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Marine City resumes fluoridation
After more than a year without fluoride, Marine City is now receiving the addition to its water source. The fluoridation tank was shut down last year after a malfunction. The city looked into funding sources and even considered not adding the dental supplement. “We did extensive research on the pros and cons involved,” said Mayor […]
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Mt. Pleasant. Editorial: City Commission made right decision on fluoride
Title: OUR VIEW: City Commission made right decision on fluoride Earlier this month the City of Mt. Pleasant reduced the amount of fluoride added to the municipal water supply, in keeping with a resolution passed during June by the City Commission. The move is controversial. Two of six city commissioners voted against the June fluoride […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Fluoride lowered in Mt. Pleasant; Kilmer remains opposed
The vice mayor of the city of Mt. Pleasant does not feel it was right for the city commission to overturn a vote by the people. Last week, the city water department reduced the amount of fluoride in the water from 0.7 parts per million to an average .5 ppm following a resolution passed by […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Many surrounding communities support water fluoridation
Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final part in a series examining water fluoridation in Mount Pleasant. While the battle of water fluoridation rages on in the city of Mount Pleasant, surrounding cities fluoridate municipal water supplies with little debate. Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to municipal water supplies to help fight […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Benefits and dangers of water fluoridation a contentious issue nationwide
Editor’s note: This is the third article in a series examining water fluoridation in Mount Pleasant. Water fluoridation, the practice of adding fluoride to municipal water supplies to fight tooth decay, is a hotly contested issue not restricted to the Mount Pleasant city limits. Government agencies such as the American Dental Association and the Centers […]
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Mt. Pleasant. KATHY LING: City took cautious approach with fluoride
On June 14 the Mt. Pleasant City Commission voted to temporarily reduce the amount of fluoride being added to the city’s water supply to the lowest level consistent with the language of the 2005 ballot proposal in which the voters approved adding fluoride to the water system. That proposal included language that said “the Commission […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Debate about addition of sodium fluoride to Mount Pleasant water continues
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series about fluoride in the water of Mount Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant City Commission’s decision to temporarily reduce the amount of sodium fluoride added to the municipal water supply has not gone without controversy. Some of the commissioners themselves disagree with the decision. “I think when the […]
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Mt. Pleasant will reduce fluoride levels in water
Mt. Pleasant city commissioners voted 4-2 Monday to reduce the amount of fluoride added to city water. Commissioners also voted to appoint Planning Commissioner Nancy English to fill a vacancy on the city commission. The fluoride vote came in response to a recommendation from a task force that concluded that “artificial fluoridation of the city’s […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Fluoride findings presented to City Commission
For a year, Mt. Pleasant City Commissioner Kathleen Ling has been the chair for a task force that has been looking at the issue of fluoride in the city’s water. Ling and the committee submitted their findings to the commission, and set a June 14 date for discussion on their recommendations to “suspend it.” The […]
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Mt. Pleasant: Task force finalizing research on fluoride impact for April
The city’s Fluoride Task Force is finalizing its research of fluoride’s impact on water. The task force, a group comprised of Mount Pleasant residents, hopes to release its findings to the City Commission by the end of April, said Commissioner and FTF chairwoman Kathy Ling. The group was created to research the safety of city […]
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