Demolition begins on Blue Springs water tower

BLUE SPRINGS, MO (KCTV) -

It is demolition day for a downtown Blue Springs water tower.

Don't expect any big booms or explosions to take down the 300,000-gallon water tower. Instead, it will be torn down piece by piece starting Friday morning.

The pieces are heavy, ranging from 2,000 to 9,000 pounds. During the demolition, a large crane will lift them from high above down to the ground.

"It is going to be a big deal. I think there are going to be a lot of people out watching," said Cindy Miller, president of Blue Springs Downtown Alive.

Iseler Demolition Inc., a company that specializes in water tower demolition, will get to work Friday morning. They've deconstructed hundreds of water towers around the country. Click here and here to see a timelapse of a similar demolition.

"Some people bring in a huge crane and pickup the whole tank in one section. We don't do that. We simply piece it out basically the opposite way it was put together," said Douglas Iseler, owner of Iseler Demolition Inc.

Some Blue Springs residents are sad to see the staple disappear from the skyline. It has been a directional marker for many in town.

"I know it has been here for a very long time. There are a lot of people who are really enthusiastic about the water tower," Miller said.

The tower is coming down to make room for renovations to the Howard L. Brown Public Safety Building that will hold the police department.

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