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Winter Haven Streets and Drainage staff outline street‑sweeping operations and apprentice training
Summary
City Streets and Drainage staff described how street sweeping is scheduled by watershed to protect lakes, outlined operational challenges including traffic and parked cars, and noted a new apprentice began Feb. 18 working overnight shifts to cover downtown arterial roads.
Lee, a Streets and Drainage employee and signal technician for Winter Haven City, described the department’s street‑sweeping operations and training for a recently hired apprentice. “The main purpose of the street sweeper is the first defense to keep debris and trash and what not out of the lakes,” Lee said.
The new sweeper apprentice (name not specified in the record) said they began work on Feb. 18 and typically start shifts at 3 a.m. and finish about 11:30 a.m. to reach downtown and arterial streets before daytime traffic. The apprentice said they are “learning more and more every day” and gaining comfort…
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