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Candidates tout murals, events and alley activation as tools to lift Alamosa downtown
Summary
At the candidate forum, officials described steps to boost downtown Alamosa’s year‑round activity including façade grants, murals, alleyway activation, block parties and a new hotel; candidates also flagged traffic, semitrailer flows and winter seasonality as ongoing obstacles.
Candidates and the mayor discussed ways to make downtown Alamosa more vibrant year‑round, citing a mix of city grants, private investment, events and infrastructure changes.
Mayor Ty Coleman credited the city’s economic development staff and a facade grant program for stabilizing storefront occupancy on Main Street. “We also have a facade grant program to where we provide funding to help out with some of the different storefronts,” Coleman said, and he encouraged residents to visit the murals and sculptures now downtown.
Several candidates proposed…
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