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Description: The purpose of this Request for Application (RFA) is to award grants to support counties, cities, towns, or villages (municipalities), for costs related to the planning, construction, installation, repair, replacement, or upgrade of fluoride equipment in drinking water facilities. The Department is seeking applications from municipalities, which own their public water system and water supply, […]

POTSDAM — The village Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday night brought out a number of residents concerned about the fluoridation of water. The trustees are currently researching whether to continue fluoridating water at the water treatment plant, as the equipment is aging and needs either to be replaced or removed. The village has a […]

POTSDAM — The village’s trustees are looking at options for renovating the municipal water treatment plant. One decision they will have to make soon is whether to continue fluoridating the water. Gregory O. Thompson, village administrator, said the village received a grant from the state to do an engineering study on its fluoridation equipment to […]

The city of Lockport will spend $60,000 to make improvements to its fluoride feed system at the water treatment plant. The city previously received a $50,000 grant through the New York State Department of Health, with a $60,000 local contribution, for the project. Hohl Industrial Services, Inc. was selected for the work after it submitted […]

To the Editor: I am very pleased to hear that Potsdam is considering the possibility of ending water fluoridation. I have studied this issue for over 21 years and was very happy to be part of a team of people that persuaded the Canton Village Board of Trustees to end this practice in February 2003. […]

The Town of Plattsburgh is getting another chunk of money toward its multi-million-dollar water project. A $500,000 award for Plattsburgh from the Northern Border Regional Commission — along with other grants for St. Lawrence County and Ogdensburg — will “go a long way toward improving our North Country infrastructure,” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-Willsboro) said Friday. WELLS, TREATMENT In […]

POTSDAM — The village may consider discontinuing fluoridation of the water supply, in part depending on the results of a study they hope to conduct. The village equipment used to add the fluoride – a popular tooth decay prevention measure in the U.S. for decades – is old and might need repair or replacement soon, […]

Excerpt: OGDENSBURG – Ogdensburg City Manager Sarah Purdy has addressed several concerns raised by the public in the most recent council update. On June 12 dozens of Ogdensburg residents questioned city officials about a variety of issues including the large amount of untaxed property, business development and the inclusion of fluoride in water. … At […]

Excerpt: JOHNSTOWN — The Fulton County Board of Supervisors on Monday endorsed the city of Gloversville’s 2017 Downtown Revitalization Initiative application that seeks a $10 million state grant… In other business… The board terminated the Interconnect Cities Water System project, as part of the Smart Waters 2016 capital plan. The proposed water project was one […]

Title: Prohibits the sale or offer for sale at retail of bottled water for human consumption, food preparation or culinary purposes in this state in a beverage container unless such container includes on its label certain information; requires an annual bottled water report to be prepared by the purveyors of bottled water. Summary: BILL NO: […]