Sherman's newest water tower is starting to look finished. Crews are painting the elevated tank going up along West Shepherd Drive, and light features will be added once that work is done, KTEN reported Thursday.
When it is complete, the tank is meant to do more than hold water. The station reported that it will serve as a landmark at an entrance to the city, welcoming people as they arrive in Sherman. KTEN's report showed renderings of how the tank is expected to look in daylight and lit up at night.
Bigger storage for a growing south side
The project was outlined in January, when Mayor Shawn Teamann told KTEN the city would build a 2-million-gallon tank along Shepherd, across from the blue tower that stands over an industrial park. That older tank holds about 750,000 gallons, the mayor said then.
The station put the cost of the new tower at $15 million and reported at the time that construction would start in the summer and take about two years.
