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MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) – The City of Monroe is taking its next step toward removing fluoride from its municipal water supply. The community’s Judiciary and Ordinance Committee met Monday evening at city hall to consider a draft ordinance repealing the current requirements for fluoride in the community’s water. The body will workshop the resolution and […]

At least nine Wisconsin communities have decided this year to stop adding fluoride to their drinking water and at least six more are considering it. Original article online at: https://lakegenevanews.net/news/state-regional/fluoride-dental-teeth-cavities-risks/article_51acffa0-4c3d-5d4b-b471-87ac54655f13.html

Last month, the City of Tomahawk-Board of Public Works voted to end fluoride treatment in the city’s water supply. It could eventually receive input from voters next spring.   The decision at the September meeting was made during a discussion on corrosion of a storage room where the city keeps chemical supplies including the concentrated fluoride […]

MONROE — Whether the city continues to add fluoride to its water supply to support dental health remains an open question, even after a standing-room only meeting on the topic before the Monroe Common Council last Monday, Oct. 21. The topic was added to the council agenda due to widespread interest, Mayor Donna Douglas said. […]

PESHTIGO – Peshtigo native Brenda Staudenmaier’s September email to the City of Peshtigo about the growing body of research showing fluoride is more toxic than most people realize is prompting the city’s Water Committee to take a closer look at the research. The city’s water utility adds a small amount of fluoride and has for […]

MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) – City leaders in Monroe voted Monday night to recommend removing fluoride from the municipal water system. The matter was then referred to the Judiciary and Ordinance Committee for further discussion. Speaking to 27 News over the phone, Monroe Mayor Donna Douglas said the matter came about after community members contacted city leaders, asking […]

GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — A Green Bay mother started leading the fight for a national ban on fluoridated water seven years ago, and she is now one step closer to achieving her goal, but most medical experts are saying, “not so fast!” This debate is playing out nationwide, but it all started in northeast […]

The Village of Marathon City Board last Wednesday voted unanimously to authorize village administrator Steve Cherek to proceed with litigation against KC Industries for breach of contract and warranty on its New Wave Fluoridation System, pending approval by the village’ utility commission. Cherek estimated the village spent around $70,000 to have the new fluoridation system […]

The Ladysmith Common Council decided on Monday to place a referendum on the ballot asking voters if the city should stop adding fluoride to the municipal water system. But the rub was when to let voters decide. Petition organizers gathered 186 signatures, hoping to convince the council to put the question before voters. Five people […]

Dear Editor: Fluoride is the new lead, and at least some of our population is being permanently harmed by ingesting fluoride. The U.S. government has finally released its systematic review on fluoride, revealing its neurotoxicity to children’s brains at total fluoride exposure levels of 1.5mg/L and above. This groundbreaking study released by the National Toxicology […]