Suzanne Wilson, the owner of Madame Mustache, doesn't think so. "I don't want the dirt, whoever wants the dirt can come and help me clean."

Several years ago the town experimented with covering the asphalted road that runs down Allen Street with a layer of dirt in an effort to create a more genuine western look for the town.

At a glance it appeared that the town had succeeded in achieving that goal.

But complaints from merchants led former Mayor Dusty Escapule to have it shoveled away shortly after he took office two years ago.

But some say that decision came with a cost for the town's Wild West reputation.

Bob Boze Bell, the executive editor of True West Magazine, said he was very excited when the town initially made the decision to re-introduce dirt to Allen Street.

Once a year, True West Magazine publishes a list of the "Top Ten True Western Towns" in America.

Getting dirt back on the streets was a definite factor for Tombstone earning a ranking on that list, Bell said.

It's a relatively cost effective way of increasing the authentic western appearance of the town.

What seemed to be an easy fix brought a new set of complicated issues to the table.

Although Allen Street has been closed off to cars, stagecoaches, horses and pedestrians still traverse this road on a regular basis.

Every time a gust of wind rolled into town, it disturbed the dust that would settle inside of businesses and residences.

When the monsoons set in or a sporadic rain shower wet the street, the dirt would turn to mud and get dragged into businesses and homes.

Despite the nuisances that were associated with having a dirt street, there is a contingent of Tombstonians that want to bring the dirt back again.

Marty Stout, an employee at Red Buffalo Trading Post, said she fought for the dirt to be reinstated the first time around, and that she would do it again.

"It adds to the authenticity of the town, and I love it," Stout said. "If the stores don't like the dirt, then they oughta move to a mall," she said. "This is Tombstone."

Bringing the dirt back to Tombstone would be a big step in the right direction with regards to regaining a placement in True West's ranking, said Bell.

"Other towns have more money to throw at expensive renovation projects, we are sympathetic to that. The thing we really put weight on is whether or not the town is making an effort to remain authentic."

Mayor Jack Henderson said he is in favor of bringing the dirt back to Allen Street, but that the town has made no decision to do so just yet.

"This is not a top priority of the administration at the moment, but we are looking into it," said Henderson.

"We have to take a good look at our options and make a decision."

One of the options the town has explored was covering the street with colored, ground up rubber pellets, so called "Hollywood Dirt," but this proved to be an inefficient and costly measure.

The town also experimented with using asphalt painted to look like dirt in front of the courthouse.

It was a failure.

Within a week the asphalt was scuffed, dirty and looked like plain asphalt again, Henderson said.

"Right now, we're not doing anything."

Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini contributed to this report.