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Barron: Anti-fluoride activists emulating the anti-vaxxers
CHEYENNE — The vote in May by the Sheridan City Council to discontinue fluoridation of the city’s drinking water reflect a national movement against the additive. An anti-fluoridation group, Fluoride Action Network (FAN) boasts on its website that 245 U.S. communities have rejected fluoridation since 2010. The group claims that fluoridation may reduce liver and […]
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Sheridan City Council Votes To Remove Fluoride From Water Supply
The water supply in and around Sheridan no longer contains added fluoride after the city council voted to remove it. Sheridan’s city council voted to stop fluoridating the area water supply after the results of a survey sent out to city water customers revealed that most of the respondents wanted fluoride gone. About 34 percent […]
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Sheridan: City Votes to End Fluoridation
At their meeting Monday night, the Sheridan City Council voted unanimously to cease fluoridation of city water and the Sheridan Area Water Supply (SAWS). Councilor Aaron Linden’s motion to cease fluoridation was greeted with applause from the room. The council also voted to amend the resolution to include the survey results. Jim Schellenberger, manager of […]
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Sheridan City Council Votes to End Fluoridation
SHERIDAN, WY — Fluoride will no longer be added into the City of Sheridan’s water supply. At the Sheridan City Council meeting on Monday night, council members voted to end fluoridation of City of Sheridan and SAWS water supply within 24-hours of the vote. Council was presented with results that were tabulated from a survey that […]
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Sheridan: Fluoride Survey Results to Be Presented to Council
In March, the City of Sheridan mailed out approximately 12,400 surveys to residents regarding the continuation of fluoridating the water for City of Sheridan, Sheridan Area Water Supply, and Downer Neighborhood Improvement and Service District customers. Sheridan Mayor Roger Miller says that the results of the survey will be presented to the Council at their […]
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Sheridan: Fluoride Survey Initial Response Promising, Return Date Approaching
The City of Sheridan mailed out a survey in March over 12,000 water customers on whether or not they would like the fluoridation of Sheridan’s water to continue. City Utilities Director Dan Roberts said that so far, they have had an almost 30% return rate. Although a 100% return would be fantastic, Roberts said that […]
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Sheridan: City sending fluoride surveys
SHERIDAN — The city of Sheridan will conduct a confidential survey of water customers within the city of Sheridan, Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board and Downer Neighborhood Improvement and Service District on the important topic of drinking water fluoridation. The survey asks if water customers are in favor of having fluoride added to […]
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Sheridan: Public health officials support safety, efficacy of water fluoridation
SHERIDAN — As the city of Sheridan prepares to conduct a community survey on whether to continue treating its drinking water with fluoride, public health officials are urging residents to support the practice. Community water fluoridation is the controlled adjustment of fluoride, which occurs naturally in many water supplies, to achieve an optimal dosage to […]
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City Council authorizes water fluoridation survey
SHERIDAN, WYO. – A city council in northern Wyoming has voted to authorize a survey regarding the continued fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The Sheridan Press reports that Sheridan Utilities Director Dan Roberts says the city will mail surveys to the 12,353 addresses served by Sheridan’s water supply that will include a brief letter […]
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Sheridan: Council to Consider Fluoride Poll Resolution on Tuesday, Feb 19th.
The Sheridan City Council will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night instead of Monday night due to Presidents’ Day. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has a preview of the upcoming meeting. Council is expected to consider and possibly act on a resolution allowing for a public opinion poll to be mailed out regarding the […]
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