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City Administrator in Monmouth Moves On
The top employee in the City of Monmouth is stepping down and moving to Iowa.

Eric Hanson announced in a press release Tuesday that he's resigning at City Administrator in Monmouth, to become City Manager in Indianola, Iowa, beginning October 15th.

Hanson became City Administrator in Monmouth for five years, and a press release touts things like the development of areas including the new Walgreens store, the Monmouth Crossing retail area, and new police and fire stations, a new wastewater treatment plant, and other things.

In the press release, Hanson calls the move bittersweet, but one that allows him to work in another growing area.

Hanson, a graduate of Monmouth College, was formerly an employee of the local University of Illinois Extension area, and a former mayor of Cambridge in Henry County, among other tasks.

Indianola, Iowa has a population of about 15-thousand people, and is south of Des Moines. His salary will be 134-thousand dollars a year.

Hanson did not return calls seeking an interview on his move. A City statement doesn't say when his last day will be with Monmouth.
09 05 12 by Newsroom
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