I didnt have an issue with this. They waited to work on the tower until the more important stuff was done. Your fridge analogy isnt really right though. Unless Frigidaire was also responsible for flooding your house in the first place, then tormenting you as you lived in a tent for months waiting on repairs to be done. In that case, yeah you might want a different brand of fridge for your new kitchen. The tower, aside from being an aesthetic mismatch to the rest of the enclave, represented everything bad that happened in the last 30 years. Tearing it down makes a bit of sense.

My issue with the tower is what to put on top. I picked the lighthouse idea, as it seemed practical. Then they agreed with me. Makes me wonder if anyone picked the statue and if they built one, or whether they decided on the more practical application.