The Exeter water tower has sported the same paint scheme since the late 1990's but that is about to change.
The tower was built in 1928 and "was erected, with a tank within a tank. The inner tank was to furnish water to the sprinkler system in the tag factory in case of fire," according to the Exeter history book, They Called in Exeter.
It was originally silver with black lettering on it when it was built in 1928 but was repainted to its current white with burgundy lettering sometime in the 1990s.
The Exeter Village Board approved a bid of $215,000 in October of 2023 for an exterior facelift and updates to comply with current OSHA safety requirements.
The inside of the tank will also be repaired and cleaned and a new roof has been installed.
The old roof was removed and replaced in a day long project with equipment from Nebraska Crane set up behind the fire hall.
This is the first time the roof has been replaced since the tower was originally installed.
Viking Industrial painting was awarded the bid for the project.
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