Dawes County reported a voter turnout of 61 percent in this election cycle. Both Chadron and Crawford defeated the move to fluoridate community water sources. State law now requires communities with populations of over 1,000 to fluoridate their water unless voters opt out. In Crawford, 240 voters said they did not want fluoridation, compared to […]
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Plainview and Pierce vote no to fluoridation
CITY OF PLAINVIEW ISSUE (FLUORIDE) YES: 405 (47 + 358) NO: 234 (30 + 204) See explanation of vote: City Of Plainview Issue: Shall the City of Plainview, Nebraska, adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the City’s water system? Yes (To prohibit fluoridation from the water system) No (Against the prohibition […]
Milford City votes no to fluoridation
Milford City Fluoride Issue YES – 380 NO – 335 Explanation of vote: A Yes vote means the city of Seward/Milford will not add fluoride to the water. A No vote mean we will add fluoride to the cities’ water. ——————————————————————————– NOTE: Seward City voted for fluoridation: YES – 1239 NO – 1478
Many communities vote to opt out of fluoride plan
Voters across Nebraska decided Tuesday to opt out of a new law that would require some communities to add fluoride to their drinking water, an outcome that caught David O’Doherty off-guard. “We’re surprised and disappointed,” said O’Doherty, executive director of the Nebraska Dental Association. Adding fluoride to a community’s drinking water supply is the most […]
Battle Creek and Madison Residents Vote No to Fluoridation
Excerpts: Battle Creek FLUORIDE issue Yes (to prohibit fluoride), 407 No (against the prohibition), 146 Madison fluoride issue For adding fluoride, 169 Against adding fluoride, 447
Pierce, Madison, Ainsworth, Schuyler & Battle Creek Vote No to Fluoridation
Excerpts: WHETHER TO ADD flouride [sic] was another major issue in many communities. Most of Nebraska’s population is served by public water systems that either have enough naturally occurring fluoride or that already add fluoride to water. Voters in Pierce, Madison, Ainsworth, Schuyler and Battle Creek voted against adding fluoride to their municipal water systems, […]
Fluoridation falls flat across area
HASTINGS — Public fluoridation was a big loser Tuesday not only in Grand Island but across Central Nebraska. Every other Central Nebraska town that had the issue on the ballot — Aurora, Broken Bow, Central City, Hastings, Ord, Ravenna, St. Paul, Shelton, Stromsburg and Wood River — voted to opt out of the state’s fluoride […]
Grant Votes No to Fluoridation
Excerpt: Fluoride Ordinance Residents of Grant voted against (395 – 159) the addition of fluoride in the city’s water supply.
Election Results by County on Fluoride Referendum
Excerpts: City of Scottsbluff FLUORIDE For 2,617 Against 2,287 City of Mitchell Fluoride For 419 Against 221 City of Sidney Ordinance: Fluoride Issue Yes 1,478 No 1,236 City of Chadron Fluoride Yes 761 No 727 City of Crawford Fluoride Yes 31 No 23 Kimball Fluoride: Yes 746 No 297 Bayard Fluoride Yes 343 No 134 […]
Ravenna Votes No to Fluoridation
Excerpt: Should Ravenna ban FLUORIDE? YES – 345 votes – 62.84% NO – 204 votes – 37.16%