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August 15, 2010 in Idaho Voices
Council vote to quit flouride hurts Sandpoint’s youth most
Patty Hutchens Correspondent PrintEmailretweet
If there is one word that pushes buttons for Sandpoint residents these days, it is fluoride.
After years of debate, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-2 last month to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply.
Council President John Reuter, one of the two dissenting members, said not only does he support keeping fluoride in the water, but he also is disappointed that a decision affecting virtually every citizen was not put to a citywide vote.
“Local citizens should have been given the opportunity to vote rather than have a few politicians overturn nearly 60 years of a successful policy,” said Reuter, who has suggested two times – once to a previous council and again to the current members – that the issue of water fluoridation be put to a public vote..........
Council vote to quit flouride hurts Sandpoint’s youth most
Patty Hutchens Correspondent PrintEmailretweet
If there is one word that pushes buttons for Sandpoint residents these days, it is fluoride.
After years of debate, the Sandpoint City Council voted 4-2 last month to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply.
Council President John Reuter, one of the two dissenting members, said not only does he support keeping fluoride in the water, but he also is disappointed that a decision affecting virtually every citizen was not put to a citywide vote.
“Local citizens should have been given the opportunity to vote rather than have a few politicians overturn nearly 60 years of a successful policy,” said Reuter, who has suggested two times – once to a previous council and again to the current members – that the issue of water fluoridation be put to a public vote..........
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