5A - Identifying Local Opportunties


Article 1: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fort-lauderdale/

Tittle: Sewage spilling to Middle River after another pipe break in Fort Lauderdale



Description of Story: Fort Lauderdale has had many problems lately will sewage systems being outdated and broken. It is the cities 7th pipe break in less than 2 months
Description of Problem: The problem is the infrastructure in south Florida is very outdated and the local government needs to invest time and money with taxpayer’s money to solve this issue.
Who has Problem? Residents of Fort Lauderdale


Article 2: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-tougher-sewage-penalties-20200128-pmcxtu4ryngfbidbpo2glezthq-story.html

Tittle: Florida lawmakers want to fine cities more for sewage spills, such as the one that fouled Fort Lauderdale’s waters


Description of Story: lawmakers in the state of Florida want to fine cities more money when they experience sewage spills. This is a big deal for Fort Lauderdale because they have had many problems lately with sewage and this new law would require a large increase in the amount of money they owe.
Description of Problem: The problem is this increase in sewage spills will disproportionately hurt the taxpayers of Fort Lauderdale verse other cities in the state of Florida.
Who has Problem? The taxpayers of Fort Lauderdale and local government

Article 3: https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/01/31/detective-warns-super-bowl-tourists-about-sex-trafficking-risks/

Tittle: Detective warns Super Bowl tourists about sex trafficking risks



Description of Story: Super Bowl will bring a lot of people to the city of Miami and people should be aware of the risks of trafficking in big cities like Miami.
Description of Problem: The problem is high rollers like to attend big events in big cities such as the Superbowl in Miami. Sometimes trafficking follows high rollers and this can be a threat to local citizens in Miami.
Who has Problem? local citizens of Miami, fans visiting Miami for the Super Bowl

Article: 4 https://www.fox13news.com/news/city-council-pressures-mayor-for-update-on-rays-redevelopment-of-tropicana-field-site

Tittle: City council pressures mayor for update on Rays, redevelopment of Tropicana Field site


Description of Story: The Tampa Bay Rays have had very successful teams lately but have struggled to achieve high attendance numbers due to the poor stadium. There have been many talks for years about moving stadium or updating it, but nothing has happened yet. This article talks about the pressure that the city council is putting on the mayor for updates.
Description of Problem:
Who has Problem? The mayor, city council, rays, and citizens of Tampa

Article: 5 https://www.fox13news.com/video/649744

Tittle: At-home exercises is an alternative to having a gym membership


Description of Story: The story is about easy at home exercises anyone can do with household objects that are inexpensive and very time saving.
Description of Problem: The story is weighing in on the problem of time and money that it costs to have a gym membership and how in-home workouts are very doable.
Who has Problem? Any Person that does not have time or money to work out at a gym

Comments

  1. Bernard BynumFebruary 2, 2020 at 1:03 PM

    Michael,

    I liked all the articles that you choose. They were all interesting stories to read. It's unfortunate that the taxpayers in Fort Lauderdale would be disproportionately fined if a law like that would be put in place but these cities need to be held accountable for neglecting their sewage systems. As a Rays fan that lives less than an hour outside of the Bay, everyone that I know from the area are worried about the future of the team. The article you choose perfectly illustrates the ever-growing turmoil between the franchise and the city officials. I wouldn't be majorly shocked if they ever decided to relocate in the near-future.

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  2. Joseph PlotkinFebruary 2, 2020 at 2:06 PM

    Michael,

    I agree with Bernard I particularly enjoyed all the articles you chose. One article that shocked me are the sex trafficking risks in Miami for the Super Bowl. This has the potential to be a huge problem for the fans coming to the game and fans who live in Miami. There needs to be heavy security to ensure the safety of everyone this weekend. Great post Michael!.

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  3. Taylor GoldFebruary 2, 2020 at 4:17 PM

    Michael,

    I found all of the stories you chose pretty interesting, as I don't know much about the Fort Lauderdale area. The two stories relating to the recent sewage issue intrigued me because of their relation to the local and state governments, as we talked in lecture about how large of a customer the various types of governments are and the power they hold. It really makes you think about the different ways the city can approach the state government with this issue.

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  4. The Mainzer PostFebruary 2, 2020 at 11:07 PM

    Michael,

    Great choice of articles, I found all of these to be very interesting. The article that I found most interesting is the one about the new sewage laws being implemented in Fort Lauderdale. Sewage overflow has been a huge problem in Fort Lauderdale, but also all around Florida. In Tampa, where I am from, there are definitely problems with sewage overflowing and the fact that they are implementing new laws for sewage overflow is concerning because this will end up costing the city a lot of money and tax payer dollars.

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