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Residents urge Pinellas County to end water fluoridation during public comment; officials did not act
Summary
Multiple residents used the Feb. 11 public-comment period to urge the county to stop adding fluoride to the public water supply, citing health, legal and chemical-sourcing concerns. Commissioners listened but did not take formal action; the issue was raised without staff response or a referral vote.
Several residents used the Feb. 11 Pinellas County public-comment period to press commissioners to end the county’s water-fluoridation practice, raising health, legal and chemical-sourcing concerns and asking the board to reconsider whether the additive should remain in drinking water.
Why it matters: Fluoridation of public water is a recurring civic debate in Florida and other states. County-level decisions on water additives involve utility policy, public-health guidance and state regulations; at this meeting, speakers framed the issue primarily as a question of consent and chemical sourcing rather than an immediate board action.
Public comments and key points Helen Macris, a Pinellas County resident of 25 years, said she reviewed…
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