensive winter "would be a beautiful thing."
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