Huge 'Tysons' decals planned for tall water tower get shaved

The Tysons Partnership has lowered the volume on its plan to shout “Tysons” from a tall water tower.

In its original pitch, the partnership proposed to affix a pair of 948-square-foot signs to the 97-foot-tall, Fairfax County Water Authority-owned tower located at the intersection of Leesburg Pike and Chain Bridge Road.

But in response to county planners’ objections to large water tower signs (really, any water tower signs), Tysons’ leading advocate has halved the size of the posters to 472 square…