Alamosa council agrees to keep green‑waste service for city residents, asks staff to tighten access and management

Alamosa City Councilors on July 2 signaled consensus to continue the city’s green‑waste program for Alamosa utility customers and directed staff to develop tighter access and operational controls after hearing that volumes and costs have risen.

The discussion followed a presentation from Harry, a sanitation department staff member, who said the city’s Greenrace program now handles both curbside pickup and a growing drop‑off load at the recycling yard. "We become the free San Luis Valley place to take your green waste," Harry said, describing trailers and neighbors from outside the city bringing material to the yard.

The council’s comments focused on who should be allowed to use the drop‑off site, how the city should verify users, whether commercial haulers should be charged or turned away, and what short‑term steps would control the backlog. "An easy way to address that would be an armed gate with some sort of card that you get in your city bill," Councilor Carson said. "For city…