Resident asks council to pause added fluoride; council says removal would require voter action
Summary
A resident urged Cañon City to stop adding supplemental fluoride to the municipal water system; a council member noted that removing fluoride would require voter approval because it was adopted via ballot measure.
Jesse Hughes asked the council to begin the process of removing added fluoride from the municipal water system, arguing that updated research, cost concerns and resident preference justify pausing fluoridation and placing the decision with voters.
"My request is simple. that our city pause the practice of adding fluoride to our water and allow residents to make their own decisions through personal products and professional guidance if they choose," Hughes said. He cited other Colorado cities that do not artificially fluoridate and framed the change as a matter of personal choice and environmental precaution.
Council member Fred responded that the water committee had discussed the issue and that removal would have to go to the ballot because fluoridation had been approved by voters. City staff indicated the matter will be referred to the water committee for further review; council did not adopt any ordinance or set a ballot question at the meeting.
What happens next: referral to the Water Committee for study; a council member said removal would require voter approval, per transcript comments.
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