The waterfall feature built into the Village at Slippery Rock sign at Elm Street is being renovated by Slippery Rock Development, with plans to begin construction as early as spring.

Years of erosion eventually caused a leak in the waterfall that welcomed people to the Village at Slippery Rock, effectively making the feature unusable.

The waterfall, which was built in the early 2000s, has been sitting idle for a few years now, and brush has entangled itself into the welcome sign. Wanting to give visitors a better welcome, members of Slippery Rock Development are planning to reconstruct the feature and make it into a fountain that will represent the “vibrant, quaint and welcoming town” of Slippery Rock.

Tom McPherson, president of Slippery Rock Development, said the organization embarked on a fundraising campaign for the project last year to make the completed feature a symbol of community pride.

“We started a fundraising campaign to have the funds to have it redone,” he said. “We sent out brochures in the mail, so people in town could get involved.”

Read more in Sunday's Butler Eagle.