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Buffalo (WY): Council hears proposal to add fluoride to city water
Local health professionals have proposed what they say is a cost-effective way to treat tooth decay before it starts – add fluoride to the city of Buffalo’s drinking water. But, the city is looking at cost and concerns that too much fluoride isn’t healthy. At a July 7 Johnson County health board meeting, Janet Berry, […]
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Health Officer Recommends Fluoride In Buffalo’s Water (Wyoming)
Johnson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Schueler came before the Buffalo City Council at their Tuesday meeting to ask them to consider putting fluoride in the city’s water. Schueler cited studies that show fluoride in municipal water systems is beneficial to developing teeth of children, making them more resistant to cavities, and being essentially “neutral” […]
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Gillette: Elevated fluoride levels while the Madison pipeline is shutdown
The City of Gillette will shutdown the Madison Pipeline through March 31st, 2015. The shutdown is necessary to tie in and connect the existing Madison Pipeline to the new pipeline, and the City will rely on its in-town wells during the shutdown.* Elevated Fluoride Levels – Please read if you have, or care for, children ages […]
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Fluoride now in your water: Sheridan city staff add controversial supplement on Monday
SHERIDAN — City of Sheridan Public Works Director Nic Bateson has confirmed that fluoride is now being added to the water supply for city and Sheridan Area Water Supply customers. The addition of fluoride, originally scheduled to begin Thursday, began on Monday at both the Big Goose and Sheridan water treatment plants. Liquid fluorosilicic acid […]
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Gillette: CCSD ready for temporary fluoride precautions
The City of Gillette will temporarily shut down the Madison Pipeline from January 1, 2015 through March 31, 2015. During this time, the City will rely on in-town wells from the Fort Union and Fox Hills formations to produce drinking water for its City customers. Fluoride occurs naturally in the in-town wells which the City […]
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Sheridan: Fluoridation to Begin Soon
City of Sheridan and Sheridan Area Water Supply customers will be receiving notice with this month’s utility bill that the fluoridation of the Big Goose and Sheridan Water Treatment Plants will begin in early January. In 2010, the City Council made the decision to implement fluoride while the conventional upgrades were being performed to both […]
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Sheridan. Editorial: In defense of fluoridation
When an idea earns acclaim as one of the 10 greatest achievements of its time and is subsequently endorsed by legions of professionals and confirmed by one study after another, the general public can scarcely contain its enthusiasm for said idea, right? Well, no, apparently not. The city of Sheridan’s attempt to fluoridate the municipal […]
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Sheridan: Voters feelings on fluoride could weigh heavy on November election
It isn’t often that elections in Sheridan hinge on just an issue or two. In past years, candidates have had the luxury of framing the election by what they want to accomplish — economic development, higher paying jobs, upkeep and infrastructure improvements. That likely won’t be the case this year. If the letters to the […]
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Clean Water Sheridan won’t sue city, but continues efforts to stop fluoride
SHERIDAN ?— Members of Clean Water Sheridan, a group seeking to stop the addition of hydrofluorosilicic acid to Sheridan’s water supply, has decided at this time to halt plans to sue the city over the matter. Organizers have said they will continue the group’s grassroots effort to demonstrate public disapproval of water fluoridation to city […]
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Sheridan: Council candidates present views on fluoride
The three candidates for the only opposed race for Sheridan’s city council appeared in agreement that either the court or a vote of the people of Sheridan is needed to settle the current debate on fluoride. Robert Webster, Thayer Shafer and Mona Hanson have all filed for a two-year unexpired term. The three were asked […]
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