Excerpt: … Fluoride in Seward or Milford’s Water Shall the City of Seward adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the city’s water system? Remember the wording on this vote is tricky. A Yes vote means the city of Seward/Milford will not add fluoride to the water. A No vote mean we […]
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Hastings: CDC engineer says costs vary to add fluoride
For many, the cost of fluoridating the city’s water supply has become a concern that may keep them from voting in favor of a health benefit they support. In May, the Hastings Utilities Board of Public Works was presented with the proposed costs for establishing and maintaining a fluoride treatment program in the city. There […]
Aurora: Wording of Nov 4 Fluoridation Ordinance
Excerpt: Locally, Aurora voters will be asked whether the City of Aurora should adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the city’s water system. Voters are cautioned to carefully read the wording on the ballot because a yes vote is really a vote against fluoride and a no vote is a vote […]
Hastings: Fluoride additives come in three different forms
While fluoride is naturally occurring in the world’s water supply, in some places, there isn’t enough there to give people the oral health benefits. For that reason, thousands of communities across the country have opted to add fluoride to the water to reach optimal levels. The question and concern for many is just exactly what […]
Corning’s fluoridation debate headed to voters
CORNING — When Corning voters pull the lever on Proposition 1 Nov. 4, they won’t be deciding whether to fluoridate the city’s drinking water. What they will be deciding is whether to strip the city of the authority to add fluoride to the municipal water supply. A “Yes” vote on Proposition 1 would prohibit the […]
Broken Bow to Vote on Fluoridation
Broken Bow residents will vote Nov. 4 whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated. The Nebraska Legislature passed LB 245 this year to provide fluoridation of drinking water in cities or villages with populations of 1,000 or more residents by June 2, 2010. However, the bill included a provision for communities that want to […]
City of North Bend to vote on fluoridation Nov. 4
Excerpt from “Three file for write-ins for North Bend’s city council” … When the ballots from North Bend come into the Dodge County Courthouse on election night those ballots will have to be looked at individually, he said. Just more than 730 registered voters in North Bend will have a chance to cast two votes […]
Hastings: CDC official: Fluoride safe, effective
Fluoride is in the right place at the right time to make a positive impact on your teeth, one official says. “By being in the right place at the right time, fluoride can stop the attack of the tooth’s surface and it can make it stronger than it was before,” said William Bailey, a dental […]
Princess Anne: Possible water system approaches narrowed
PRINCESS ANNE — Town, county, university and state officials met jointly for the first time with a governor-appointed facilitator Monday to work toward a resolution to a water shortage that has spurred a lawsuit, threatened county growth and drawn a wedge between Princess Anne, Somerset County or Maryland environmental decision-makers over how to solve the […]
Voters to weigh in on water treatment
WAHOO – Residents of three Saunders County cities will be able to decide if they want to opt out of a state mandate. Wahoo, Yutan and Ashland voters will be casting a vote if fluoride should be placed in their community’s drinking water. In April, the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 245. This piece of legislation […]