Melbourne’s mayoral race could help determine whether fluoride remains in the drinking water supply for about 170,000 people across southern Brevard County. Last November, the Melbourne City Council voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating its water supply, which serves about 58,000 households and businesses across roughly 100 square miles. This November, Melbourne voters will choose a new mayor […]
The Spokane City Council stopped short of ordering the city to add fluoride to its water on Monday, but accepted a grant that sets the city on the path toward fluoridation. The council indefinitely deferred a vote on an emergency ordinance that would require the city supplement its water supply with fluoride. Later Monday, it […]
SPOKANE, Wash. — The vote on whether or not to fluoridate Spokane’s water could be delayed. The Spokane City Council will consider a motion to defer the vote on the proposed fluoride ordinance during its 3:30 p.m. briefing session Monday. The vote is scheduled for 6 p.m. “I expect that it will be removed from […]
Spokane City Council Virtual Testimony on the issue to start fluoridation in Spokane. Due to the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, City Council will continue to hold its 6 p.m. legislative sessions on Mondays virtually and provide the availability for public testimony remotely. Instructions on how to participate in the September 14, 2020, meeting are […]
UPDATE: SEPT. 14 AT 10:10 P.M. The Spokane City Council has voted ‘yes’ to accept money from a company to build out a system to put fluoride in the water. The vote passed 6-1. The City will receive $4 million from the ARCORA Foundation for expenses related to the design, permitting, and construction of a community […]
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Shawn Vestal’s column supporting water fluoridation (“Fluoride levels playing field,” Sept. 6) [the headline was changed to “Time to let the wisest voices, not the loudest, guide us on fluoride”] included numerous claims from Mark Wiener, a public relations consultant who led the unsuccessful effort to fluoridate Portland in 2013. He “vividly” remembered it. Both […]
The Spokane City Council is considering whether to supplement the city’s water with fluoride. (Christopher Anderson) As the Spokane City Council nears a historic vote to supplement the city’s water supply with fluoride, the terms of a grant that would help pay for it are still under negotiation and drawing scrutiny. The Arcora Foundation has […]
An emergency water fluoridation ordinance will go before the Spokane City Council Monday evening. The Spokane City Council is scheduled to vote this evening [Monday] on a proposed emergency ordinance to inject fluoride into the city’s drinking water. The issue has reignited old debates about the public health benefits of fluoridation versus its perceived harmful […]
PRESS RELEASE. “If anyone is fully aware of the massive scientific and medical evidence against fluoridation – if they actually hear both sides of the issue – they’d know it isn’t safe.” That was the conclusion of Jeff Irish, chair of the citizen group Safe Water Spokane, following its Zoom public forum last night. It […]
