Health & Fitness
Healdsburg Opponents Resume Fight Against Fluoride In Water
Soundly defeated in a 2014 measure, local foes of the water additive try a different path this time around, seeking a moratorium.
HEALDSBURG - When it comes to talking about water in Healdsburg these days, there’s more to the conversation than words about El Nino.
Clean Water Sonoma-Marin is once again seeking to end fluoridation in Healdsburg, the only community in Sonoma County that uses the additive, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
In 2014, a ballot measure to rid fluoride from Healdsburg water was soundly defeated.
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Now, the paper says Clean Water Sonoma-Marin is seeking a moratorium on the city’s use of fluoride until the City of Healdsburg provides a written statement indicating fluoride is safe to ingest.
Fluoride Free Healdsburg publishes a copy of the actual language included in the proposed 2016 initiative on their website.
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The moratorium would be placed on the November ballot for voters to consider.
The group is also seeking to end fluoridation in Marin in a similar measure.
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