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Comprehensive Plan Capital Improvements Element <br />Public Safety <br />The Sheriff's Department, Fire Services, Advanced Life Support, Emergency Management, and the <br />Medical Examiner fall under the category of Public Safety. As shown in table 6.5, the county, in FY <br />2004/2005, spent $57,161,390.00 for public safety services,. Between fiscal years 2003/04 and <br />2004/05, public safety expenditures increased by 2.45%. Since FY 1999/2000, public safety <br />expenditures have increased by 39.78%. Public safety represented 38.27% of all county expenses in <br />FY 2004/05, <br />Physical Environment <br />This classification encompasses the county's water and waste water utilities, the Solid Waste Disposal <br />District (SWDD), the Soil Conservation District, and the Environmentally Sensitive Land Acquisition <br />Fund. Table 6.5 shows that $4,573,196.00 was spent on these activities in FY 2004/2005. Between <br />fiscal years 2003/04 and 2004/05, physical environment expenditures increased by 38.34%. Since FY <br />1999/2000, physical environment expenditures have decreased by 7.57%. Physical environment <br />services represented 3.06% of all county expenses in FY 2004/05. <br />Transportation <br />Departments under this category include Road and Bridge, County Engineering, Secondary Roads <br />Construction, and Traffic Engineering. These departments are responsible for designing, <br />constructing, overseeing, and maintaining the county's roads and drainage systems. As shown in <br />table 6.5, the county spent $22,369,128.00 on transportation facilities in FY 2004/05. Since FY <br />1999/2000, transportation expenditures have increased by 66.74%. Transportation expenses <br />represented 14.97% of all county expenses in FY 2004/05, <br />Economic Environment <br />Included in this category are the costs of providing services, which develop and improve the economic <br />condition of the community and its citizens. Veteran Services, the Housing Authority, and the <br />Economic Development Division of the Indian River County Chamber of Commerce undertake this <br />function. Table 6.5 shows that those agencies spent $712,517.00 on economic environment services <br />in FY 2004/05. Between fiscal years 2003/04 and 2004/05, economic environment expenditures <br />increased by 13.47%. Since FY 1999/2000, economic environment expenditures have increased by <br />174.73%. Economic environment expenses represented 0.48% of all county expenses in FY 2004/05, <br />Human Services <br />Human Services cover the cost of providing services for the care, treatment, and control of human <br />illness, injury or disabilities, and for the welfare of the community as a whole and its individuals. The <br />Community Development Department Indian River County <br />20 <br />