Two Rivers council opens review of water fluoridation; no vote taken
City council members heard staff and a water director on fluoridation history, plant safety and recent research, with public comments both for and against. Council asked staff to gather information from other communities and will revisit the issue; no policy vote was taken.
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A council member opened a policy review of Two Rivers' water fluoridation program at the July 27 meeting, noting the city has added fluoride since 1952 and that the question is a council-level choice. "There are really two ways of thinking about this," the council member said, framing the issue as a balance between the precautionary principle and waiting for conclusive evidence.
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