It has been part of the Smithville landscape for 51 years but after today (Wednesday) the water tower on Kendra Drive near Mountain Street will be gone.
A subcontractor for the city spent the better part of the day dismantling the water tank.
“The tank has been out of service for four years so we decided to take it down”, said Kevin Robinson, Public Works Director for the City of Smithville.
“There’s no need for it anymore. We have two million gallons worth of water in storage,” said Robinson. The city maintains three other water tanks including one on Miller Road, on Highway 70 near the high school, and one near the airport.
The Kendra Drive tank, which stood 119 feet tall and had a water capacity of 100,000 gallons, was erected in 1964.