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Lexington, Nebraska, to put fluoridation on November ballot
… In other business, the council has also opted to place the matter of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply before a public vote on the November election ballot. People who check ‘yes’ on the ballot will be voting to approve the ordinance that prohibits adding additional fluoride to the city water supply. City […]
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Hastings: Fluoride question to appear on ballot as is
Issues of water treatment and nitrates won’t be included in one of three questions regarding fluoride that will appear on the November election ballot. On Monday, the Hastings City Council voted against bringing a discussion from the table about amending the ballot question regarding fluoridation of the city’s water supply. The ballot question, as approved […]
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Franklin puts fluoridation question on November ballot
FRANKLIN — Voters here will decide in November whether their town’s drinking water will be fluoridated. Mayor George Kleen said so far the fluoridation question hasn’t been too big of an issue in town. “Actually, we haven’t heard anything,” he said. “The main reason we passed the resolution was, if we didn’t pass a resolution, […]
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Hastings: HU advises tying fluoride to water treatment
If fluoride is going in the city’s water, the program should start once Hastings Utilities starts treating the water for nitrates. That was the message the HU Board of Public Works sent to the Hastings City Council after a lengthy discussion on the issue during the board meeting Thursday. The discussion came out of a […]
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Fluoride still a key issue in Nebraska
American cities began adding fluoride to their water supplies more than 60 years ago to cut down on cavities, but many towns in Nebraska and elsewhere continue to grapple over whether fluoridation is good or bad. The Nebraska Legislature passed a bill this year that ordered towns and cities with populations of 1,000 or more […]
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Hastings: Ballot language may be changed
The Hastings City Council may add another sentence to the ballot issue regarding fluoridation to clear up the confusion about when and where the fluoride would enter the city’s water supply. On June 23, the council unanimously approved putting the issue of fluoridation on the Nov. 4 election ballot, allowing voters to decide if fluoride […]
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Hastings: Group collects 2,500 signatures
A citizens group in Hastings claims to have collected enough signatures for a petition to establish safety criteria for any additives put into the city’s water, including fluoride. Marvin “Butch” Hughes, local chapter organizer of Nebraskans for Safe Water, led the drive for two petitions that were delivered to City Hall Friday afternoon. Hughes said […]
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Group submits fluoridation petitions in Hastings
A group in Hastings said it has enough signatures to change some issues regarding Fluoridation on the November ballot. The group turned in two different petitions totaling close to 5,000 signatures. That is about 800 more than needed. The first petition is to change wording on the ballot. The group wants to make sure it […]
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Beatrice: Fluoride in water to be put to vote
The decision on fluoridation is in the voters’ hands. The Beatrice City Council voted 7-0 Monday evening to authorize a resolution to allow Beatrice residents to either reject or adopt an ordinance to prohibit the addition of fluoride to the city water system. The issue will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. In April, the […]
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Fluoride back on the ballot in North Platte
It’s been more 10 years since North Platte residents last rejected adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water. Adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water was last rejected May 13, 1998. And that was the second time they rejected it. North Platte residents first discarded the idea the first time the issue was on the […]
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