By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
The Alliance City Council met on Oct. 1 to discuss an electric line rebuild for Perkins Road and County Road 55 in Box Butte County.
Watts Electric Company of Waverly will be doing construction on the line rebuild for $244,000.06.
"We got about 2.75 miles worth of rural line that's going to be rebuilt. It's on Perkins Road and County Road 55, " said Alliance City Manager, Jeff Sprock. "It's time to replace that line and the electric department identified that and going to take care of it."
Sprock said the electric department is also doing line rebuilds near the golf course and Alliance airport.
"Infrastructure is expensive, but it's worth it to have reliable electricity." added Sprock. 
-Councilman Jones shakes hands with Travis Lurz from Alliance Volunteer Fire Department and Brad Schrum for Fire Prevention Week in Alliance.
In other business, council:
-Approved proclamations for Fire Prevention and Public Power Week, Oct. 6 - 12. Head Start Awareness month is the entire month of October.
-Approved assistance to the Aging Office of Western Nebraska from the Alliance City Council contingency fund in the amount of $4,000.
-Approved the 2020 meeting calendar. Alliance City Council meets the first and third Tuesday of each month.
-Councilman Brian Mischnick awards the Head Start program in Alliance with a proclamation.