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Port Orange residents press council on water fluoridation; city schedules March discussion
Summary
Multiple residents urged Port Orange officials to remove fluoride from the city water supply and cited recent reports and the Florida Surgeon General’s guidance; council set the topic for a March agenda item and encouraged residents to submit studies and comments ahead of that meeting.
A sizable group of residents urged the Port Orange City Council to remove fluoride — specifically hydrofluosilicic acid — from the municipal water supply and asked the council to pursue removal or at least to hold a robust public review.
Multiple speakers from Port Orange and neighboring cities described health concerns and urged the council to prioritize informed consent. One speaker explained she was “born and raised in Port Orange” and called fluoridation a “medicated treatment” for which residents receive no choice. Another speaker cited what she described as an NTP report and research compiled on children'shealthdefense.org to…
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