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\.► The County' s Beach Preservation Plan , implemented in 1988 , provides long -term strategies for coastal management and sets up a revenue source for shoreline protection activities in Indian River County. To inform the public about the dangers as well as measures citizen need to take to protect their property as well as themselves , the County has prepared a hur icane preparedness video , which is available to the public upon request . The County distributes the video to local television stations to be used for public announcement segments to remind the public of being prepared for the upcoming hurricane season . The ES has various informational brochures available for general distribution to the public . Emergency Management staff attend various conferences and seminars during the year and are involved in emergency preparedness drills . Building inspectors are provided opportunities to attend professional development seminars as a means of keeping them up-to-date on new construction methods that mitigate the effects of hazards . The County Community Development Department engages in a number of mitigation activities including the following : • Abandoned artesian well plugging program ; • Environmental Lands Program ; NFIP Community Rating Systems Program ; Maintenance of drainage canals and ditches ; Annual letter to flood insurance providers ; �r . BellSouth Yellow Pages/Phone Book Hurricane Preparedness Flood Protection Information Pages ; and Beach renourishment programs . The Department of Public Works engages in a number of mitigatio 1 activities including : Developing and distributing stormwater awareness brochures ; NPDES Stormwater Phase II Permits ; East Gifford Stormwater Improvement Project; East Gifford Middle School Science Department Adopt-a- Pond Main Relief Canal Pollution Control Structure — Preliminary Engineering ; South Relief Canal Pollution Control Structure — Preliminary Engineering ; • Egret Marsh Regional Stormwater Park — Preliminary Engineering Report; and East Roseland Stormwater Improvement Project . 3 . 6 MUNICIPALITIES Within Indian River County , there are five municipalities : Town of Fellsmere , Town of Indian River Shores , Town of Orchid , City of Sebastian , and City of Vero Beach . There is a wide variation among each jurisdiction in terms of community character. This difference in type of community character ( i . e . , degree of urbanization , size of population , location ) , affects the perception of each towards specific hazards . Certainly t ere are hazards that all jurisdictions , regardless of the community character, have concern over -- such as flooding , hurricanes , and tornadoes . However, there are instances where 3- 17