5A- Identifying Local Opportunities
1. Title: “Post Concerned About 30-minute EMS Responses”
Description of Story: This article is about emergency response times being too high. In the article the Volusia County Council discuss how to solve long response times and defend the hard work of the emergency workers.
Description of the Problem: The problem is that some emergencies are worse than other, so ambulances have to decide which to go to first. Now the county will have ambulances that help transport non-emergency patients, which the article says account for the majority of the EMS calls.
Who has the Problem: The people and visitors of Volusia county who use the ambulances have the problem.
2. Title: “1 Year In, Deltona’s Center Struggles for Bookings”
Description of Story: This article is about the disappoint in regard to the newly opened Deltona Center. Before opening the center was predicted to bring in $1 million a year. After being open for one year it has been said to have brought in only $207,351. Even with more events booked for 2019 the profit is still half of what it costs to operate the center.
Description of the Problem: The problem is that the Deltona Center is in an area that does not attract many tourists. It does not have many major hotels. The center also does not offer many things for the community to participate in like classes and workshops.
Who has the Problem: The people of Deltona along with the City Council and the commissioner have this problem. The council has to figure out a way to rent out the venue as frequently as possible, even if it is for Zumba classes and poetry workshops. They cannot be picky as to who they rent to, like they did in 2018.
3. Title: “DEAR ABBY- Wedding Planning is Driving Close Mom, Daughter Apart”
Description of Story: This article is from a section of the Daytona Beach News Journal titled, “Dear Abby.” In this article a mother from Pennsylvania is seeking advice on how to peacefully help her daughter plan her wedding without upsetting and stressing her daughter out.
Description of the Problem: The problem is that the mother is trying to help her daughter plan her wedding, along with keep some family traditions going. Her daughter does not like her mother’s suggestions, and this is causing fighting and anger in a once happy and loving mother daughter relationship.
Who has the Problem: The mother and daughter from Pennsylvania planning the wedding have the problem, but I am sure this happens between many mothers and daughters who work together on planning their weddings.
4. Title: “Schools Add ‘hardened corners’ In Case of Shooters – Tape on Floor in Classrooms will Guide Students to Safe Area”
Description of Story: Class rooms in Polk county are adding yellow and black security tape on the floors that lead to a “hardened corner.” A “hardened corner” is a place that if there is a shooter shooting through the door of the classroom, students cannot be injured.
Description of the Problem: Some parents are not happy about the tape on the floor because they say that it will psychologically effect their children and be a constant reminder that they could be shot to death and according to Jennifer Sabin, a mother whose children attend school in Polk county, it will make school “feel like a potential war zone.”
Who has the Problem: Jennifer Sabin and other parents who disagree with the safety tape have the problem along with the school board who have to deal with upset parents like Sabin.
5. Title: “The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop at the Corner”
Description of Story: The Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach has had multiple problems with aggressive panhandlers, or beggars that they had to hire security guards. The article discusses multiple business owners’ issues with panhandlers. One business owner named Christos Mavronas was actually head butted by a panhandler when he wouldn’t hand over money.
Description of the Problem: Panhandlers in Daytona Beach are becoming too aggressive. They are coming into businesses demanding free food and asking paying customers for money. Customers feel too threatened to enter a business because the panhandlers are waiting by the door to harass and beg for money and food.
Who has the Problem: Business owners of Daytona Beach like Mavronas have this problem because the panhandlers are effecting their business. Customers of these businesses are also affected by this problem because they cannot shop peacefully at these businesses.
Hey Olivia, I can tell you put a lot of time and hard work into this assignment. I enjoyed reading your assignment and I can definitely see why these opportunities stood out to you. Your 4th article really resonated with me because I agree with what the people were saying about having tape put down in school messing with kids psychologically. Finally, I wanted to add that I was surprised by what was being talked about in the 1st article. I never even knew that response time was even too high, but good job on finding this opportunity!
ReplyDeleteOlivia,
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your blog, the two articles that stuck out the most to me were articles 3 and 4. Although I'm not planning a wedding with my mom, I use to always get frustrated with my mother when she would try and intervene in my planning for events. I have a very close relationship with her, but her adding input always seemed to frustrate me. In regards to schools putting down safety tape, I can reason with the parents as to why that would negatively effect the students. The tape is a constant reminder that the children should feel unsafe in their schools.
Olivia,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading all the articles you found. One article that really stood out to me was "The Krispy Kreme Doughnut Shop at the Corner". I have never been to Daytona Beach but I know many people from there. I did not know that panhandlers were very popular around that area. It is shocking to think how people like that can greatly affect the success of the business. Great post, thank you for informing me!