City of Bozeman Launches Name the Plow! Program

BOZEMAN -- The City of Bozeman has launched a new community-wide program to name the Streets Division’s snowplows and graders. Each year, the City will open community naming and voting for one snowplow and one grader until all equipment has its own name.

This year, community members can submit names on the Name the Plow! webpage at engage.bozemanmt.gov/plows from Nov. 9 to 30. City staff will then select a shortlist of names. Community voting on the shortlist will open on Dec. 7 and run through Dec. 28. The City will announce the first named snowplow and grader on Jan. 5.

“Naming our snowplows and graders helps bring us together as a community,” said Streets Division Superintendent Matthew Workman. “Our Streets Division works hard to plow Bozeman’s streets every year, and this program is a great way for community members to connect with our Streets operators.”

Each year, the Streets Division plows and sands hundreds of miles of City streets, using a fleet of ten plows and seven graders. The Streets Division reminds residents to park off street and move vehicles when possible to allow plows easy access to clear snow.

To learn more about Name the Plow, submit a name, and vote on the shortlist, visit the Engage page at engage.bozemanmt.gov/plows. To learn more about plowing operations and see the Winter Operations dashboard, visit the website at https://www.bozemanmt.gov/departments/transportation-engineering/streets/snow-plowing.