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Conservation commissioner urges council to reconsider water fluoridation after split vote at commission
Summary
A member of Binghamton's Conservation Commission told the council a 5–4 commission vote recommended stopping fluoridation of the city's drinking water and urged council to consult public-health officials before acting.
Julian Shepherd, a member of Binghamton's Conservation Commission, told the City Council during public comment that the commission voted 5–4 to send a resolution recommending the city stop fluoridating the drinking water supply.
Shepherd said the commission’s recommendation drew significant opposition within the panel and that he personally voted against the resolution because he believed it was too strong and the commission had not consulted enough…
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