During the recent 3rd Annual Gloucester’s So Salty celebration in mid-January, Mayor Greg Verga took the time to read Gloucester author Virginia Lee Burton’s classic children’s tale, “Katy and the Big Snow” to some families at the Cape Ann Museum.
So, it’s no surprise then the name “Katy” is among the four finalists for a city contest to name one of the Department of Public Works’ plows.
During the festival, which featured an ice sculpture that resembled the tractor Katy as a snow plow rescuing the city of Geoppolis during a blizzard, the city invited the community to help it name a snow plow with a big orange plow on it. The mayor said on Facebook this week they have narrowed the list down to four names and the city wants residents to vote to pick the winner.
The finalists for the name of the city plow are:
KatySnow MiserOrange CrusherOld Salty
To vote for your favorite name for the city’s plow, you can visit Verga’s Instagram account, @mayorgregverga, and leave a comment with your choice there.
The poll closes on Monday, Feb. 12.