City provides no creative choices for water tank "paint job"
From the City of Woodland survey:
The City of Woodland wants your opinion!
The City must paint its newest water tank to prevent rust. This survey includes sample paint finishes and designs for your consideration. They are not necessarily the final designs. The City is interested in knowing what type of designs you like best.
Located on Beamer Street at the edge of the baseball fields, the 400,000 gallon water tank will improve water pressure and ensure water is always available for firefighting. The tank is expected to be finished by early summer 2010. Painting is included in the construction costs.
This survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Thank you so much for your time. Questions? Please call us at 530-661-5973.
Please rank each of the following design concept based on the simple preference scale listed below. There is space for additional comments after every sample design.
• Really Like
• Somewhat Like
• No Opinion
• Somewhat Dislike
• Really Dislike
What do you like about this concept? (optional)
What do you dislike about this concept? (optional)
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Since the city didn't seize the opportunity to create a landmark based on structural design, it now has a chance to make the water tank something special with a creative surface design. And since there are three baseball fields near the tank, the Zebulon baseball design should be considered as an option. The tank does not have to spell out "Woodland" – that is simply mundane. I'm sure there are a lot of other creative ideas out there... perhaps the city should have a call for designs.
Image is from OhioBarns.com. Click here to see this and other creative water tank "paint jobs."
Here are previous Woodland Journal posts about the water tank:
City chooses costlier, non-1880s pedesphere tank: Savings to come from less repainting
Zebulon baseball won't be going to the Hall of Fame
Mesa del Sol water tank becomes landmark
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10 comments:
The city of Woodland should just sell advertisements all around the water tank. It could be the Higher Yellow Pages. It would also blend in with the baseball advertisements.
I actually like this idea. And the tank could be repainted periodically by selling sponsorships. A modest revenue stream perhaps for the city. Certainly worth consideration.
Certainly the "tomato in the sky" motif should be an option.
Another money making idea would be to let the thugs put up their tags for a monthly charge. ;)
You cant fix ugly
Here is what the City of Woodland's bugle (Dilly Dallycrat) states:
"The sample designs are not the finished product but conceptual designs in keeping with the type and style of paint finish included in the cost of the project."
"As of Monday morning the top three designs all feature Woodland's iconic tree logo in varying sizes, placements and font."
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Type and style of paint finish? It has to have clip art and say "Woodland?"
Iconic tree logo in varying sizes? Only one approximates the tree "logo" displayed on the city flag and only one has the tree outlines and font displayed on city letterhead. Someone needs to take off the beer goggles - and stop drinking the city's Kool-Aid.
Here's the article while it's up:
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_14316121
make it a big nipple.
You should make it life size of Dave Flory! He has the shape for that sphere.
Wifey
LOL at Paul Erickson's comment. He has a point. Let's charge the taggers a fee to decorate the thing.
Ask nearby residents what they want. They will see it everyday for the next 50 years.
Please make sure the paint scheme does not reflect the sun onto nearby homes, streets or parks and
lease cell phone tower space to provide a steady income.
LM
Foil wrap it in effort protect the Woodland citizens from political assimilation
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