City Announces 2nd 'Name the Plow' Contest

October 9, 2024 - The snow plowing season is almost here, but the City of Midland fleet has some unfinished business - more plows to name! After a fun inaugural contest in 2022, the City of Midland has announced that it will host a second 'Name the Plow' community naming contest to name five additional plows in the City's snow removal crew.

Winning names will be displayed on each plow to join Scoop Dogg, Ron Brrrgandy, Blizzard Lizard, Grace A. Plow, Clearopathra, and The Big Leplowski during the 2024 snow plowing season and beyond.

The contest will consist of two rounds. During the first round, participants can submit up to three (3) plow names per person. Following this round, City staff will select its top 20 favorite names from all submissions, which will be put to a community-wide online vote to determine the winning six names.

The name submission round will be open through Sunday, October 27 at midnight. The community voting round will run from Friday, November 1 at 8 a.m. through Friday, November 8 at 5 p.m. Winning names will be announced and winners notified on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Both contest rounds will be hosted online at www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/nametheplow. Residents without internet access can contact the Community Affairs office at 989-837-3307 to submit their entries.

Name the Plow contest rules:

• The contest is open to residents living or working within the Midland city limits.
• During the name submission round, participants can enter up to three (3) potential snow plow names per person.
• During the community voting round, participants can vote an unlimited number of times for their favorite name(s).
• Names of people (living or deceased), places, songs, movies, pop culture elements, and other non-trademarked items are permitted. Be creative!
• Names that are obscene, offensive and/or derogatory in nature or reference illegal activity will be disqualified.

For contest participation and more information, visit www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/nametheplow. For more information on the City's snow removal fleet, visit www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/snowremoval.