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Rolla council votes to start 90-day process toward removing fluoride from city water
Summary
After hours of testimony from dentists, public-health experts and residents, Rolla City Council voted to begin the legally required 90-day notice period that would allow the city to consider amending its ordinance that requires fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
Rolla City Council on Monday voted to begin the 90-day notice period that would allow the city to prepare an ordinance to reduce or remove fluoride from the municipal water supply.
The council decision follows a lengthy public discussion that included presentations from local dentists and public-health professionals, residents who said fluoridation protects children’s teeth, and others who cited recent national reviews and studies raising concerns about potential neurodevelopmental risks. City staff told the council the city has fluoridated its water since 1968 and that the current ordinance calls for 0.7 parts per million; staff said measured…
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