An employee of Horizon Brothers Painting Corp. applies a fresh coat of silver paint to the city’s 160-foot tall water tower Tuesday afternoon. The two-day project on the interior and exterior of the half-million gallon tower cost about $48,500. Horizon Brothers, a Howell, Mich.-based firm, recently completed a job in the nation’s capital on a 2-million-gallon tower. (EXAMINER PHOTO | T.J. HUBBARD)