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Resident asks Bartlett board to consider removing fluoride from municipal water
Summary
A resident urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to consider removing fluoride from the city water supply, asked whether the board could commission a citizen survey or vote, and cited other municipalities that have moved on the issue.
Steven Carrodon addressed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to ask whether the city could remove fluoride from the municipal water supply or put the question to a citizen survey.
Carrodon said he believes fluoride is a matter of personal freedom and cited Oakland’s recent decision (as he described it) to remove fluoride following public pressure. He acknowledged hearing presentations from the dental association in prior meetings and said he would like the board to consider options such as a vote or a citizen survey rather than repeated public comments.
A board member replied that they would “sit down and take a look at it,” noting the city had heard from the dental association previously on the topic. The board did not take any immediate action or set a process during the meeting; Carrodon’s remarks were recorded during the public comment period.
