Goal Setting Session

City Council will hold a "goal setting session" with consultant Dr. Bob Lee this coming Tuesday, June 30. In preparation for the session, I was asked to submit my top five goals. They are listed below, in no particular order:

• Green Community
  
  • Encouraging green buildings. Our city leading by example with all future buildings at least silver LEEDS certified.
  • Improving recycling efforts by recycling glass
  • Protecting our natural resources and environment
  • Adding beautification to our city's gateways. Beautifying our city. Planting more trees.
• Increase Effort for Economic Development
  
  • Attracting the creative class to our community and keeping them here. JOBS, JOBS, JOBS
• Making Port profitable and mixed uses for our Port
• Attracting Southwest Airlines to Pensacola
• Adding More Mixed Residential Homes
  
  • Especially affordable housing
  • Increasing our city's population which should include annexation

What do you think the City's goals should be? I encourage my constituents to contact me with their input at ljohnson@ci.pensacola.fl.us.