Identifying Local Opportunities

The five local opportunities that I found in The Orlando Sentinel are listed below:

1. TSA needs to shorten security wait
    Article can be found at: 
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF0EFD8A906FF0?p=AWNB 
According to this article, the wait times for a TSA check, prior to boarding a plane, are getting out of control. International Airports are short staffed in this area which is making passengers angry as the majority of them are missing their flights. The airports are bringing therapy animals, passing out lollipops and hiring clowns to keep the outrage to a minimum. The TSA is understaffed, undertrained and loaning their resources to other functions instead of utilizing all staff for the purpose of airport screening.

The problem ultimately lies with TSA funding.  It seems that there is not enough money allocated to the TSA for proper staff and proper training. There is also a problem with rising baggage check fees. Travelers are using oversized carry-on bags so as to not pay the baggage fees. This causes prolonged review of the traveler's possessions.

The people who have this problem are the International airports and travelers.    

2. West-side apartments are back in bankruptcy
    Article can be found at: 
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF0EFE98F5C928?p=AWNB
This article talks about the decline of some apartment housing on the West side of Orlando. The current owner has let the complexes fall into such ruin that the city is having to expend more emergency resources due to the hazards that they are causing. The company that owns these complexes have filed for bankruptcy. The Lift Orlando project has moved to that side of town and hopes to acquire the buildings/land for a rejuvenation project. 

The problem is the decline of living standards on that side of town leading to loss of businesses and poor quality housing.

The main company that has a problem is the First One Hundred company, the owners of the buildings, who have filed for bankruptcy. Also, the citizens of Orlando, whether it be emergency services expending their resources or citizens of that community being exposed to those conditions.     

3. Orange schools strengthen security access to buildings
    Article can be found at :
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF1D2E2C9F2C08?p=AWNB
    This article states that schools in Orange County have had sub-par security procedures in place until recently. Prior staff and unauthorized vendors have had unnoticed access to these schools. There has been poor record keeping of access/key cards of prior staff members, visitors and vendors. Steps have been taken to remedy this. New equipment and new procedures are being put in place. 

The problem is with the school staff not keeping accurate records of personnel, visitors and vendors that have access to the school. 

The people who have this problem is the individual schools and the school board for not properly governing the individual schools. Which in turn may cause problems for students and parents. 

4. Residents leery about new plans for San Pedro
    Article can be found at :
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CF0EFE46F36370?p=AWNB
This article talks about land usage problems in the San Pedro Center area. Many people chose to live there for its rural setting and lifestyle. A developer has recently purchased several hundred acres from the Catholic diocese and plans to build several dwellings on this land. 

The problem with this is that the current residents of the ares will lose valuable land. They may not lose their land, personally, but their point of choosing that location to live was for the surrounding land and the lifestyle that it offers. They will no longer be able to view the pristine grazing land or old trees that they love. They will be forced to live amongst crowded housing developments and communities with retail space and crowding.   

The people that have the problem, in this situation, is the current residents of this area. 

5. School - discipline - kept from - public view - Policy hides sex, drug infractions and more
    Article can be found at:
http://infoweb.newsbank.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/resources/doc/nb/news/15CE811AA0DCC7E0?p=AWNB
This article talks about the lack of public knowledge when teachers or school staff have been disciplined through the school district. It goes on to report of specific incidents the educators have been accused and/or arrested for, including sexual misconduct on and off campus, reporting to work under the influence of alcohol or drugs and battery on and off campus.  

The problem is that staff is not thoroughly screened on a regular basis. Also, that disciplinary actions are not made public in some school districts.

The school district has the problem. They control who comes in and out of our schools. As stated above in a similar article, this leads to problems with parents and students, in the long run.