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Ocala council repeals city fluoridation ordinance following state law; residents urge caution
Summary
The Ocala City Council adopted Ordinance 2025-25 to repeal the city's fluoride-in-water requirement to comply with recently enacted state law; a resident urged the council to consider alternatives and raised health and chemical-sourcing concerns during public comment.
The Ocala City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-25 on second reading to repeal the municipal ordinance that required adding fluoride to the city potable water supply, council members said, in order to comply with new state law. The ordinance was read into the record by the city clerk and presented by City Engineer Sean Lanier.
The measure removes the city-level requirement to fluoridate and cites the state statutory change referenced in the ordinance. Lanier told the council the agenda item "supports the city's strategic goal of quality of place" and that Governor Ron DeSantis had signed a bill prohibiting fluoridation of public water supplies; staff recommended approval to align local…
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