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Residents urge Ishpeming City Council to hold public hearing on water fluoridation
Summary
Multiple residents asked the council to schedule a public hearing on adding fluoride to municipal water, citing scientific studies and local health concerns; council took no formal action during the meeting.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period at the Ishpeming City Council meeting to ask the council to hold a public hearing on water fluoridation.
Negaunee resident Carrie Plummer told the council she had emailed members a large packet of research and argued that proponents’ claims that fluoridation is “safe and effective” do not reflect the evidence she cited. Plummer said, “I m here to ask the city council to please hold a public hearing on this issue.” She and several other speakers pointed to recent research summaries and a federal court ruling referenced in their remarks and urged the council to allow a structured public forum.
Why this matters: Speakers framed fluoridation as both a public-health policy and a matter of…
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