* More than two-thirds of participating residents reported the city is moving in the right direction. About the same number of respondents, 68 percent, viewed downtown Pensacola as a crucial economic driver.
* Respondents were split when asked about their willingness to pay an additional cost for weekly recycling services.
* About 45 percent of participants were satisfied or very satisfied with the City’s efforts to promote the city’s image, while 35 percent remained neutral.
* Access to waterfront is the #1 thing participants love most about living in the City of Pensacola.
* When asked about additional amenities, residents prioritized increased access to water in downtown and additional outdoor recreation options.
* When asked to consider the top two priorities for current city initiatives, respondents chose to reduce homelessness and to decrease crime.
* Participants rated Aviation and Aerospace as the business sector likely to bring the most job growth to the area.
* Regarding public safety, 52 percent of respondents listed gun violence as their top concern.
At this morning’s presser, I asked Mayor D.C. Reeves how he plans to use the survey.
“It becomes a little bit of a guiding document of understanding what the City values,” he said. “It’s just nice to know as we’re making decisions and we’re prioritizing different projects that what’s important to the system. And so that’s what I mean by kind of a guiding document. If there’s obviously if there’s anything that is adverse to an initiative that we’re having, maybe that’s something that we take another look at.”