WOOD RIVER - Anyone passing through Wood River on Illinois Route 143 this week may have noticed a few figures at high heights painting and re-coating the Wood River water tower.
Wood River Mayor Cheryl Maguire said the paint and re-coat job should add about 10 years life extension to the water tower.
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“The money for the water tower painting project was taken out of the 1-percent tax fund,” she said. “It is just an added bonus for this revenue source. We have this set aside for projects and things like this.”
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