Friday, January 25, 2019

Local Opportunities!

These are just a few local Volusia County issues that need fixing!

1.       Title: “Denser Population Means More Pollution”


In the city of Ormond Beach, Florida, residents have found black mud oozing on the banks of the Tomoka River; in the words of the article, these “catastrophic effects are caused by poor building practices and population density.” In a river area that harbored oyster beds and plenty of other marine life, fertilizer and oil runoff has destroyed what was once a beautiful ecosystem.

              The problem here lies on humanity in a general sense, but more specifically the article blames officials for ignoring the problem for decades. This problem falls back on residents, who now cannot enjoy the beauty and activities that the once healthy ecosystem offered.

2.       Title: “Rants & Raves - Are they hogging parking?”


              In Daytona Beach, residents are complaining about those who continuously leave their cars in beachfront parking lots without ever moving them. There are often over 20 empty cars when residents enter the premises.

              The problem is that people leave the cars in these lots for days on end, and it falls onto those who would like an actual parking spot. Now, these citizens cannot park at the expense of empty cars left in the spots.


In Port Orange, residents are frustrated with stores such as Winn-Dixie that have been routinely overcharging customers for items that should be on sale.

The problem here is that customers at these restaurants trust employees to abide by the deals, but instead they have been spending more money than they want to or may have. This leads the problem to fall on the customers, considering that their pockets are being punished.

4.       Title: “A bit of turtle (and beach) history”


              In various beaches along the coast of Volusia County, sea turtles are common and loved members of the community that share the beach with residents. The article gives a brief insight of how sea turtles use the Volusia County beaches, and many of sea turtle issues; for example, beach driving kills the occasional hatchling and the lights of condos distract hatchlings from the moon which is supposed to give direction.

              The problem is that the presence of people is a threat, but communities also make predators that eat these turtle eggs decide to stay away from coastal habitat. This is a problem for the sea turtles, because while they die from predators, humans do some damage as well. With the driving beaches shrinking constantly, people are unsure how this may affect the sea turtle.

5.       Title: “Rants & Raves - In response to: ‘At almost a complete standstill’”


              In Deland, Florida, developers are allowed to destroy any trees, even if they are completely mature, in order to pave roads or construct buildings. In fact, they only need to plant a few dwarf oak trees to make up for this.

              This is a problem because raptors (hawks, eagles, owls, etc.) cannot nest in these small trees. It lies on the birds, because without habitat, they are bound to experience declines in population. This is also a people problem, because raptors function as natural exterminators, ridding the surroundings of vermin such as rat and mice that residents dislike.
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1 comment:

  1. Zahra KhanJanuary 28, 2019 at 6:45 PM

    Hi Frankie,

    I appreciate the detail you use in every one of your journals. I would've liked to have seen you use the news article's name in the entry title so that it established credibility rather than having the reader dig for it in the link. World News is a reliable site, I would stick to citing as much as you can for that exact reason.

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