Yesterday, Pensacola City Council candidate Brian Spencer released a list of goals for Dist. 6. Spencer said in a press release “the plan came about from weeks of knocking on doors, visiting with residents of the district, and viewing first-hand some of the problems that citizens face in the center of the city.”
Economic Development
✴ Seek Federal, State and Foundation grants to improve our cityʼs entryways and business
corridors, such as Cervantes, Belmont, and Devilliers
✴ Offer incentives to businesses that want to open and revitalize neighborhoods
✴ Reduce city red tape and licensing procedures
✴ Ensure local businesses earn consideration for city contracts for construction and services
Livable City
✴ Develop tougher standards and incentives on developers to include true affordable living
options in new developments
✴ Create incentives for developers to incorporate pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods
✴ Install trafï¬c calming systems in neighborhoods, such as roundabouts and speed bumps
✴ Add lighting and provide shade for sidewalks and streets to beautify them and to make them
safer
Citizen Input
✴ Host and organize twelve District 6 neighborhood walking tours per year, which will include
at least two city employees, to determine where neighborhood improvements are needed
✴ Convene quarterly Town Hall meetings with the residents of District 6 to hear their ideas and
concerns
Public Safety
✴ Support all public safety departments by ensuring they are properly funded and staffed to
meet or exceed national certiï¬cation and safety standards
✴ Fund youth development and education programs run by non-proï¬ts, private groups,
churches, schools or the city