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Board members discuss local fluoridation removal steps but say city ballot and signatures required
Summary
Trustees and staff discussed the effects of fluoridation on equipment and the process required to remove fluoride from the city water supply; staff said the board cannot remove fluoride unilaterally and a citizen initiative and ballot measure would be required.
Trustees raised concerns at the June 11 meeting about fluoridation’s effects on equipment and buildings and discussed what it would take to remove fluoride from Caribou’s public water supply.
Staff told the board that removal is not within the board’s unilateral authority: a change would require a citizen initiative and a city ballot measure. Staff described the process in general terms: forming a five‑member citizen committee,…
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