The City of Pensacola has opened public voting for the street sweeper naming contest, which will ultimately determine the official names for the city’s three newest street sweepers.
City staff and Mayor D.C. Reeves reviewed more than 1,500 street sweeper name submissions from the public to select 12 finalists for the public vote, which is now open on the city’s website. Voting is open until 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 3.
Votes must be submitted via the online form for consideration.
The finalists are:
- Bruce Springsclean
- Darth Sweeper
- Dirt Reynolds
- Dirty Harry
- Fleetwood Vac
- The Grim Sweeper
- Lightning McClean
- Obi-Wan Cleanobi
- Sweeping Beauty
- Sweeping Giant
- Sweeping It Real
- Sweepy McSweepface
The City of Pensacola has a fleet of eight street sweepers that remove an average of more than 4,700 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 run 16 routes every month, sweeping approximately 326 miles of city roadways in addition to 65 miles of State of Florida roadways within city limits.
City street sweepers also provide special event cleanup after parades and other large-scale events. By maintaining a consistent street sweeping program, the City of Pensacola aims to continue to provide an aesthetic and clean environment for Pensacola residents and visitors.