City of Pensacola Resident Satisfaction Survey Results Now Available

Survey Sees 55 Percent Increase in Resident Participation

The City of Pensacola has received results from the 2019 Resident Satisfaction Survey, which shows an overall satisfaction with core city services, the city's image and business-friendly environment. A total of 808 residents completed the online survey, which was a 55 percent increase from the number of survey completions in 2018.

The survey was conducted by the University of West Florida Haas Center to assess resident satisfaction with a variety of city services and determine residents' top priorities for the City of Pensacola. Data will be used by the city to identify budget priorities and areas for improvement to provide high quality services to residents.

Highlights from the survey results include:

Overall, respondents remain satisfied with core city services. Residents reported high satisfaction with police services, fire services and Parks and Recreation.
More than half of respondents (52 percent) said they were either very satisfied or satisfied with the ease of obtaining information about city services.
Generally, participants were satisfied with the city's image and business-friendly environment.

Resident Satisfaction Survey Results Now Available

Presidents Day Closures, Sanitation Collection Schedule Changes

The following City of Pensacola offices and facilities will be closed Monday, Feb. 17 in observance of the Presidents Day holiday:

City of Pensacola administrative offices
City Hall
City of Pensacola community resource centers

Exceptions:

Osceola Golf Course and Roger Scott Tennis Center will be open for regular business hours.

Sanitation Service Changes

All City Sanitation customers will experience a change of schedule the week of Monday, Feb. 17, which applies to garbage, recycling and yard waste pickup. This applies only to City of Pensacola sanitation customers.

Customers who normally receive service on Mondays will receive service on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Customers who normally receive service on Tuesdays will receive service on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
Customers who normally receive service on Wednesdays will receive service on Thursday, Feb. 20.
Customers who normally receive service on Thursdays will receive service on Friday, Feb. 21.

Presidents Day Sanitation Schedule Changes

Next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup Set for Feb. 29 in East Pensacola Heights Area

The next Mayor's Neighborhood Cleanup will be on Saturday, Feb. 29 in the East Pensacola Heights area, generally east of Bayou Texar, west of and along Scenic Highway, south of Summit Boulevard and north of Pensacola Bay.

Please see the cleanup map for details.

Residents in the cleanup area must place items curbside by 7 a.m. on the day of the cleanup. Please do not place items at the curb prior to Wednesday, Feb. 26.

Items eligible for removal include:

Household appliances
Household junk and debris
Furniture and mattresses
Carpeting
Barbecue grills (no propane tanks)
Bicycles and toys
Tires
Old paint and paint cans

Items not eligible for removal include:

Building materials (concrete, bricks, blocks, roofing, drywall or more than one cubic yard of lumber)
Household or pool chemicals
Herbicides or pesticides
Explosives or ammunition
Auto parts
Dirt or sod
Propane tanks
Garbage or yard trash

City and County Encourage Community Participation in 2020 Census

The City of Pensacola and Escambia County are encouraging all residents to participate in the 2020 Census to ensure everyone in the community is accurately counted during the nation's once-in-a-decade headcount of every person in the United States.

The results of the 2020 Census will help determine how hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding flow into communities including the City of Pensacola and Escambia County every year for the next decade. That funding shapes many different aspects of every community throughout the U.S., from highway planning and public transit to educational programs and housing assistance.

Some important Census dates include:

March 12 - 20: Households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail.
March 30 - April 1: The Census Bureau will count people who are experiencing homelessness over these three days. As part of this process, the Census Bureau counts people in shelters, at soup kitchens and mobile food vans, on the streets, and at non-sheltered, outdoor locations such as tent encampments.
April 1: Census Day is observed nationwide. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Once the invitation arrives, you should respond for your home in one of three ways: online, by phone, or by mail. When you respond to the Census, you'll tell the Census Bureau where you live as of April 1, 2020.
April: Census takers will begin visiting college students who live on campus, people living in senior centers, and others who live among large groups of people. Census takers also begin conducting quality check interviews to help ensure an accurate count.
May - July: Census takers will begin visiting homes that haven't responded to the 2020 Census to help make sure everyone is counted.
December: The Census Bureau will deliver apportionment counts to the President and Congress as required by law.

It's Party Gras Time!

Join the Bayview Senior Center as they celebrate their second annual Party Gras on Tuesday, Feb. 25 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center, located at 913 S. I St. Party Gras is an event for community members ages 50 and up, Mardi Gras style, with vendors providing community resources, health screenings, Mardi Gras food favorites, and live music by the String Farm Band. Admission is free.

There's Still Time to Register for Youth Sports!

Girls' Volleyball

This program is designed to provide girls ages 9-16 with the basic skills and elements of the game of volleyball. All games and practices are held at the Vickrey Resource Center in March through May. Registration is available online at webtrac.cityofpensacola.com now through Friday, Feb. 21.

Youth Soccer

It's time for Spring 2020 Pensacola Youth Soccer Registration! You can register online at pensacolayouthsoccer.com or download the registration form and sign up in person at the Vickrey Resource Center through Sunday, Feb. 16.

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