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Cherryville council votes to stop adding fluoride to municipal water
Summary
At a March 8 meeting the City of Cherryville voted unanimously to rescind its resolution authorizing fluoride addition after a staff request citing a tank leak, the state no longer requiring fluoride feed, and annual costs of about $10,000. Health and environmental agencies will be notified.
Cherryville City Council voted unanimously on March 8 to stop adding fluoride to the municipal water supply after a request from Water Plant Superintendent Patty Hall.
Hall told the council she had been unable to use fluoride because of a leak in the fluoride tank and noted that the state no longer requires water plants to feed fluoride. She also reported the city spends roughly $10,000 a year on fluoride. Councilmember Jon Abernethy moved to rescind the city resolution authorizing fluoride addition; Councilmember Gary Freeman seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.
The council directed staff to notify the Gaston County Health Department and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality of the change. The decision ended formal water fluoridation; city staff will follow the departments’ notification and compliance steps after the rescission.
The action was recorded as a formal council motion and vote. There was no recorded public comment on the fluoride matter during the meeting.
