Identifying Local Opportunities
Opportunity One
Title: SEWAGE
PLANT SPRINGS A LEAK
Description: A sewage plant located near Smacks Bayou in St. Petersburg,
Florida had a 266,000-gallon spill, leading to concern about safety in the
waters in Tampa Bay. This incident is not the first of its kind, another major
spill occurring only two years earlier. City officials are being criticized by
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission for reopening these sewage plants
without proper reconstruction.
Problem: The problem in the story is that the City Officials are not
taking proper action to reconstruct the sewage plant, leading to more unneeded
sewage spills. One could also say the problem is the construction and
efficiency of these sewage plants.
Whose Problem: Sadly, the problem reaches a large crowd of people. Not only does
this affect the workers at the sewage plant, the city officials, and the people
who consume and use the waters of St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay, but this
severely affects the wildlife in the waters in these areas. While sewage may be
great for lawns, the toxins in the water can harm and kill several species in
the Bays.
Opportunity Two
Title: REVERSAL OF ATV RULE GETS LOUD CRITICISM
Description: A recent reversal of laws concerning ATV’s in Hernando County
upset many of the locals, who have had trouble maintaining their property and
ensuring neighborhood safety due to reckless drivers in the area.
Problem: Residents in the Nature Coast area are outraged by the reversal of
laws that banned ATV’s from unpaved, lower speed roadways. This allows ATV
drivers to continue to drive in these areas, a lot of the times at high speeds.
ATV drivers in the area have been noted to be reckless, tearing up the unpaved
roads, and endangering residents of the area. While not all drivers are
breaking these rules, residents are not happy with the ruling.
Whose Problem: Homeowners in the areas in which unpaved roads are prevalent,
taxpayers who are paying for the tearing up of the roads, and city officials
who continue to receive complaints about the reversal of the law.
Opportunity Three
Title: SCHOOL
BURGLARIZED TWICE IN A WEEK
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Description: Two
young men were caught on surveillance at Cambridge Christian in two separate
visits. Deputies say they took over $4,000 worth of items.
Problem: Surveillance and security at Cambridge Christian School is either
low quality or not doing its job in protecting the valuables of the students
and faculty.
Whose Problem: The Sherriff Department in Cambridge Christians county, and all
of the affected members whose valuables were stolen. Something needs to be done
by the school/ school board to ensure that burglary does not occur so easily
next time.
Opportunity Four
Title: NOT EVEN SALES DRAW SHOPPERS
Description: During Memorial Day weekend at the local malls in Tampa, business
was extremely slow. Flow of customers was little to none, and workers are even
getting cut off at places such as Macy’s and Target due to the drought of
retail excellence.
Problem: Brick and Mortar stores such as Macy’s and Nordstrom are
struggling to stay in business. During a time where sales are usually through
the roof, the plazas and malls that usually hold hundreds of people are quite
empty. This could be due to the rapid technology shift to online shopping, or
it could be attributed to families wanting to spend more time with each other
during the holidays, rather than being sucked into the consumerism trap.
Whose Problem: Business owners and workers of these stores are losing money, and
may even close down. Department stores are losing activity dramatically, and
the wave of online shopping is taking over.
Opportunity Five
Title: BUSINESS
OWNERS STRUGGLE WITH POWER OUTAGES
Description: Business owners are unhappy with the frequent power outages at and around the intersection of Spring Hill Drive
and Mariner Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida.
Problem: The outages have costed the businesses in the area hundreds of
dollars, the lack of electricity makes them unable to provide for their
customers. A single power outage is one thing, but when it happens once or
twice a week, things are out of hand. The business owners also claimed that the
local Electric Company continues to fail in fixing the problem permanently.
Whose Problem: Business owners in the Brooksville, Florida area who are
negatively affected by the frequent power outages.
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