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Alma: Resolution to put fluoridation on Nov. 4 ballot
… Mayor opened the floor to the discussion of the Fluoridation of the Municipal Water Supply. Discussion included: LB 245 gives the provisions that all municipalities with a population over 1,000 even if the voters had previously voted to prohibit fluoridation. In cities that do not currently add fluoride to the water supply system must […]
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Gothenburg voters asked to decide fluoridation issue
Whether or not fluoride should be added to Gothenburg’s water supply will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. City council members unanimously decided at their meeting July 15 to include the question because of legislation that requires cities with populations more than 1,000 to add the chemical. If the measure is not put to voters, […]
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Cozad: Voters to decide on fluoridation November 4
Source: Androscoggin News | Jul 24, 10:59 PM Two Dawson County towns will let voters decide whether or not to put fluoride in their drinking water. Monday, both Cozad and Gothenburg’s city councils unanimously passed resolutions to put the issue on the ballot… Print PDF
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Beatrice: BPW Board wants fluoridation put to vote
Beatrice residents could be voting in the November election on whether their water should be fluoridated. The Board of Public Works Board is recommending that the Beatrice City Council allow local residents to vote in the November election on whether or not fluoride should be added to the city’s drinking water. The Nebraska Legislature passed […]
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Ashland: Council to let citizens decide fluoride issue
Ashland residents could be the ones who decide whether or not to fluoridate their water. The Ashland City Council discussed fluoridation at their July 10 meeting. The Nebraska Legislature passed LB245 during their last session that requires all cities with populations of 1,000 or more to put fluoride in their water. Cities like Ashland can […]
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Yutan City Council puts fluoridation to the vote of the people
The question of fluoridation will appear on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. In April, the Nebraska Legislature passed a bill that requires communities with populations over 1,000 to add fluoride by June 1, 2010. There is an opt out clause if a majority of voters say no to it. At the July 15, council […]
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Weeping Water: Resolution to put fluoridation on Nov. 4 ballot
On June 30, 2008 city officials hosted a “Town Hall Meeting” at the Community Building to address the recently adopted LB245, which requires fluoridation of the human drinking water supply of any city and village with a population of one thousand or more persons, unless the city or village has sufficient amounts of naturally occurring […]
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Wood River: Fluoridation vote on Nov. 4
Excerpts: Teresa Anderson and Companions, Representatives for the Central District Health Department, presented the council information on LB245 that was passed by the Nebraska Unicameral at the end of this past legislative session. LB245 mandates that cities of villages, with populations of one thousand or more residents, provide fluoridation in the city’s drinking water by […]
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Scottsbluff: Voters to decide on fluoridation November 4
City Manager presented a Resolution, which would cause an election on the issue of whether the City of Scottsbluff should fluoridate the city water system. The state has mandated the addition of fluoride, which can be taken to the voters and they can choose whether or not they wish to be exempt. This Resolution begins […]
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Hastings: Fluoridation method still uncertain
While the fate of fluoridation in Hastings won’t be decided until the election in November, the Hastings Utilities Board of Public Works is trying to plan for implementation if it is approved by voters. Board member Chuck Shoemaker said it would be best to give the community an idea of how fluoridation would occur if […]
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