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WATCH: Water tower comes down in Alma, Kansas
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ALMA, Kan. (KSNT) – An previous water tower within the Metropolis of Alma has been knocked down on Wednesday.
The water tower hadn’t been in use for over 15 years in accordance with the Metropolis of Alma’s Superintendent, Michael Slobodnik. He informed 27 Information that they employed an organization out of Missouri referred to as Dennis Finest Grading LLC to return in and take it down earlier than carting it away for scrap.
“It simply wasn’t cost-effective to even attempt to get it again in service,” Slobodnik stated. “We needed to do intensive upkeep on it or eliminate it so we selected to eliminate it.”
Taking the tower down was an costly endeavor for the Metropolis of Alma in accordance with Slobodnik. So, the choice was made to promote the tower off for scrap to assist mitigate the prices.