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 […]
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Spokane City Council motions to defer vote on fluoride ordinance
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. Sign-up between 3 – 5:30 pm today to speak at tonight’s meeting
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: Spokane City Council votes ‘yes’ to accept money from company to build fluoride system
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 […]
Spokane. Look at the facts, not opinions (Letter)
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 […]
In decision on fluoride and public health in Spokane, money is front and center
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 […]
Spokane City Council To Take Up Water Fluoridation Proposal Monday Evening
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 […]
Spokane. Forum’s Take-Away on Fluoridation: It’s 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 […]
Spokane. Mayor Woodward’s social media posts draw attention to controversial fluoride measure
Spokane Mayor Woodward’s social media posts are drawing more heated attention to one of the most controversial measures in years — whether to add fluoride to the city’s water. On Thursday, Mayor Woodward reposted a tweet from an account called ‘Grain of Sand.” The anti-fluoride user tweeted at the mayor directly saying in part, “I […]
Spokane City Council to vote on water fluoridation Monday
After decades of debate, a veto-proof emergency ordinance is on the table. SPOKANE, Wash — Spokane remains the largest city in the state of Washington to not add extra fluoride to its drinking water. On Monday, the Spokane City Council could vote to change that. Fluoride is commonly added to water in order to approve […]