Fairbury City Council tables action on water tower design, specifically the 'Jeff Man' logo
At the last school board meeting on Jan. 13, Fairbury Public Schools expressed no interest in contributing anything toward the expense.
By News Channel Nebraska
FAIRBURY - The Fairbury City Council has been working to finalize bids for a water improvement project for the past couple months.
The main components of this project are new water mains, the 3rd Street replacement project, City Park drainage and improvements to the water tower. Mainly, a new paint job.
Along with the word 'Fairbury' on either side of the tower, the north side also features the 'Jeff Man' logo - the official logo for the Fairbury Jeffs borrowed from the once popular Mutt and Jeff newspaper cartoon.
Repainting this logo would cost about an extra $5,000. Interim city administrator Mary Renn said the city approached the school, and asked if they were interested in paying either all or at least part of that sum.
At the last school board meeting on Jan. 13, Fairbury Public Schools expressed no interest in contributing anything toward the expense.
"I'm a little disappointed," councilman Phil Rogge said via phone. "I would personally like to see the logo stay there. There's two things people know Fairbury for - the hot dogs and the Jeff Man. It's just so unique."
The council voted unanimously to not take action on the matter, and instead ask other organizations around town if they'd be interested in paying some, or all, of the $5,000 expense to repaint the Jeff Man.
Once the tower is repainted, the letters that spell 'Fairbury' will be enlarged to eight feet tall on the north side of the tower. They are already this big on the south side.
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