On December 18 County Executive Kevin Byrne, Department of Public Works (DPW) Commissioner Thomas Feighery, Crew Chief Craig Moran, who suggested the concept, and DPW staff visited participating schoolchildren in the county’s first-ever snowplow-naming contest.

Four plows weighing several tons and winter sand trucks were lettered with the contest’s winning names. Byrne and Feighery visited Putnam Valley Elementary School, Lakeview Elementary School, Fulmar Road Elementary School, and John F. Kennedy Elementary School to showcase the winners. The top vote-getters were: “Mr. 67,” “Frosty,” “White Tiger,” and “Darth Blader.”

The naming contest was also an opportunity to educate local schoolchildren about snowplow and road safety in low-visibility and other potentially hazardous conditions with reminders such as “Don’t Crowd the Plow.” With more winter weather expected, county residents can expect to see the newly christened vehicles on roadways soon as part of Putnam County’s 74-vehicle-strong fleet.