By Kalin Krohe, Panhandle Post
New Alliance City Manager Seth Sorenson was introduced to the community at the June 1 City Council meeting
"Seth Sorenson is our new city manager," City of Alliance Clerk Tarrah Johnson said. "We are very excited that he is part of our organization and we can not wait to see what he has for us in store."
Sorenson has a long history in city government.
"I actually went to school in Laramie, Wyoming," Sorenson said. "So I am a cowboy. After that I went to work for the Wyoming Department of Transportation. I moved on into local government. I have been the public works director in a couple different cities. Most recently I was the city manager in Pecos, Texas. I decided to come back home and be closer to family and very excited to be here in Alliance."
Sorenson said his responsibility is to work with the Alliance City Council and help with their policy.
"And also have primary responsibility over the budget," Sorenson said. "We're right in the middle of that. Randy [Waggener] and Tarrah have been doing a wonderful job of getting that ready along with our department heads. We're ready to kick off a new year."
Sorenson said he thinks one of the greatest strengths the City of Alliance has are the people working with the city.
"I've been very impressed with everything I've seen so far," Sorenson said. "Our departments know their jobs. They're very thorough. They've done a lot of the ground work so that we're able to move forward, which just means we're able to focus on the needs of the citizens. I've noticed and I've heard that the quality of life is a very big issue here and I'm excited about that. Also a lot of need for infrastructure. I look forward to helping our roadway network improve and make our roads a little bit smoother."