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FLUORIDATION TO GO BEFORE CHADRON VOTERS
6/4/2008 - 03:35:00 PM
CHADRON CITY RESIDENTS WILL LIKELY GET TO DECIDE THIS NOVEMBER IF FLUORIDE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THEIR DRINKING WATER.
IN TWO WEEKS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS APPEAR TO BE POISED TO PUT THE QUESTION ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. A NEW STATE LAW PASSED THIS YEAR REQUIRING FLUORIDATION FOR CITIES OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE ALLOWS CITIZENS TO VOTE ON 'OPTING–OUT'.
CITY MANAGER SANDRA POWELL SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE CHADRON VOTERS HAVE ADDRESSED IN THE PAST. “IN THE MID TO LATE 70'S THEY DID HAVE THIS AS A BALLOT ISSUE AND AT THAT TIME THE VOTERS VOTED IT DOWN, THEY DID NOT WANT FLUORIDE ADDED TO THEIR WATER. WE DO HAVE A CERTAIN PORTION OF NATURAL FLUORIDE, HOWEVER IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE NEW LEGISLATIVE BILL.”
POWELL ESTIMATES THE INITIAL COST OF FLUORIDATION COULD BE AS HIGH AS 10–THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE–THOUSAND DOLLAR ANNUAL COST THEREAFTER.
6/4/2008 - 03:35:00 PM
CHADRON CITY RESIDENTS WILL LIKELY GET TO DECIDE THIS NOVEMBER IF FLUORIDE SHOULD BE ADDED TO THEIR DRINKING WATER.
IN TWO WEEKS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS APPEAR TO BE POISED TO PUT THE QUESTION ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT. A NEW STATE LAW PASSED THIS YEAR REQUIRING FLUORIDATION FOR CITIES OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE ALLOWS CITIZENS TO VOTE ON 'OPTING–OUT'.
CITY MANAGER SANDRA POWELL SAYS IT'S AN ISSUE CHADRON VOTERS HAVE ADDRESSED IN THE PAST. “IN THE MID TO LATE 70'S THEY DID HAVE THIS AS A BALLOT ISSUE AND AT THAT TIME THE VOTERS VOTED IT DOWN, THEY DID NOT WANT FLUORIDE ADDED TO THEIR WATER. WE DO HAVE A CERTAIN PORTION OF NATURAL FLUORIDE, HOWEVER IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE NEW LEGISLATIVE BILL.”
POWELL ESTIMATES THE INITIAL COST OF FLUORIDATION COULD BE AS HIGH AS 10–THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH AN ADDITIONAL FIVE–THOUSAND DOLLAR ANNUAL COST THEREAFTER.
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