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Following the directive of a decision made by the Sheridan City Council in 2010, the City began fluoridating the water at the Big Goose and Sheridan Water Treatment Plants in January of 2015. The issue of fluoridation has surfaced to the forefront once again. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. In May, the City […]

The community conference room at the Sheridan Memorial Hospital downtown location on Gould Street was the site of a public meeting hosted by the City of Sheridan Thursday night on the topic of fluoridation of the City’s water supply. Speaking on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Dental Association, […]

SHERIDAN — Sheridan Mayor Roger Miller, Sheridan City Council members and other city employees heard another round of discussion for and against having fluoride in the water system that serves city and Sheridan Area Water Supply System customers Thursday night. “It’s been educational for me for sure and I think that the council has also […]

Please join Mayor Roger Miller, the Sheridan City Council and other interested groups for a discussion of fluoride in Sheridan’s public water systems. Date: Thursday, May 18 Time: 5:30-7:00 pm Place: Sheridan Hospital Downtown Community Conference Room – 61 S. Gould Notice on City’s website  

The application of the supplement to City and Sheridan Area Water Supply customers began in January of 2015. The City will hold a study session on Monday, where one of the topics will be consideration of a community survey regarding the application of fluoride within the City of Sheridan’s water treatment process. At Monday’s Sheridan […]

For decades, the city of Laramie has fluoridated its water supply, as is common practice for cities across the nation. But following the recent inquiries of a concerned resident, the Laramie City Council is scheduled to host a work session Tuesday addressing the fluoridation of municipal water. City Manager Janine Jordan said it’s the first […]

Buffalo’s City Council announced at their Tuesday meeting that there will be no fluoride added to Buffalo’s municipal water at least for the foreseeable future. After months of discussions, public hearings where citizens and public health officials debated the issue and after the city council themselves considered the possibility, they have unanimously decided to leave […]

Thursday afternoon the City of Buffalo had their final public hearing on the possibility of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water, and again, the overwhelming sentiment of those attending was for the city not to do it. The few that spoke at the hearing were opposed to adding the fluoride to the city’s water, […]

With the second of two public forums on the matter coming up on Thursday, residents are still stepping forward to express opposition to adding fluoride to the water in Buffalo. At last week’s city council meeting, two residents, Laura DeMatteis and Marie Verger, addressed the council to express their opposition. The two said they represented […]

It might be one of the most contentious debates that current members of the Buffalo City Council will face in their tenure – adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Opponents say fluoride can cause neurological disorders and can adversely affect bones and ligaments when ingested. Proponents say it could prevent tooth decay, particularly in […]