The Retirement System of Alabama often lights up buildings in Mobile and Montgomery with different hues of color coordinated with holidays and special events.

Such lighting decisions in smaller cities are up to the local governments and their respective utility companies.

In Foley, it’s not buildings that will light up. Rather, the city is teaming up with Riviera Utilities to spend $19,600 to light up two water towers. The cost of the project will be split evenly by the two entities.

The project is called “Light up the Tanks” and includes placing LED lights on two of the city’s three water towers.

The effort is to add the lighting back to the towers following a repainting project.

“Our logos on the water tanks were lit at one time, but after they were painted, the infrastructure to light them was gone,” Foley Mayor Ralph Hellmich said in a statement.

The effort is to promote Foley’s logo and name. Among the fastest growing cities in the state, Foley’s logo is recognizable with a sun rising over a horizon of land and water. The city is just north of the Alabama beach cities of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach and is a popular place for shopping among travelers who visit the coastal area.

Hellmich said the new lights will use less electricity than the lighting that was installed before the repainting project. The expense includes installation of new wiring, conduit and 8 lights along the tank handrails to illuminate the city logo.