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Clerk: Boyne City fluoride question could still make November ballot
Despite a quickly approaching deadline, city officials believe it’s still possible to get the question of whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated on the November general election ballot. … Boyne City City Clerk Cindy Grice… said she was still in the process of verifying the signatures. … Grice said staff members are still […]
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Boyne City: Group submits fluoride vote petition signatures
The members of a citizens group hoping to put the question of whether the city’s water supply should be fluoridated on the November ballot believes it has collected enough signatures, but time may not be on their side. Boyne City City Clerk Cindy Grice confirmed on Tuesday Carl VanDomelen, a city resident and one of the founders […]
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Traverse City Fluoride Free turns in petition signatures
Fluoride Free in TC turned in their petition signatures Tuesday to the city clerk. The group wants to eliminate the addition of fluoride to Traverse City’s water supply. They say the petition could give the people a chance to choose, since water fluoridation has never gone to a vote in Traverse City. The group completed their […]
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Boyne City: Pro-fluoride group gathering petition signatures
BOYNE CITY — A group in Boyne City that wants fluoride back in the city’s water supply has started to gather signatures to get the issue on the November ballot. Members of the Citizens United for Dental Health gathered signatures at their open house in the Boyne City District Library Community Room. In May, Boyne […]
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East Jordan votes to continue fluoridation
The city commission of East Jordan voted to continue the use of fluoridated water in a public meeting Tuesday evening. The vote resulted in five commissioners in favor of the continuation and two against. Read full article Print PDF
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Traverse City Commission to look at fluoride in drinking water
Every year in Traverse City, commissioners budget almost $30,000 to keep adding fluoride to the water supply. That usually passes with little fanfare. But this year it’s up for extra debate, and a group in town is raising some fierce opposition. Health officials say it’s safe and effective Officials at the Grand Traverse County Health […]
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Pro-fluoride group wants public vote in Boyne City
A Boyne City group wants fluoride back in the public water supply. That’s after Boyne City leaders ended the 40-year fluoridation program in May. The group “Citizens United for Dental Health” is organizing a petition-drive to get the question on the November ballot. Tom Veryser, the President of Michigan Community Dental Clinics, is a dentist […]
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Bronson City: Fluoridation will be on November 4 ballot
Road repair led the agenda of the Bronson City Council Monday night, which also passed several resolutions regarding upcoming elections… The first election-related resolution passed by the council will allow voters to determine whether or not the city will continue to add fluoride to the public water supply. The question will appear on the Nov. […]
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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 […]
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Traverse City: Fluoridation opponents could get issue to voters
Ben Hansen, who leads the group Fluoride Free in TC, is among those working to pull together a petition to circulate among Traverse City voters to create an ordinance that would stop fluoridation. “I am baffled, I am disappointed, and I am disgusted by what happened,” Hansen said of the commissioners’ vote. City commissioners voted […]
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