Originally published August 19 2005
Michigan city debates use of fluoride in city water
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Residents of Mt. Pleasant, Mich. have renewed the fluoride debate as they prepare to vote on a measure to add fluoride to the drinking water.
Advertisement By taking no action on a citizen initiative Monday night, city commissioners allowed the ballot question to automatically head to the Nov. 8 election.
In a memo to commissioners, the city clerk said that the commission cannot change or repeal an ordinance approved by voters for 24 months after its passage.
Fluoride was removed last December following a 52-48 percent vote (3,234-2,990) in November on a proposal that never specifically mentioned fluoride, but which eliminated adding only it from city water.
That led to some criticism that the voters were deliberately misled by confusing ballot language.
An earlier attempt to stop adding fluoride to the water failed by a 70 to 30 percent margin (1,315-572) in 1997.
Pleasant dentists spearheaded the petition drive, which was signed by 605 people.
In July, dentist Dr. Dan Kane said "there may have been a lot of confusion on the last ballot initiative.
If passed, the measure would require adding enough sodium fluoride to the public water supply to add up to one part of fluoride per one million parts of water.
Pleasant's water has natural fluoride at about .3 or .4 parts per million.
Two property rezonings on East Palmer street were also approved by commissioners.
The rezoning at 802 E. Palmer, a property that also runs along Mission Street, changes it from multiple family residential to general business.
Tim Beebe of Central Michigan Surveying and Development said a retail operation is planned in that area.
The other rezoning, at 804 E. Palmer, changes the property from multiple family residential to office service district.
Nancy Parsons of Recovery Unlimited Counseling plans to move her Mt.
Commissioners also approved a bid of $91,925 from JBS Contracting Inc. of Mt.
Pleasant to build a restroom facility at Pickens Field.
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