Aug. 29—WATERTOWN — Flower Memorial Library is about to embark on a series of projects that includes making sure small pieces of marble don’t fall from the top of the historic building and getting its two iconic fountains fixed.
In the spring, maintenance workers discovered that 3- or 4-inch pieces of marble were falling to the ground.
A chain was subsequently put up in front of the building to prevent the public from entering the area.
“You don’t want pieces of marble falling on people’s heads,” library director Suzie Renzi-Falge said.
All summer the two fountains in front of the building have been covered because they need to be repaired.
Earlier this month, the City Council appropriated $72,428 to hire Heritage Masonry, Syracuse, to repoint and repair the building’s cornice to prevent more pieces from falling.
The city also is waiting for a quote from a company to see how much it…
