Title/Name/Summary
Elevated Tank Design - Discussion
History
The village last repainted the elevated water tanks 20 years ago. At that time, the paint scheme repeated the same white ball over green stem pattern that had been on village water towers for over 50 years. The design was meant to resemble a golf ball on a tee as a result of the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce designating Orland Park the “Golf Center of the World”. The reasoning being there were 1089 holes of golf within a 15 mile radius.
Present day Orland Park no longer embraces this title and in 2016 as part of the branding and wayfinding process, the village chose a new symbol referred to as “the gemstone” or “jewel of the prairie”. In the last two years, the gemstone has become a widely recognized symbol for the village and has been integrated throughout the community. The village owns seven elevated tanks, each reaching the end of their protective coatings life span thus providing the opportunity to update the color scheme and to further integrate the village’s new symbol.
Public Works together with the Development Services Department has been working with Strand and Associates of Joliet, Illinois to develop a new look for the elevated tanks. The following criteria were used when creating new design options: aesthetically pleasing, progressive, cost effective and easily identifiable within the community. Other considerations included choosing colors that would least influence the tanks internal temperature and to help conceal dirt and mold that develop underneath the ball of the tank. After numerous renderings, choices were narrowed down.
On September 17th, staff presented several options for tank designs with four exhibits for the Public Works Committee to critique. The committee provided staff with the following direction: paint schemes that will blend the base of the tanks in with surrounding landscaping, to incorporate more colors and to keep the overall design scheme mostly con...
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