The Houston City Council decided Monday the ballot language for a Nov. 6 issue that will determine whether fluoride remains in the water supply. The council — after public input, discussion and research — opted earlier to place the measure before city residents. The city says it is believed to be the first time such an […]
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Houston: Council tables decision on fluoride ballot wording
The Houston City Council tabled a decision Monday on what language will be used on the November election ballot to decide whether fluoride will remain in the water supply. With one-third of the council absent and no guidance from the past actions of municipalities in the state — it apparently has never been put to a […]
Houston: Fate of fluoride will be decided by voters
City voters in November will decide whether to continue the fluoridation of water — a move derided by it supporters and praised by those who want to end the practice started 17 years ago. The Houston City Council unanimously voted Monday night to place the issue on the Nov. 7 ballot. The six members could […]
Houston Council to make a decision on fluoride
Members of the Houston City Council heard input Monday during a hearing and later at their regular meeting on fluoridation. The six-member council could decide to continue the 16-year-old practice, opt to end it or place the issue on a ballot. Two years ago, the council decided not to end it. The most recent debate […]
Houston council hears opinions on fluoridation
It had all the trappings of a debate on a national stage: The country’s foremost critic of fluoridation and representatives of the national organization that promotes its use with a local medical community that has seen its benefits. And it all happened in Houston, Mo., on a Monday night with the Houston City Council looking […]
Licking: Water bills, fluoride and city government: Pure water is priceless
Water bills, fluoride and city government; what do these three things have in common? More than you would think. There are a few important things happening in our local city governments. Licking is raising the water rates, amounting to a five percent increase to the average homeowner (expect a bill in the amount $11.20 per […]
Missouri: Houston City Council fluoride meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. April 16 at the City Hall
Excerpt: The Houston City Council members —Heard from an Upton man, George Sholtz, who said the government was adding “medicine” to the city’s water supply. Sholtz opposes the addition of fluoride — which the city says is a chemical and not medicine — to the city’s water supply that was approved unanimously by the council in […]
Nixa receives CDC water fluoridation award
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services recently announced that 19 Missouri public water systems — including Nixa Water District — have been awarded a Water Fluoridation Quality Award from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fluoridation is the adjustment of fluoride in drinking water to a level that is effective for […]
Slater City Council received grant for fluoridation unit
The Slater City Council met in regular session Tuesday, Sept. 5, where Assistant Administrator Gene Griffith updated the council on water plant upgrades, tree trimming and an upcoming commission meeting. Griffith said the chlorinators are in for the upgrades, according to meeting minutes. He also stated the city received a grant for the fluoridation unit, […]
Fluoride to be removed from water in Battlefield
The debate over whether to add fluoride to city water has been going on for years in communities across the country. Springfield has it but has cut back on it over the years. Battlefield’s water district made a final decision on it last night, deciding to get rid of it once and for all, but […]