USA - Pros and cons of water fluoridation to be argued at Thursday forum in Port Angeles; rally to precede debate
PORT ANGELES — A Thursday forum will kick off two weeks of city water fluoridation scrutiny that will culminate in a Nov. 6 advisory survey of 10,000 water users.
Council members will use the results when deciding whether to continue fluoridating city water pumped from the Elwha River.
A pledge made 10 years ago to the Washington Dental Service Foundation to do so ends after May 18, 2016.The forum, which will begin at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., will feature committees for and against fluoridation.
Public comment, which will not be taken Thursday, will be accepted at a meeting from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the same location. Earlier Thursday at 1 p.m., Clean Water for Clallam County will sponsor an “End Fluoridation Rally” at The Gateway transit center pavilion at Front and Lincoln streets, with a march to Olympic Medical Center at 939 Caroline St., beginning at 2:30 p.m.
The pro-fluoridation committee featured at Thursday's forum is composed of Chairman Dr. Thomas Locke, Dr. Bri Butler, Dr. Todd Irwin and Dr. Madeleine Harrington The anti-fluoridation committee consists of committee Chairwoman Dr. Eloise Kailin, Dr. Bill Osmunsun and Stephanie Noblin.
The forum, moderated by Sue Erzen, past president of the Clallam County League of Women Voters, will include 10-minute opening remarks by each side. In a recent interview, Kailin said fluoridation can cause fluorosis, which is marked by mottling of the teeth.
Kailin called fluoridation forced medication and said fluoride already is available in foods from Coca-Cola to broccoli. Her group, the Yes for Clean Water Committee of Protect the Peninsula's Future, has rented a billboard east of town and placed an anti-fluoridation message on it. The cost is more than $1,800 for six months.
The committees will have four minutes at Thursday's forum to answer each of six questions selected by the City Council.................
Council members will use the results when deciding whether to continue fluoridating city water pumped from the Elwha River.
A pledge made 10 years ago to the Washington Dental Service Foundation to do so ends after May 18, 2016.The forum, which will begin at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 321 E. Fifth St., will feature committees for and against fluoridation.
Public comment, which will not be taken Thursday, will be accepted at a meeting from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 at the same location. Earlier Thursday at 1 p.m., Clean Water for Clallam County will sponsor an “End Fluoridation Rally” at The Gateway transit center pavilion at Front and Lincoln streets, with a march to Olympic Medical Center at 939 Caroline St., beginning at 2:30 p.m.
The pro-fluoridation committee featured at Thursday's forum is composed of Chairman Dr. Thomas Locke, Dr. Bri Butler, Dr. Todd Irwin and Dr. Madeleine Harrington The anti-fluoridation committee consists of committee Chairwoman Dr. Eloise Kailin, Dr. Bill Osmunsun and Stephanie Noblin.
The forum, moderated by Sue Erzen, past president of the Clallam County League of Women Voters, will include 10-minute opening remarks by each side. In a recent interview, Kailin said fluoridation can cause fluorosis, which is marked by mottling of the teeth.
Kailin called fluoridation forced medication and said fluoride already is available in foods from Coca-Cola to broccoli. Her group, the Yes for Clean Water Committee of Protect the Peninsula's Future, has rented a billboard east of town and placed an anti-fluoridation message on it. The cost is more than $1,800 for six months.
The committees will have four minutes at Thursday's forum to answer each of six questions selected by the City Council.................
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