Mahaska moves forward with plans for new water tower

Plans for Mahaska’s new water tower are moving forward now that permits and loans are finalized. The council approved last September a $682,866 bid from Gerard Tank and Steel, of Concordia, for the city’s new water tower. Council member Wiley Kerr said an engineer is working with Gerard Tank on a tank design, and he hoped that concrete work for the base of the water tower could begin sometime in…