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Emporia City Commission action meeting coming Wednesday
Excerpt Infrastructure will be the major talking point for Emporia City Commissioners during their regular action session Wednesday. … commissioners will consider approval for ordinances authorizing the city to match the Kansas Department of Health and Environment requirements for water fluoridation. *Original article online at https://kvoe.com/news/item/48759-emporia-city-commission-action-meeting-coming-wednesday Print PDF
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New Fluoride Pump for Parsons City
The city had a new fluoride pump and tank installed at the water treatment plant after the Parsons City Commission agreed to restart fluoridation of the public water supply. *Original online at http://www.parsonssun.com/gallery/image_80e885d2-aa72-11e8-aa18-eb6048138e39.html Print PDF
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Parsons fluoride grant
In a meeting held Thursday night, commissioners discussed whether or not the city would move forward with the grant. Although the grant covers some of the funding for the project, the city will invest an extra $100,000, which is already budgeted, to continue with the project. The city stopped the process of adding fluoride to […]
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Parsons: City gets $35K grant to restart fluoridation
The city of Parsons will get $35,000 to restart its fluoridation program at the water treatment plant. City Manager Debbie Lamb announced during the city commission’s Monday evening meeting that the National Association of County and City Health Officials will give the city the grant. Lamb said the city staff had just learned about the […]
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Parsons: Dentists give info supporting fluoridation
Based on screenings at schools, Parsons USD 503 has the second-highest rate of untreated tooth decay. That was one of the reasons cited by a group of local dentists during Monday evening’s city commission meeting why the city should re-start its fluoridation of the public water supply. “Fluoride alone does not stop tooth decay, but […]
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Parsons: Dentists to speak about fluoride
A group of local dentists and a state health official will meet with city commissioners on Monday to discuss the proposed restart of the water fluoridation program. The commission’s agenda for the regular meeting includes a presentation by Drs. John Siebrasse, Barry Heavrin, Justin Ebersole, Joe Wommack and Ron Findley. The dentists plan to be […]
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Parsons: City commission to again consider water fluoridation
Parsons city commissioners will take up the usually contentious issue of fluoridation of the public water supply during their Monday evening meeting. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion and possible action on an application for a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials to be used to re-introduce fluoride to the water […]
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Arkansas City: Fluoride a hot topic at Commission meeting
Several citizens spoke at a recent City Commission meeting regarding the addition of fluoride to Arkansas City’s water. Most of the public comments opposed the idea. The city currently adds fluoride to its water supply and has since the 1950s. Plans for a new water treatment plant allow for the removal of the process by […]
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Water Fluoridation: Good or Bad?
Newton, Kan. When drawing a glass of water from your sink or filling a pot to cook some food, you might not realize that the water in your glass or in your homemade spaghetti sauce is keeping your teeth healthy. For the purpose of increasing oral health in communities where people don’t have equal access […]
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Parsons City doesn’t act on fluoridation
If the city of Parsons re-initiates its water fluoridation program, the estimated cost of doing so may delay it past this year. The city halted its fluoridation program in the spring of 2013 because of the corrosion fluoride was causing to an elbow pipe at the water treatment plant. Derek Clevenger, director of utilities, has […]
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