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Fluoride debate coming back to Brooksville
BROOKSVILLE — Having settled contentious debates about whether to keep their fire and police departments, Brooksville City Council members last week raised another controversial subject — fluoride. The City Council voted 3-0 to pursue a referendum on the November ballot, asking the residents whether they want to continue adding fluoride to the city water supply. […]
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Clearwater Council member Bob Cundiff again questions fluoride
CLEARWATER — City Council member Bob Cundiff again diverged from his four colleagues on one of Tampa Bay’s most sensitive subjects: fluoride. On Thursday, the City Council voted 4-1 to pay KAT Construction $552,000 to build fluoride storage and pumps in the city’s two water treatment plants, with Cundiff opposed. A decade ago, the city had planned to launch a fluoride […]
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Ormond Beach received no bids for water fluoridation
The City of Ormond Beach is required to add fluoride to water per a City ordinance from 1957. Is it still relevant? This year, the City of Ormond Beach received no bids for hydrofluosilicic acid, a chemical used to fluoridate city water supplies. City Commissioner Troy Kent said this is the first time this has […]
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Mosaic assessing damage to Florida operations after Hurricane Irma
Mosaic Company officials have reported that damage from Hurricane Irma at some of its Florida operations will affect its third quarter production volumes. The Plymouth-based company is one of the world’s largest fertilizer companies, with several large phosphate mines and processing facilities in south-central Florida. Mosaic President and CEO Joc O’Rourke said in a statement […]
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Need fluoride added to your drinking water? Some cities go without it
Health officials hail the practice of adding fluoride to our drinking water as one of the 20th century’s top health achievements. And yet, hundreds of thousands of South Floridians don’t reap the benefits, because some utilities don’t boost the presence of the cavity-fighting mineral in their water. The battle over fluoridation has reignited in Palm […]
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Broward County: Free dental service for children
Note from FAN: According to a 2012 report, over 99% of the population in Broward County receive fluoridated water. The Florida Department of Health in Broward County has launched another free dental service for children – fluoride treatment to prevent cavities. Hygienists from DOH-Broward are offering a free dental exam and tooth-strengthening fluoride varnish to […]
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Trans Circuits, Inc. – Superfund site in Palm Beach County
Excerpt from the article “NEW: Will EPA funding debate affect contaminated PBC site?”: The only Superfund site in Palm Beach County currently on the National Priorities List is the former Trans Circuits, Inc., 210 Newman Road, Lake Park. From 1978 to 1985, Trans Circuits operated as an electroplating and manufacturing plant. Wastewater containing copper, tin, […]
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wellington puts fluoride back in water after hiatus
Council reversed its earlier decision to remove the mineral. The decision has been made, the notices have been sent and fluoride is going back into Wellington’s water today. But Wellington residents got a last chance to speak their mind before that happens. People last week took to social media, including the Palm Beach Post’s “Post […]
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In Wellington, it’s the last week without fluoride in the water
This will be the last fluoride-free week in Wellington. Starting Monday, the village will begin treating its water supply with element just about 10 months after the village council voted to re-institute it. So what took so long? The village has been talking about expanding its water treatment center and re-installing the fluoride machine at […]
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Fluoride, ATV petitions circulating in Petersburg
Opponents of fluoride use in Petersburg’s water and supporters of all-terrain vehicle use on Petersburg streets are both circulating petitions to get those topics on the October ballot. The Petersburg borough has certified two ordinances for signature gathering to force a vote on the topics. One petition seeks to allow off-highway vehicles on most roads […]
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