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NaF no more, Fluoride coming out of Boyne water
The Boyne City Commission voted 3-2 on Tuesday May 13 to stop adding fluoride to Boyne City’s municipal water supply. The commission made the decision following an hour-and-a-half of discussion that included taking comments from laymen, doctors and public health officials… To read the full report a subscription is necessary. Print PDF
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Boyne City to discontinue water fluoridation
After more than an hour of discussion — some of it very impassioned — Tuesday, the Boyne City City Commission voted 3-2 to discontinue adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. Health concerns are what drove both sides of the debate. … City water/wastewater superintendent Dan Meads … said the records on exactly when and […]
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Lancing. Documents: BWL took hours to call 911 after Wise Road incident
2011 incident caused $23M in damage Before the Wise Road Water Plant filled with a toxic yellow cloud, before employees risked their health obeying conflicting orders, and hours ahead of the evacuation of a south Lansing neighborhood, a gauge on a chemical tank provided the first sign of trouble. On the July 2011 morning when […]
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Lansing: Determining fault elusive in BWL plant accident
Even three years later, almost any review of the July 2011 accident at the Board of Water & Light’s Wise Road Water Plant leads to the same question BWL investigators pursued in the accident’s immediate aftermath. How did a load of bleach end up being pumped into a fluoride tank, creating a corrosive cloud that […]
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Boyne City Commission to discuss fluoride in the water; Gazette investigation reveals county H20 ranges from no fluoride to too much
… the issue of fluoridated water recently arose during a Boyne City Commission meeting when one public official suggested immediately discontinuing the city’s practice of adding the chemical to its municipal water supply… During the Boyne City Gazette’s investigation of the matter, it was discovered that Charlevoix County’s 13 municipal and private water systems range […]
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Port Huron: Protesters target water fluoridation
A group of protesters gathered in front of the Port Huron Municipal Office Center and other sites around the city on Tuesday to talk about water fluouridation. “Basically they are trying to medicate the public without our consent,” said Tara Clark of Port Huron. “And we really just want to bring awareness to it.” The […]
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Benton Harbor lands water fluoridation grant
LANSING – Benton Harbor is among nine communities to receive a state grant to start and maintain a water fluoridation program. The Michigan Department of Community Health’s Oral Health Program awarded the city $2,667. Benton Harbor was one of nine communities chosen in February to participate in the program, according to a MDCH news release […]
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Council hears mixed views on fluoride at Au Gres meeting
Au GRES — Residents and interested parties packed Au Gres City Hall April 9 during the city council’s regular meeting to express their views and concerns on fluoridated water. The city council voted not to fund any fluoride-related expansion of the existing water plant during a special meeting March 12, and many people attended this […]
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Au Gres opts against fluoride funding
No fluoride will be added to the Au Gres water system. The decision came at an Au Gres city council special meeting, scheduled for March 12 to determine capital improvement plans for the city, opting out of spending any of those capital funds on fluoridated water. Councilman Larry Malace said the city put together a […]
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Au Gres council discusses fluoridation benefit, feasibility
The Au Gres City Council discussed potentially fluoridating the city water supply during its meeting March 5, but ultimately reached no decision on the matter. Each member of the city council had researched the topic, but questions still remained on whether or not it would be worthwhile for the city to pursue it. Mayor LaVern […]
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