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Public commenter urges commissioners to press ECUA on water fluoridation and hold public debate
Summary
A forum speaker said he wants the county to push the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) to hold a public debate about fluoridation after citing state-level guidance; county chair said the commission does not control ECUA.
Rick Fry, introduced at the forum as a public commenter, said the Florida surgeon general and a Florida court had recently recommended stopping fluoridation and urged the Escambia County commissioners to use their influence to get the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) to hold a public forum on the issue. Fry characterized fluoride as an "industrial waste" and asked commissioners…
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