CINCINNATI — The iconic water tanks that have defined Mount Airy's skyline for nearly a century may soon be redeveloped, and Greater Cincinnati Water Works wants your help weighing in on the future.

GCWW and the city are exploring new possibilities for the historic structures and surrounding land. The tanks are comprised of seven small tanks and seven large tanks, and the structure is capable of holding 8.4 million gallons of water, according to GCWW.

Kevin Wright, co-founder and principal at Yard & Co., who is working to study future possible uses for the structure and surrounding site, said the projected costs to preserve the towers were unfeasible.

"They need a lot of work, and the budget for that work came back in much higher than is feasible," Wright said.

Nearly century-old water

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