As part of the city-wide Long Term Recovery Planning Project, in 2019 the Strategic Vision for Downtown and its Waterfront was created to direct future growth while also preserving the city’s history, connection to the waterfront, and strong sense of community, providing a foundation for Panama City to become the premier city in the Panhandle. Building upon the 10 Cornerstone Ideas for Downtown Panama City, the City engaged the community to define a vision for the future of the Glenwood, Millville, and St. Andrews neighborhoods. The Strategic Vision for each neighborhood includes ideas and illustrations to describe the community vision for future development and preservation, sustainable building, connectivity, gathering spaces, and resilient infrastructure; and an implementation strategy to guide future public and private actions.

The Neighborhood Plans express the community’s vision and priorities for the future, setting a framework for how the Glenwood, Millville and St. Andrews neighborhoods could rebuild, change and grow over the coming years. Although this community has been through recent challenges, a renewed optimism for the future has emerged with a desire to not simply return to pre-storm conditions, but to exceed them and become an even better place to live, work, and visit. The unique vision and strategies for each neighborhood are described in the plan; several themes are consistent for all neighborhoods: Create Complete Neighborhoods, Create Great Streets, and Create Resilient Open Spaces and Infrastructure.

The Final Draft of the Neighborhood Plans will be updated and presented to the City Commission in March 2021.