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City of Perry council adopts dental-amalgam rules for wastewater
Summary
The City of Perry adopted Ordinance 10-51 in a final reading to add dental amalgam regulations to the city’s sewer code, council members voted unanimously on June 10, 2025.
The City of Perry council voted in favor of Ordinance 10-51 on June 10, 2025, adopting dental-amalgam regulations to the city’s sewers and sewage disposal code.
The ordinance amends the city code to add standards specific to dental amalgam and removes conflicting provisions. Council members completed the final reading and approved the ordinance by voice vote.
Council discussion on the item was brief; the ordinance was described in the meeting as an amendment “to wastewater” to include dental amalgam regulations and to repeal conflicting provisions. No public comment was offered on the item during the hearing. The council completed the required final-reading motion and recorded affirmative replies for the roll call.
The ordinance’s stated effect is to add dental amalgam regulation to the City of Perry’s sewers and sewage disposal chapter and provide an effective date. No implementation timetable, enforcement schedule, or budget impact specific to implementation was discussed in the meeting minutes.
Next steps will be the city’s implementation of the ordinance language in code enforcement and utility operations; the council did not specify a compliance deadline during the hearing.
