Australia - Council wants public debate over fluoridation plans
Council wants public debate over fluoridation plans
Posted 10 hours 6 minutes ago
Eurobodalla Shire Council wants full public consultation on whether the south-east New South Wales shire's water supply will be fluoridated.
However, it is not sure that the decision will be made locally.
Councillors were told yesterday there was a risk that the Health Department will directly intervene and force fluoridation onto the shire without a public debate.
Mayor Neil Mumme says the issue needs to be discussed publicly.
"Most things that are controversial that happen at a shire level, there is passionate debate for and there's passionate debate against and that becomes one of the decisions councillors will have to make if we get to make that decision, and that is to weigh up ... the pros, the cons and everything involved in the process to ultimately come up with a decision which ultimately won't please everybody no matter what we decide," he said.
Posted 10 hours 6 minutes ago
Eurobodalla Shire Council wants full public consultation on whether the south-east New South Wales shire's water supply will be fluoridated.
However, it is not sure that the decision will be made locally.
Councillors were told yesterday there was a risk that the Health Department will directly intervene and force fluoridation onto the shire without a public debate.
Mayor Neil Mumme says the issue needs to be discussed publicly.
"Most things that are controversial that happen at a shire level, there is passionate debate for and there's passionate debate against and that becomes one of the decisions councillors will have to make if we get to make that decision, and that is to weigh up ... the pros, the cons and everything involved in the process to ultimately come up with a decision which ultimately won't please everybody no matter what we decide," he said.
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