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Barring an unexpected change on Friday, Brevard County residents who receive their water from Mims Water on the north end of the county will not have community water fluoridation (CWF) restored. Commissioner Rita Pritchett discussed the topic following the public comment section of Thursday’s zoning meeting, during which several members of the medical community in […]

Excerpts … Whoever takes charge after Mayor Rick Kriseman must also be up to other challenges… The race to replace Kriseman is crowded, with several solid candidates. But Ken Welch is the best choice to maintain the city’s momentum. Welch, 56, grew up in St. Petersburg. He graduated from Lakewood High School and the University […]

Excerpts from a 2020 Water Quality Report for Cocoa, Florida. • Cocoa’s primary water source is groundwater pumped from the Intermediate and Floridan Aquifers. • Cocoa has supplied central Brevard County with high quality drinking water since 1957. • Cocoa supplements its ground water supply with surface water from the Taylor Creek Reservoir and Aquifer […]

Throughout my years of service on the Brevard County Commission, I have heard from citizens who wanted fluoride removed from their water. The commission, on May 4, 2021, voted to remove fluoride from Mims drinking water by a vote of 5-0. The commission understood the vote was to remove fluoride (hydrofluorosilic acid) from the water. […]

Dentists and local residents gathered at Tuesday’s Brevard County Commission meeting to criticize Brevard County Commissioners for their decision to remove fluoride from the water in Mims and the process they selected to determine whether to restore it. The decision called by County Commission Chair Rita Pritchett back in May was made without formal discussion, public comment or workshopping ad […]

BREVARD COUNTY – Mims residents will have a chance to vote on whether or not they would like to continue to have fluoride in their water. A public meeting was held on June 21 at the request of many local dental representatives. Residents heard arguments of both supporting the use of fluoride in the water, […]

It took courage for County Commissioner Rita Pritchett to admit she made a mistake about the Mims fluoride issue. She shut down the fluoride to Mims water customers but has now called for Mims residents to vote on this.  She says she will reverse her position if Mims votes by a supermajority to put the […]

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla — More than a month after Brevard County stopped adding fluoride to the water going to customers in Mims, some residents were able to hear a collection of arguments both for and against the practice known as community water fluoridation (CWF). What You Need To Know Mims Water customers will soon vote […]

MIMS, Fla. — Fluoride has been used as a water treatment for decades, but health concerns over ingesting it through tap water have been growing over the years. The Brevard County Commission voted to take fluoride out of the water in Mims. The pushback was fast, and the decision now rests with the community. Cities […]

At a community town hall Monday night, Mims residents in attendance showed overwhelming support to reinstate fluoride in the area’s water — but an uphill battle remains. A panel of nearly a dozen dentists and public health experts spoke at the Cuyler Park Community Center on what they described as a serious risk to dental health […]