Boyne: Group to circulate petitions to force fluoride vote

Voters in Boyne City may have the opportunity to directly decide if the city’s water system is fluoridated come November.

During the non-agenda public comment portion of Tuesday’s regular semi-monthly Boyne City City Commission meeting, a small group of citizens put the commission on notice that they plan to circulate a petition seeking to put the question of whether the water system should be fluoridated on the ballot through a citizen initiative process spelled out in the city’s charter.

… The city’s law firm has opined that even though the city’s practice of fluoridating its water supply was approved by a vote of the people in 1970, the commission was within its legal rights when it voted to discontinue the practice.