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Osage Beach board tables vote on ordinance to repeal water fluoridation after DNR notice
Summary
The Board of Aldermen moved Bill 25-69 to table while the city completes Missouri DNR notification requirements and plans public outreach; members debated health, cost and timeline implications.
Mayor Harminson told the Board of Aldermen on Aug. 7 that the city had received a notice from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources requiring 90 days' public notice before any vote to alter water fluoridation and asked that the repeal ordinance, Bill 25-69, be tabled. "We received an email from Missouri DNR, and it states, that any water system, if we want to change any type of filtration or, fluoride in the system, we need 90 days prior to any vote on this matter," Mayor Harminson said.
The move to table followed a procedural discussion about where the item would appear on the agenda and how to comply with DNR instructions. Alderman Hoffman made…
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