"It has been one big issue if this tower was to saved to taken down. It is one of the oldest working water towers in North America and one of great landmarks in the area. It was saved at a cost of 1,600,000 dollars. Quite a price to pay for history. In the end, it looks great but will it be worth the money spent. Lots of residence feel the money could have went to a better cause". It took about 9 months to complete. I took about 1200 photos of it progression, heres a few.