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Efforts to keep Eureka Springs fluoride-free
… Five citizens voiced their support for Alderwoman Mickey Schneider to send a Freedom of Information Act request to Boone-Carroll Water District asking for the exact contents of the fluoride to be added to the Eureka Springs water supply. “The biggest thing we do by making the FOIA request is to show due diligence,” Schneider […]
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Newton County: Authority resists adding fluoride to water
The Ozark Mountain Water authority is resisting a state law requiring water systems to add fluoride to the water it distributes to its customers. Ed Manor, of Jasper, and a member of the authority’s board of directors, told the Newton County Quorum Court last Tuesday night, Sept. 2, that the authority’s board thinks fluoridating water […]
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Booneville Water District to add fluoride to its water supply
Residents have twice rejected the idea The Booneville Water District will add fluoride to its drinking water in the coming weeks, district officials said. Officials say they have no choice, but residents had mixed feelings about the idea. “If the state requires it, it’s a good idea,” said Booneville resident, Jim Rodatc. “I don’t think […]
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Booneville OKs contract for fluoridation equipment
The City of Booneville has awarded a contract to Associated Builders of Pocola to install fluoridation equipment into the city’s water treatment facility. According to Booneville Water Department superintendent David Hardin, it is not a popular move, but it is mandated by a state law requiring municipal water suppliers serving populations of greater than 5,000 […]
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Fort Smith to fluoridate drinking water
Fort Smith is using a $1.8 million grant to cover startup costs associated with adding fluoride to its water system as mandated by the state. The grant from the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation comes three years after state legislators passed a law requiring water systems serving 5,000 or more customers to fluoridate their public […]
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Eureka Springs: Council approves fluoride resolution
The Eureka Springs City Council on Monday adopted a resolution stating its opposition to a plan to add fluoride to the city’s water supply. A law passed by the Arkansas Legislature in 2011 requires any city that serves more than 5,000 residents to add fluoride to its drinking water. Eureka Springs purchases its water from […]
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Eureka Springs: Citizens ask water board to delay fluoridation
EUREKA SPRINGS — In another attempt to delay fluoridation of their drinking water, several Carroll County citizens attended the quarterly board meeting of the Carroll-Boone Water District on Thursday, July 16. Among them was Eureka Springs Alderman Mickey Schneider. “I’d give the City of Eureka Springs one week before the majority of our pipes are […]
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Eureka Springs City Council asked to pass resolution opposing fluoridation
… On another issue, Schneider asked the council to pass a resolution officially opposing the fluoridation of the city’s water supply. Schneider indicated she will prepare such a resolution for the council’s consideration. A law passed by the Arkansas Legislature in 2011 requires any city that serves more than 5,000 residents to add fluoride to […]
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Carroll-Boone Water District board to hear update on fluoride facility and funding
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District board will hear an update Thursday on construction of the fluoride-dispensing project, as well as on payments from Delta Dental for the facility and those to the contractor. The board also will consider approval of life insurance and AD&D coverage for employees exposed to silica, part of the […]
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Carroll-Boone Water District approves bid for fluoride facilities
EUREKA SPRINGS — The Carroll-Boone Water District board approved a contract for construction of fluoride-dispensing facilities at the east and west treatment plants on Thursday, awarding the bid to L.E. Davis Construction of Harrison. The bid award had been tabled in December when it was learned that Davis’ bid, the lowest of seven received, at […]
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