From ‘Alex Snowvechkin’ to ‘Taylor Drift,’ Arlington’s fun snowplow names come with a critical message

Arlington’s Department of Environmental Services starts planning for potential winter weather several months in advance, and ahead of this winter, the agency considered whether it would be more fun for the public if it accepted name recommendations for snowplows.
So in the fall, for the first time, the agency used an online form to accept suggestions from community members. Peter Golkin, a spokesman for the Department of Environmental Services, said they tried to avoid names of specific co