In 2019, Alamosa City Council proposed a ½ cent dedicated street tax in order to improve several roads within the city that desperately needed reconstruction.  The price tag to improve the streets was so high, that Council knew a dedicated tax was needed. 

A streets committee was then created in order to identify streets that needed improvement and place them on a list in order of the highest priority.

In January 2020, the street tax was passed! This is a 10-year tax with 100% dedicated to road improvements that will sunset in 2030.

Since the passing of the tax, the City has spent over $13 million on the following street improvements and various overlays:

• First Street phases 4 and 5
• Overlay on Fourteenth St from Hunt Ave to the Old Airport Rd.
• Overlay on Twelfth St From Ross Ave to to the Old Airport Rd. 
• State Avenue 
• Victoria Ave
• La Veta Ave
• Washington Avenue
• Second Street
• Pike Avenue
• West Sixth Street
• As well as chip seal repairs on 16 other streets!

Since the current Streets Trusts Fund Sales Tax is set to sunset in 2030, the City of Alamosa will place a renewal measure before voters in November 2026 to extend it for an additional 10 years. With the rising cost of construction, the City of Alamosa simply does not have the funding to maintain construction at the level needed without continued support from the Streets Trust Fund Sales Tax.

Here is a list of the proposed streets should the sales tax be renewed:

Anticipated Streets (2030–2033)

• $500,000 annually for sidewalk and street maintenance/overlay
• Alamosa Avenue (Tenth St to Fourteenth St)  
• New Safety Bus Pull-Off on S. Craft Dr (at Tierra Nueva Apts)  
• Tenth Street (Ross Ave to West Ave)  
• East Avenue (Thirteenth St to Fourteenth St)  
• Foster Avenue (Chico St to Tremont St)

Anticipated Streets (2034–2037)

• $500,000 annually for sidewalk and street maintenance/overlay
• Foster Avenue (Tremont St to W. Eighth St)  
• Third Street (Richardson Ave to Edison Ave)  
• Crestone Avenue (Second St to Main St)  
• Hunt Avenue (Fourth St to Main St)

Anticipated Streets (2038–2040)

• $500,000 annually for sidewalk and street maintenance/overlay
• Intersection Realignment at First St / Pike Ave / Murphy Dr (contingent upon property acquisition)  
• El Rio Drive (Approx. 750 ft from First St north to the bend) 
• Carson Avenue (Main St to Second St)
• Ninth Street (Railroad to Ross Ave)

Other Projects (If Extra Funds Remain): 

• If remaining funds exceed $500,000 at the end of the 10-year period (from favorable bids, grants, or higher revenues), these additional projects will be considered:
• Eighth Street (West Ave to Bell Ave)
• La Due Avenue (Main St to 6th St)
• Bell Avenue (Lincoln St to 1st St)
• La Veta Avenue (Lincoln St to 1st St)
• Alamosa Avenue (Lincoln St to 1st St)
• (If remaining funds are under $500,000, they will be applied directly to ongoing sidewalk and overlay maintenance.)