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Vinton City Council pauses action after widespread public comment opposing removal of fluoride from water
Summary
After an extended public‑comment period featuring dentists, public‑health officials and residents, the Vinton City Council did not vote to discontinue water fluoridation at its Feb. 12 meeting because required 90‑day public and Iowa HHS notice had not been provided.
The Vinton City Council heard more than an hour of public comment on Feb. 12 about a proposal to stop adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, but council members declined to act after staff and council said the statutory 90‑day notice to the public and to Iowa Department of Health and Human Services had not been completed.
Public‑health experts and local dental professionals urged the council to keep fluoride in the water. "Community water fluoridation helps everyone," said Dr. Steve Levy, a professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, who summarized national cost‑benefit studies showing substantial savings in dental…
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