At his weekly press conference, Mayor D.C. Reeves gave reporters his 24 for 2024 list.
“We’ve gotten so many irons in the fire about a lot of exciting projects, but I wanted us to have some clarity and certainly some accountability towards what we’re going to get done in 2024,” the mayor said.
He assured the media that the City would continue focus on its day-to-day operations, such as pubic safety, picking up garbage and keep parks clean. “We still have all of the standard things that we need to do as a city to perform well for the citizen.”
Reeves added, “”These are a list of our front-facing projects, in no particular order. It is just alphabetical to you, but I wanted this personally for us to be able to look back in 2024 and say, ‘God willing, if we don’t have any storm events or something like that could sidetrack us. This is a list of 24 things that we hope you either have completed or make significant progress on.'”
24 for 2024
1. American Magic (Port, Engineering, Economic Development)
2. Attainable Housing Initiatives (Motor Lodge, Malcolm Yonge, new projects)
3. Baptist Hospital (EcoDev, Engineering, Housing, CRA)
4. Bayfront/SUN Trail mixed use path (Public Works)
5. Begin $5,000,000 Brownsville Commercial Revitalization Project (CRA)
6. Begin Fricker Center $5.5 million CDBG Renovation Project (P&R/ PW)
7. Begin Hashtag Project (Engineering, PW, CRA)
8. Code Enforcement Policy & Procedure Overhaul (Code/PPD)
9. Customer Service Center at City Hall (Inspections, Parking, Engineering, Energy, Sanitation)
10. Hagler Mason/Council Chambers Refresh (PW)
11. Help finalize A&P Mechanics School for PSC at PNS Airport (Airport, EcoDev)
12. Hollice T. Williams Greenway (Public Works, Engineering, CRA)
13. Improved Internal Communications (Mayor/All Departments)
14. LDC Assessment/Next Steps for LDC (Planning/Dev Services)
15. Leadership Training/Development/Evaluation (HR, all departments)
16. Low Barrier Shelter (Mayor/Housing)
17. LTU – Parking, Sidewalk, Canopy, Business Tax Receipt Overhaul (Dev. Services)
18. Mental Health Outreach Officer Implementation (PPD)
19. Parking Reform (Parking)
20. Parks & Rec Organizational Assessment + Deferred Maintenance Evaluation (P&R)
21. Pensacola International Airport Terminal (Airport)
22. Recycling Solution (Sanitation)
23. Solution for Bay Bluffs Park (PR/PW)
24. Strategic Plan Execution (All departments, Council)
Other things to be completed:
Pensacola Welcome Sign
Bayou Texar/Graffiti Walk-thru/boat launch
Roger Scott Poolhouse
Roger Scott Tennis Center
Veterans Memorial Park Classroom
Hagler Mason
Bruce Beach Phase 2
