Council approves putting new city logo on water tower

If you’re going to have a new city logo, you might as well start using it.

During a Feb. 17 Osceola City Council meeting, the council was presented with the opportunity to have the city’s logo, which was approved last year, put on the west water tower.

Osceola Water Board had budgeted this year for the repainting/repairing of the west water tower.

Originally, the plan was to put the black “OSCEOLA” letters back on the water tower.

However, with the city’s new logo, it opened up an opportunity to put the image on the water tower, which is located by Clarke County State Bank and Subway.

City’s contribution

Since the water tower repainting/repair project is already becoming costly for the water board, the board made the request to the city to contribute to payment of the logo on the water tower.

Putting the new logo on two sides of the water tower would cost $5,835.

A suggestion was made at the council meeting to split the cost of the logo on the water tower between the water department and city of Osceola.

Ty Wheeler, city administrator/clerk, said he wanted to play devil’s advocate on the situation.

“I do think it’s appropriate they manage the infrastructure like they should be, but I would think this is maybe more of a marketing and branding function, which we have not delegated to that board,” he said. “And, so, I don’t think it is inappropriate of them to ask us if we want the logo up there. You know, here’s your opportunity.”

If the council chose not to put the new logo on the water tower, the original black “OSCEOLA” letters would go back on it.

However, the council approved the cost for putting the new city logo on the water tower. The only no vote was Councilman Chris Dorsey.

The city has enough funding in the budget for the project.