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Pasco council directs staff to refine outreach plan as city weighs ending water fluoridation
Summary
At a June 23 workshop the Pasco City Council reviewed a communications plan and timeline for a possible discontinuation of fluoride in the city's drinking water, directing staff to incorporate multiple outreach channels and to work backward from a decision date while noting a 90-day public-notice requirement under state rules.
Interim City Manager Zabel told the City of Pasco City Council on June 23 that a communications plan has been drafted to accompany council's prior direction to consider discontinuing fluoride in the city's drinking water and that a final decision would require 90 days' public notice under WAC 246-290-460.
The communications plan described multiple outreach methods including television, radio, social media, bill insert messages, mailers and recorded phone messages; staff also noted the need to reach residents who do not receive utility bills directly such as tenants in master-metered…
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