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Velva commission votes to stop fluoridating city water
Summary
The Velva City Commission voted 3–2 to cease adding fluoride to the municipal water supply, citing a recent federal court ruling and EPA changes that shifted responsibility to state and local authorities. Commissioners who moved the change cited health concerns for infants and pregnant women and questioned dental benefits.
The Velva City Commission voted April 21 to halt fluoridation of the city’s water supply.
Commissioner Ben Zietz and Commissioner Gene Jenson moved to cease fluoridation, citing “mounting scientific evidence that the chemical harms children’s health and provides little or no dental benefit,” and referenced a recent federal court ruling and the EPA’s decision to remove federal-level regulations and defer oversight to states and localities. The motion passed on a 3–2 roll call: Zietz, Jenson and Commission President Mike Schreiner voted yes; Vice President Dave Keller and Commissioner Mary Liz Davis voted no.
The change was discussed during the Public Works report. The minutes record the Commission’s concern for vulnerable populations, including infants and pregnant women, as the rationale cited for stopping fluoridation. No additional public-health analysis or implementation timeline was recorded in the minutes.
Next steps recorded in the minutes: the Commission adopted the motion by roll call and there was no recorded follow-up assignment or outside-agency review noted in the transcript.
