WALKER — The 1950s-era debate over fluoridation of municipal water supplies to fight tooth decay flared anew in Walker, where opponents called on the Board of Aldermen on Monday to reconsider an earlier decision to inject the chemical into the town water supply. After the procession of speakers had addressed the board, Mayor Bobby Font […]
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Watsonville mulls adding fluoride to water supply
WATSONVILLE – After years of negotiations, Watsonville and the California Dental Association Foundation have reached an agreement that could finally put fluoride in the city water supply – a first for Santa Cruz County. The city Public Works Department on Tuesday released a draft memo, recommending the City Council either enter into a contract with […]
Colon village: “Grant for Water Fluoridation-council not interested”
Excerpt under “New Business”: Correspondence: Grant for Water Fluoridation-council not interested
Perth Amboy’s water supply measures up
I am writing to correct some factual inaccuracies about the city of Perth Amboy water supply presented in an op-ed piece entitled “Fluoridation Would Help Water Quality” published Dec. 19. The article stated, “elected politicians sold off the Perth Amboy municipal water company and then stopped fluoridating the water and other actions that led to […]
State stops Othello from sealing well
Othello City Council continues to consider their options to rehabilitate well 6. The well is the largest producing water source in the city pumping more than 3,000 gallons of water per minute. There is also a fluoride contamination coming from various sources in the well. While the sources were identified, the city must prevent the […]
Plant City commissioners will meet Jan. 25 to discuss fluoridation
Newsletter dated 12/17/09 The Plant City ‘City Commissioners meeting’ will meet on Monday, Jan. 25 at 7:30pm to discuss the need for water fluoridation. They will ask for input from people in attendance. We need to be ready to state fluoridation facts and give stories about dental disease in that population. The more the merrier. […]
Grubin: Don’t force fluoridation in our water
THE PASSAIC Valley Water Commission is adamantly opposed to proposed state legislation A3709 that would mandate fluoridation in water systems. This ill-conceived proposal would impose involuntary medication, remove the right of local communities to decide whether they want fluoridation, prove costly to utilities and consumers alike, and add no benefits in terms of safer consumption […]
Crete: Vote on water fluoridation May 11
REGULAR MEETING Crete City Council City Hall Council Chambers January 5, 2010 Mayor Crisman Excerpt: AGENDA ITEM 4 – RESOLUTIONS & ORDINANCES: A. Resolution 2009-27 – Fluoridation on Ballot Council member Foster introduced Resolution 2009-27 and moved for its approval. The Clerk was directed to read the resolution by title. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED […]
Walker to discuss fluoride
The town of Walker is holding three public meetings next week to present the benefits of adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. Town officials, along with representatives from the state Department of Health and Hospitals’ Oral Health Program, will explain why they think fluoridation is a safe, efficient and cost-effective way to prevent tooth […]
Beyond Fluoride: Pharmaceuticals, Drinking Water & the Public Health
Note: The author is described as a “Bioethicist and medical historian” This week’s New York Times Magazine draws attention to an article in The British Journal of Psychiatry that has been the talk of bioethical circles since May, when researchers at Japan’s Oita University reported that communities with increased levels of lithium in their drinking […]