Identifying Local Opportunities

1)  Roof ripped off Central Fla. home as storms roll through state - County gets some rain, cooler temps, but the drought may not budge

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Due to a tornado in Central Florida, the roof of a pastor's home was torn off leaving their house bare and exposed. Many of the roofs in Florida are often being damaged in extreme weather situations causing families to be in the face danger. There is a number of families across the state that have problems with their roofing and innovation could be answer to the storms and tornadoes.

2) City ditches plan for bike lanes on Swinton Ave.

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Swinton Avenue is a historic road that means a lot to many of the people of Delray Beach. It has been there for years and many of the locals grew up on this street, including myself. There has recently been some commotion because this two way road doesn't have bike lanes and the bikers want there to be lanes to ride in. On the other hand, the people of Delray beach don't want to sacrifice any trees or wildlife just to make bike lanes. This is a problem for the bicyclists and the conservationists and it could potentially be solved by splitting the sidewalk between a bike lane and a walking lane in my opinion.

3) Police radio fans bemoan agencies' use of encryption

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There has recently been controversy in the police force as a result of the police and fire dispatch radio signals being intercepted by civilians. While this may seem harmless, criminals can use this to execute crimes with less of a chance of being caught. As a result of the intensifying technology in hands of the public, the police have begun to encrypt their radio signals. This is a problem for the police force as all their communications can be intercepted.

4) Police: People believed to viewing lunar eclipse run over by police car

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On Sunday night just before the lunar eclipse, a police officer ran over two people who were laying in the street to watch the eclipse. The problem is getting ran over of course and is a problem for both the people in the street as well as the officer. A potential solution could be walkways/bridges over roadways for the purpose of stargazing.

5) Dog day at beach passes test in Boynton

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Dogs have been banned from the South Florida beaches for as long as I can remember but almost every day people bring their dogs to the beach and get tickets/fines. Recently there was a test run for a "Dog Day" which brought both good and bad feedback. The problem here is for the dog owners as they can't bring there pets to the beach and those who do not like dogs as they are disgusted by the idea of stepping in poop.