Monroe debate splits on science, local preference and whether speakers were outsiders
Committee members clashed over scientific evidence and whether many participants at the prior council hearing were nonresidents or part of organized outreach; opposing sides cited public-health recommendations and newer studies in arguing for different courses of action.
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Committee members traded competing claims about the science on fluoridation and the provenance of public-comments at a prior council hearing. One member asserted that “most of those people were not residents” and suggested organized outreach by outside groups; another member said the science supports continued fluoridation to protect children’s dental health.
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