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The Alamogordo City Commission is set to revisit a resolution that will allow city residents to dump yard waste without it counting toward a monthly weight limit.
The commission tabled the measure at its last meeting because commissioners wanted to include a couple of changes to the measure.
Mayor Susie Galea said previously that the commission was mostly in agreement to pass the measure -- which it hopes will help curb illegal dumping in the desert surrounding the city -- but that it wanted to make a few changes.
Galea said the commission might include a sunset clause in the resolution because it probably will cause the city to lose about $5,000 in revenue. She said the commission was also mulling the possibility of curbside pick-up for people without large trucks and allowing people cited by code enforcement to use their citation as proof of residency.
Currently, the city tacks on a $2 charge to water bills throughout Alamogordo that applies toward the use of the city-run convenience center on Lavelle Road.
Anyone who pays a water bill is allowed to dispose of up to 2,000 pounds of solid waste at the convenience center each month and pay $2 for every 100 pounds he or she goes over.
Commercial account holders pay the same rate, documents show.
In the 2011 fiscal year, the city estimates about 283 tons of tree limbs and yard waste were delivered to the convenience center. It costs the city about $18 per ton to process this kind of waste, documents show.
The convenience center was established in 1993 as a transfer station for residents of Alamogordo, and the commission intends the new rate change to encourage citizens to "beautify their properties," documents show.
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