Hey, Students!
Help the City of Port St. Lucie Public Works Department
Name Its Newest Mini Street Sweeper
The City of Port St. Lucie is seeking students’ help naming the City's newest mini street sweeper, kicking off a contest to see who can come up with the best, most creative name for this unsung hero of Port St. Lucie's streets and sidewalks.
The new mini street sweeper joins the fleet of three regular size street sweepers that remove more than 504 tons of leaves, debris and trash from City streets each year. Street sweepers provide a significant environmental benefit by helping prevent debris from entering stormwater systems and eventually discharging into local waterways. Street sweepers typically run at night, sweeping approximately 600 miles of City roadways in addition to about 12 miles of state roadways within City limits, including Port St. Lucie Boulevard and U.S. 1. City street sweepers also provide special event cleanup after parades and other large-scale events.
“The mini sweeper is a unique and popular piece of equipment that is now necessary for our growing community,” said Deputy Director John Dunton, Public Works Leadership Fellow. “By maintaining a consistent street sweeping program, the City of Port St. Lucie aims to continue to keep Port St. Lucie safe, clean, and beautiful.
How to participate?
- Submit your idea: Visit www.CityofPSL.com/PublicWorks and fill out the submission form with your suggested name for the street sweeper. Be creative, thoughtful and consider names that reflect our community’s value and identity. The deadline is midnight Friday, October 13.
- Spread the word: Encourage your friends, family and neighbors to participate by sharing the contest on social media.
- Stay tuned: Follow us on social media at Port St. Lucie’s Public Works Facebook Group to receive updates about the contest. Submissions will be reviewed by City staff and the top six names will be voted on by the public to determine the final selection. Public voting will take place during Florida City Government Week, Oct. 16–22.
Guidelines
- The "Name The New Mini Street Sweeper" contest is open to anyone younger than 17.
- Keep it clean! No profanity or innuendos (such submissions will be automatically disqualified).
- Limit one submission form per student.
- Be creative! The name should give the street sweeper’s personality and/or allude to the street sweeper's function.
- Name ideas must be submitted via the online form by Friday, Oct. 13.
Prize
The individual student who suggests the winning name will have a Kona Ice party for their class (up to 30 students), in addition to the recognition and pride of having their chosen name displayed on our new mini street sweeper.
Public Works Department is excited to see the creative ideas our students will come up with. Join us in the fun!
For more information and to submit your idea, please visit www.CityofPSL.com/PublicWorks.
