City Briefs

Name the city’s new patch truck

The City of Shelton is conducting a contest to name its new patch truck.

The city’s Public Works Department recently purchased the patch truck, which it uses to fill potholes and other routine street maintenance. The city reports it has more than 118 lane miles of paved streets that require maintenance. The city’s Transportation Benefit District partially paid for the purchase of the truck.

Monday is the deadline to suggest a name for the patch truck. The city will review the suggestions, choose favorites and a couple weeks later will conduct a survey to pick th...