This semester my class was faced with a challenging assignment of proposing our ideas of what could make our community better. These group projects yielded many different results. Many different topics were discussed such as the opioid crisis, homelessness, and safety in schools. After completing and presenting our work we were given a scenario: I am the head chairman on the Watauga County Commissions Board. I have been given the final say on which two proposals will receive a $50,000 grant from the county.
The idea that stuck out most to me was about an increasing methamphetamine problem in Watauga County. The presenters used surprising, yet terrifying facts about the rising numbers of meth users. They gave a detailed and specific description of the problem. They realized that they face many important facts such as the polices inability to slow the rise in meth due to business opportunities to many impoverished people. They believed that helping users and potential users would help slow the epidemic, save money on police intervention, and save lives.
The other proposal that caught my attention was about the homeless population in Watauga county. Although the presentation was full of long paragraphs that I couldn't possibly read the information was clearly stated by the presenters. They talked extensively about the issues of homeless shelters, bus routes, and the rampant poverty in the county. I think their proposal would benefit the community.
These two proposals may have won the grant money, but every issue that was brought to attention is equally important. Watauga county needs help in many ways. It takes creativity and compromise to find the solution.
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