TRUMAN–The Truman City Council on Monday discussed a new logo for the water tower.

At the last meeting the council heard that Bolten and Menk had finished plans and specifications for the water rehab project and the council had authorized a request for bids to complete the project.

Council member Brian Nickerson said he talked to the Visual Identity Vault in Fairmont about designing a logo. Nickerson asked what specifications they had.

Deputy clerk Carol Becker said the proposal is written up to three colors and council member Brandon Mosloski added that the exterior paint color pattern is up to two colors.

“I don’t think we should go white ever again or green ever again,” Nickerson said.

He shared some ideas he had for a city logo to place on the water tower, which includes an outline of the state of Minnesota and the year Truman was established.

The council agreed it would like more neutral, or even darker colors, as the current white shows every stain and mark.

Mosloski said he thinks they need an estimate approved in order to get the design done. Mayor Terry Bentele asked if they would have the logo on one side of the water tower or both. Nickerson said one on each side so it can be seen from from each direction. The council had set aside $21,000 for bidding and design.

Becker shared that they will be advertising a request for bids on Feb. 10.

Moving to other matters, the council also discussed a zoning request that was talked about and tabled last meeting.

At the Jan. 18 meeting, council member Jake Ebert, who is on the planning and zoning committee, had presented information about re-zoning a section of property currently zoned as B1, neighborhood business to M1, light manufacturing, and an area that B1 and contains homes to R1, rural residential.

Ebert said the request is to re-zone the north half of the block behind the public utility building from B1 to M1.

“We discussed it at the planning and zoning level and recommended a motion to bring it to the council to take it to a public hearing,” Ebert said.

Mosloski said a concern is the houses that are in the area.

“I’m good with it. We’ll wait to hear back from the public and if there’s any opposition on their end,” Mosloski said.

The council approved to move forward with the public hearing. Notice of the public hearing will run in the official city paper, the Truman Tribune.

In other news, the council:

— Denied a request to advertise in a local magazine, citing that public funds shouldn’t be used for it.

— Approved Prairieland to use the council meeting room for its monthly meetings.

— Authorized new city clerk, Melissa Sirovy as a signer on the Profinium account.