SAVAGE
Water tower to lose horse, color
Savage's lone blue water tower, the one with the likeness of a horse, is losing its distinctive look.
Over the next 10 weeks, the landmark north of 138th Street and Woodhill Park is being repainted in a color known as "Sahara," same as the others around town.
The city's name will go on two sides but the image of a horse and cart — alluding to the celebrated racehorse Dan Patch, who trained in Savage — will vanish.
The mechanical system on the tower, built in 1995, also will be upgraded. This required draining the 500,000-gallon tower and diverting flow to another reservoir, which will serve customers at a change in water pressure that should be slight to zero, city officials promise.
Antennas for companies that lease space for wireless communication have been relocated.
Drop off school supplies for needy students
Savage city workers are hosting a school supply drive for kids in Scott and Carver counties who are less able than others to turn up in class with a pile of purchased goods.
Items will be collected through Aug. 11 at City Hall, 6000 McColl Drive; the public works building, 13770 Dakota Av.; and city liquor stores, including Marketplace, 8200 County Road 42, and Dan Patch, 4425 W. 123rd St.
Items must be new and can include blue, black and red pens, colored pencils, crayons, dry-erase markers, blunt-edged scissors, pencils, markers, pencil cases, erasers, rulers, folders, glue, loose-leaf paper, spiral notebooks and scientific calculators.
