City's name misspelled on water tower

STOUGHTON - It looks like one painter may need spell-check on his next job.

The city of Stoughton's brand new water tower has a glaring mistake: the painter forgot the second "T." A spokesman for the contractor says the painter had the correct information. He just forgot to block out the "T" before he started painting.

The painter works right to left, meaning he starts at the end of the word and works backwards. After painting in the "N" and the "O," he realized he missed a letter, but he went ahead and finished out the word.

A neighbor says even the kids in the neighborhood knew the city's name was spelled wrong.

"Told me that they spelled Stoughton wrong. I went out and looked. By God, you're right,” said Richard Budden of Stoughton. “He's only in third grade. If he can figure it out, then the painter should be able to figure it out.”

The contractor says it will have to let the paint dry, then repaint the last three letters. It will not cost the city any extra money.