Assignment 5A Identifying local opportunities

• "Brevard restaurant owners upset by DoorDash delivery service; say they are being misrepresented" by Suzy Fleming Leonard and Wayne T. Price
• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2018/09/11/brevard-restaurant-owners-upset-doordash-delivery-service/1254196002/
• In this article, restaurant owner Darci Kropp, of Darci's Bacon Blues, tells of a local problem her restaurant has had with the chain food-delivery service DoorDash.
• Darci Kropp tells the TCPalm that she initially had no problem with the delivery service and did not pay much attention to DoorDash when they began rolling into her town. That is until the delivery service began picking up the orders from her restaurant and NOT delivering them to the customers. Kropp explains "She got calls from angry customers who had placed orders that were never delivered." adding that "Before I could handle it, I'd had two other people call...These people were upset."
• This was not the only problem that sparked a conflict with Kropp and DoorDash. Kropp explains that the most bothersome part of the whole ordeal is that she never established an agreement with DoorDash and their services. Kropp explains that there has been "numerous other restaurants that have run into the same problem as me with establishing no relationship with DoorDash." Some of the other restaurants in the area included Islands Fish Grill, whom the owner, John R. Williams IV, claims that "More than an hour later, a driver arrived to pick up the food. Neither the driver nor the original caller identified themselves as being with a delivery service." 
• The Problem: Local restaurants reputations are being sacrificed for the cost of a new food delivery service DoorDash who has failed to complete the delivery of orders from the restaurant. 
• Who Has The Problem: Not only the customers who are supposed to receive the orders have the problem but the restaurant owners as well, as they are the ones who take the heat from this second party not being responsible. 

• "Stuart considering Brightline station to be considered Monday" by Lisa Broadt
• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/growth/2018/09/10/stuart-considering-brightline-station-hold-public-workshop/1252789002/
• In this article, the city of Stuart, FL is looking to introduce a Brightline train station into the area.
• This is been a recurring problem for this city as there have been numerous protests in the past years to keep big train stations like this out of the city. The article explains that city of Stuart officials "Immediate response to Brightline's offer was mixed with Interim City Manager Dave Dyess saying the city continues to oppose the train and City Attorney Michael Mortell urging commissioners to at least put together a proposal." 
• If this proposal was to be accepted and the building of the Brightline train stations were to come into the city of Stuart numerous of business would be upset and would cause an uproar in the town. Many business owners expressed their concerns about the Brightline and the type of chaos it would bring "to their quite town."
• The Problem: Local business and city commissioners worried about the introduction of Brightline train stations in the city of Stuart, FL.
• Who Has The Problem: The main people that have the problem are the local business owners and citizens of the city that do not want this train station to come into their city.

• "Double Whopper: Port St. Lucie City Council OKs plans for two Burger King restaurants" by George Andreassi
• https://www.tcpalm.com/get-access/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tcpalm.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Fshaping-our-future%2Fgrowth%2F2018%2F07%2F24%2Fport-st-lucie-city-council-approves-burger-king-drive-through-service%2F825969002%2F
• In this article, we are told of a unanimous decision that was made by the City Council in the town of Port St. Lucie, FL. This decision did not sit well with the rest of the towns citizens though.
• Citizens of the town of Port St. Lucie all expressed their concerns with these two new Burger King drive thru's coming to their town for numerous reasons. Such as, the article stating that "Several neighbors told the council they are concerned the drive-through will increase traffic on Cary Street and generate noise late at night." The exit from the drive-thru backs up right next to single-family houses.
• The city commissioners have tried to make a compromise with the citizens of this town by "requiring a drive-thru curfew of 2 a.m, required deliveries made after midnight be done in the front or side of the building." This helped to address some of the citizens concerns about the traffic backing up to single-family homes.
• The Problem: Citizens concerned with the approval from city commissioners of two new Burger King Drive-thru's
• Who Has The Problem: Not only the citizens have this problem but the city commissioners as well, since they approved the building of the chains it is their responsibility to now make compromises and please the citizens.

• "Private parking spaces on Vero Beach streets? City to let beachside businesses buy their own meters" by Colleen Wixon
• https://www/google.com/amp/s/amp.tcpalm.com/amp/1199926002
• In this article, City lawmakers are making the decision to let businesses purchase their own parking meters outside of their businesses on the streets of Vero Beach, FL.
• City lawmakers have voted to allow businesses to purchase their own parking meters for their customers to have parking outside their businesses. TCPalm states that parking down "Ocean Drive has had city lawmakers grappling for years about how to solve the parking problem" 
• Some businesses agree that having the parking meters would be a great solution to the parking problem. Such as Cathy Padgett, owner of Veranda she told the council "she would pay for a parking kiosk in front of her store... Spaces in front of her store are often taken up by beachgoers or hotel employees." But not all employees are as willing to the parking meters, Caeser Mistretta, owner of J.M Stringer Gallery states "Our parking problem is not one solution...There have to be many different solutions that have to be explored." 
• The Problem: City lawmakers approved for businesses to purchase their own parking meters outside of their businesses on Ocean Drive which has sparked conflict with local business owners on this street.
• Who Has The Problem: Business owners who are opposed to the parking meters that have already been approved.

• "Good-bye $49.5 million: Port St. Lucie Council OKs $14.5 million deal for VGTI building" by George Andreassi
• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/growth/2018/09/10/port-st-lucie-city-council-oks-14-5-million-sale-vgti-building/1253132002/
• This article is about the city of Port St. Lucie offering for the former Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida Building.
• The City Council of Port St. Lucie voted "4-1 Monday to approve an agreement to sell the high-tech laboratory and office building for $14.5 million to RER ventures LLC, a distressed real estate firm based in Coral Gables."
• Christopher Kallivokas, the chairman of RER Ventures states that "This is a good opportunity for us. I hope we will stabilize the building and create some good jobs for this community and I look forward to being a part of this community." While this sounds fine and dandy not all people of Port St. Lucie have this same mindset. Mayor Greg Oravec added that certain aspects of this deal bother him and that he will "not be supporting this deal."
• The Problem: A big therapy institute coming to Port St. Lucie, FL and the mayor will not be supporting the deal.
• Who Has The Problem: The people who stand by the mayor when he says he does not support this deal, if the deal gets approved those citizens and the mayor will be affected.