By Jake Schrantz
ALLIANCE, Neb. - After over four years in his role helping develop the city of Alliance, Seth Sorenson has announced that he is resigning from his position as City Manager.
Sorenson is set to move back into an engineering role in the state of Texas. He used to be an engineer and city manager in Pecos, Texas, but is now taking on a new civil engineering role down in Waco, Texas. His engineering background, working on roads, bridges and other transportation improvements helped make him qualified to spearhead improvements in other avenues as a city manager.
Sorenson said his daily work revolved around overseeing budget and finance details for the city. Leading up to his resignation, Sorenson said there are still some very exciting developments for Alliance in the works. Some of the projects are still in the design-phase, but are still scheduled to continue after his departure from the city manager position.
One main project Sorenson was excited about was the development of a public safety center, which would essentially bring the Alliance Police Department and Alliance Fire Department together under one unified location. This project would include updates and improvements to the work areas for both the police and fire workers. Sorenson said these improvements had been needed for a while, and this new project would supply them.
Other future plans Sorenson mentioned included steps toward improving the city's electrical grid. The addition of more generators placed throughout the city would allow for more redundancy and improve the city of Alliance's ability to manage future storms. Lastly, Sorenson talked about some new aspects coming to the park areas in Alliance. A new playground that would feature a new swing set, along with other new additions, is set to improve Alliance's family-friendly park scene.
Sorenson displayed gratitude for the people of Alliance and gave a big thanks to city council. He mentioned that the council has provided large amounts of support for his vision of the city, and how the council will continue to do good things for the growth of Alliance.