The City Council decided Monday not to pursue the potential elimination of the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water…

Voters approved the addition of fluoride into St. Joseph’s drinking water up to a level of 1 part per million in 1988. Last year the council reduced the level to .7 parts per million to meet new federal recommendations…

Dr. Anthony Ingino said fluoridation provided one of the best returns on investment of any public health initiative at a cost of roughly 40 cents per person per year.

“If this is rescinded, it’s going to be catastrophic for our community,” Dr. Ingino said…

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