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Transportation Rail transportation in the County is handled by Florida East Coast Railway, while numerous freight truck lines are available to serve the County. Highways providing surface travel are Interstate 95 and State Road AIA for north/south and State Road 60 for travel to the west, while the Florida Turnpike runs south and northwest through the southwest corner of the County. The area is served by Greyhound Bus Lines for passenger and package service. Vero Beach Municipal Airport provides chartered airline service and is capable of handling most commercial aircraft, while one other airport in the County serves both charter and private aircraft. Scheduled airline service is available to County residents at the Melbourne Regional Airport (about a 50 minute drive), Orlando International Airport and Palm Beach International Airport (each about an hour and a half drive). Hospitals The Indian River Hospital District, encompassing all but 6 square miles of the County, operates a 347 -bed facility in Vero Beach. The Sebastian Hospital, a private for-profit acute care facility, is located in the northern part of the County on U.S. 1. There are presently over 260 physicians serving the hospital and area residents. The Healthcare South facility offers physical and speech therapy to handicapped children and adults. Communications and Utilities One daily newspaper is published in the County. There are 5 local radio stations. Television reception is good for the major commercial stations, and cable is available to County residents. Telephone service is supplied by Southern Bell. Vero Beach Electric System and Florida Power and Light Company supply electricity. Government The County has a 5 -member Board of County Commissioners (the "Board"), one from each of 5 districts elected at large (County -wide) for staggered terms of 4 years. The Chairman and Vice Chairman are elected by the Board. A County Administrator is appointed by the Board and is responsible for administrative and fiscal control of the resources of the County. The Board apportions and levies County taxes and controls the expenditure of all County funds, except school funds, which are controlled by The School Board of Indian River County, and certain special taxing districts which are managed by independent entities. The fiscal year of the County runs from October I to the following September 30. Operating revenue is raised from real and personal property taxes, and a variety of excise taxes and user fees, with supplements from state and federal sources for County roads, welfare and health. 3247/IND38002-9/EXHIBIT-B-GEN-INFO-1 B-5