Penny for Progress

10/27/2026

Join us tonight!

Pensacola Young Professionals is hosting a Penny for Progress Community Roundtable at Voices of Pensacola starting at 6 pm.

Hear from Bruce Vredenburg of Hancock Whitney and learn what the local option sales tax is, how it supports the community we love and why its renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot is so important. The event is free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, visit: https://app.glueup.com/event/community-roundtable-penny-for-progress-198764/

10/26/2026

Former Pensacola Mayor and District 4 County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV explains why he supports renewing the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax.

See how the penny has helped make Escambia County and the City of Pensacola a better place to live, work and play, with visitors covering up to a third of the cost →

Former Pensacola Mayor and District 4 County Commissioner Grover Robinson IV explains why he supports renewing the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax. He points to how the penny has helped make Escambia County and the City of Pensacola a better place to live, work and play, with visitors and tourists c

10/21/2026

Curious about what the penny looks like on your ballot? This sample ballot shows the exact wording. Look for it under “County Referendum.”

Vote FOR the one-cent (1¢) sales tax to keep the penny hard at work in our community. 🗳️

10/20/2026

Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons shares how the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax has helped keep our community safe for more than 30 years.

See why this funding is important for the deputies who serve us every day →

Drawing on more than four decades in law enforcement, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons explains how the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax helps keep our community safe by funding vehicles, technology and training without pulling dollars from the deputies who serve us every day.

10/19/2026

Early voting starts today! 🗳️ Vote at any of the 10 locations below through Oct 31.

Don’t forget to vote FOR renewing the one-cent local option sales tax to keep the penny working for our roads & stormwater improvements, public facilities and public safety.

HEAR YE! HEAR YE! Early Voting begins Monday!
 
Early voting for the November 3rd Election takes place October 19th – 31st, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day. 
 
Registered voters may cast their ballot at any early voting location in Escambia County. 
Early voting locations:

• Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office, 213 Palafox Place, Second Floor, Pensacola
• Main Library, 239 Spring St., Pensacola
• Molino Community Center, 6450 Highway 95A, Molino
• Asbury Place, 750 College Blvd., Pensacola
• Southwest Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola
• Bellview Library, 6425 Mobile Highway, Pensacola
• Escambia County Extension Services, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment
• Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. De Soto St., Pensacola
• Billy G. Ward Century Courthouse, 7500 N. Century Blvd., Century
• UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola 
 
Visit EscambiaVotes.gov to view your sample ballot, verify your voter information and make your plan to vote. 
 

10/14/2026

During the recent hurricane, more than 900 first responders answered the call for our community. The one-cent Local Option Sales Tax helps fund the stations, vehicles and equipment our deputies, officers and firefighters rely on so they can be there when we need them most.

Vote FOR renewal on Nov. 3 to help keep our first responders ready.

Photo credit: Escambia County

During the recent hurricane, more than 900 deputies, officers and firefighters answered the call. See how the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax helps make sure they have the stations, vehicles and equipment to be there when we need them most.

10/13/2026

More than 333,000 Escambia County residents count on first responders to show up fast.

The one-cent Local Option Sales Tax funds the fire stations, emergency vehicles and equipment they need to keep us safe.

See how the penny supports public safety: https://www.pennyforescambia.com/news/the-pennys-vital-role-in-public-safety

10/08/2026

Most of the penny’s work is the kind you might not ever notice because it's hidden from view. But it's there when we need it.

In its fourth round alone, the penny has funded more than 125 drainage and stormwater projects that are finished or underway across Escambia County since 2018.

And when storms do hit, the fire trucks and ambulances that respond are penny-funded too.

See what the one-cent Local Option Sales Tax has funded near you: https://www.pennyforescambia.com/project-map

PENNY FOR PROGRESS For more than 30 years, the Local Option Sales Tax has quietly helped build the Escambia County where you live, work & play. See the penny at work in your neighborhood. See 1¢ Funded Projets Built by 1¢. Approved by You.Voting for the local option sales tax keeps the penny worki...

10/06/2026

The one-cent local option sales tax isn't a new tax. Local voters first approved it in 1992 and have voted to renew it – at the same 1% rate – three times since.

Voting for renewal keeps the same penny at work in Escambia County. And while up to 28% is paid by visitors, ALL of the revenue stays here to fund roads, sidewalks, drainage improvements, parks, public safety facilities and other projects across the county.