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PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents are pressing forward with a petition to change city government and elect a new City Council despite questions over the petition. The petition would transform Port Angeles from a code city with home-rule powers and a City Council-city manager government to a more narrowly defined second-class city with fewer powers, […]

PORT ANGELES — As the debate over water fluoridation in Port Angeles rages on, the Clallam County Board of Health will step back and take a broader look at oral health countywide. Clallam County Commissioner and health board member Mike Chapman broached the fluoride subject Tuesday, saying the City Council should listen to its constituents […]

Port Angeles – The use of fluoride in the Port Angeles water supply appears to have been upheld, even after last night’s lengthy city council meeting. Tuesday night’s city council meeting was again packed with people, there to participate in the public comment portion of the meeting. After about three hours of discussion on the […]

PORT ANGELES — Four City Council members dug in their heels Tuesday, standing firm on the decision to continue fluoridation of the municipal water system despite a recommendation broadly supported by city staff that the practice be stopped. At their regular meeting, Mayor Patrick Downie joined Deputy Mayor Cherie Kidd and council members Dan Gase […]

Port Angeles – Fluoridation options for the Port Angeles City Council will be one of the topics addressed at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. After a series of public forums as well as a community survey, the city council voted to continue fluoridation back on December 15th of last year. That riled up a number […]

PORT ANGELES — The City Council elected Councilman Patrick Downie mayor and Councilwoman Cherie Kidd deputy mayor through 2017 on 4-3 votes Tuesday after discussion that focused, once again, on fluoridation. The council-member tallies were split down lines similar to the council’s much-debated Dec. 15 vote to continue fluoridating the city’s water supply — a […]

The Port Angeles city council could select a new mayor for the city tonight. But the debate on who gets the job will most likely be pinned to a recent decision to continue adding fluoride to the city’s water. Council member Sissi Bruch now says she would support adding her name as a possible candidate […]

PORT ANGELES — The City Council’s disputed 4-3 decision to continue fluoridating Port Angeles’ municipal water supply has seeped into an emerging tussle over who will be the city’s next mayor. Councilwoman Sissi Bruch, a fluoridation opponent who won a second term in November, said this week she will nominate herself to be the city’s […]

PORT ANGELES — A key fluoride opponent vowed to fight on despite a split City Council vote that committed to continuing municipal water fluoridation through June 30, 2026. “Don’t pack away your fluoride papers quite yet,” Dr. Eloise Kailin implored council members Tuesday. About an hour earlier, they voted 4-3 to continue fluoridating the city’s […]

Port Angeles – In a 4-3 vote, Port Angeles City Council members voted in favor of keeping fluoride in the city’s drinking water supply. That vote by council members came despite the survey returns by city water customers. A 56% majority did not want fluoride as an additive in their water supply. Port Angeles City […]