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Manager: state law preempts local fluoridation; city weighing inventory and legal options
Summary
City staff reported May 13 that a new Florida law prohibits adding fluoride to drinking water effective July 1, creating procurement and inventory-timing questions for the city; staff will seek legal guidance and consider limited purchases through June.
City administration informed council on May 13 that recent Florida legislation will prohibit the addition of fluoride to drinking water effective July 1, and staff raised procurement timing questions about existing inventory and future orders.
The City Manager said the law preempts local authority and that the city’s on-hand fluoride supply will be exhausted…
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