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Bolivar aldermen vote to continue fluoridation
The Bolivar Board of Aldermen voted 4-3 to continue fluoridation of the city’s water supply at its regular meeting tonight (Thursday). Aldermen voting in favor of continuing fluoridation were Bill Jones, Steve Skopec, Julie Bond and Clayton Troyer. Aldermen voting against fluoridation were John Credille, Arleen Ferguson and Darren Crowder. Alderman Rob Ross was absent. […]
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Liberty adding fluoride to drinking water again
Liberty will resume adding a low level of fluoride to its drinking water starting in August. The decision, announced last week, follows an evaluation by the city and the Clay County Public Health Center after new proposed recommendations earlier this year from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency. […]
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Liberty stops fluoridation while it evaluates whether to continue
Excerpt: … Charlie Stevens, the city’s new utilities director, said Liberty had discontinued fluoridization of the water several weeks ago… Read full article Print PDF
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Urbana to place $3.3 million sewer, water bond issue on ballot
The Urbana Board of Aldermen voted at its Jan. 12 meeting to place a $3.3 million bond issue for a new water and sewer system on the ballot for the April 5 election. Alderman Debra Glass made the motion, which was seconded by Sara Cooke. Earlier in the evening SSE engineers had presented a proposal […]
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Maryville: For some, fluoride is nothing to smile at
Maryville, Mo. — Now that Citizens for a Smoke-free Nodaway County has succeeded in gaining City Council approval for a workplace smoking ban inside the Maryville City Limits, a second group of citizens is seeking similar action against what they see as yet another threat to public health — fluoride in the municipal water supply. […]
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Bolivar: Fluoride stays in water
Bolivar’s Board of Aldermen voted 7-1 Thursday evening to maintain its current practice of fluoridating the city’s water supply at the rate of 1 part per million. Fluoride has been in the water supply since 1999. Alderman Arleen Ferguson voted against, and aldermen Bill Jones, Steve Skopec, John Credille, Julie Bond, Darren Crowder, Bill Little […]
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Bolivar: Fluoride on May 13 agenda
Fluoride is on the agenda for the Bolivar Board of Aldermen meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at Bolivar City Hall. The aldermen held a public hearing May 4 concerning whether to continue adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. The matter is one of four items of old business on the agenda. Print […]
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Bolivar MO may stop adding fluoride to drinking water after 11 years
BOLIVAR, Mo. — The city says it’s about to get a lot more expensive to keep fluoride in its drinking water. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will require the city to test the chemical levels every single day, even holidays. The estimated cost will be about $25,000 a year, which the city says it […]
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Bolivar aldermen consider removing fluoride as a cost-saving measure
The city of Bolivar may discontinue fluoridation of the city’s public water system due to rising costs, but members of the Board of Aldermen said Tuesday, March 30, they want to hear from the public before making a decision. Discontinuing fluoridation could save the city about $40,000 this year and $17,000 in subsequent years, according […]
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Kansas City, Missouri: EPA Joins Probe in Bannister Investigation
A little background to this newspaper report from an US EPA Fact Sheet of January 2010: Bannister Federal Complex, 1500 E. Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri INTRODUCTION The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7, at the request of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), will work with the General Services Administration (GSA) to […]
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