Hillsborough commissioners decline motion that would remove fluoride …
6 days ago · Hillsborough County became the latest local government in Florida to discuss whether to remove fluoride from drinking water. Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo recommended removal of fluoride in November 2024.
Fluoride in drinking water: Hillsborough County debating taking …
Feb 5, 2025 · Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral that dissolves in water, just like iron or calcium — but the question is, is any amount in our water actually safe? Hillsborough County is now talking ...
County commission's tie vote will keep fluoride in Hillsborough…
6 days ago · Hillsborough County will keep fluoridating its water supply. A motion to end the practice died by a 3-3 tie vote by the county commissioner on Wednesday. Commissioners Harry Cohen, Ken Hagan and Chris Boles voted no. Commissioner Gwen Myers was absent.
Lee County ends fluoridation while Hillsborough decides to keep …
6 days ago · Lee County joined the growing ranks of local governments in Florida to remove fluoride from its water supply, Meantime, Hillsborough County decided to keep fluoridating at recommended levels. ... "The benefits of fluoride in drinking water are well-documented. In developing this item for the this meeting, missing from the list of reviewers is ...
Hillsborough County commissioners vote to keep fluoride in water
6 days ago · HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A decades-old debate over fluoride in drinking water has resurfaced in Hillsborough County. Commissioners voted on whether to remove fluoride from the public ...
Hillsborough County declines to remove fluoride from drinking …
Feb 5, 2025 · The recent string of Florida cities and counties removing fluoride from their drinking water got interrupted Wednesday when a proposal to do the same in Hillsborough County died. County commissioners deadlocked in a 3-3 tie (the seventh member of the board, Democrat Gwen Myers, was not present for the vote). Cities such as Melbourne, Port St. Lucie, Stuart, […]
Hillsborough leaders consider removal of fluoride in drinking water
6 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Commissioners in Hillsborough County are set to discuss ending the practice of adding fluoride to tap water, on Wednesday. For decades, the ion has been added to drinking...
Hillsborough commissioner wants county to stop adding fluoride …
Oct 1, 2024 · On Sept. 26, Hillsborough County Commissioner Joshua Wostal posted on the social media site X that he intends to bring a motion to end the practice of Hillsborough County adding fluoride to...
Proposal to remove fluoride from drinking water in Hillsborough
6 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County could have become one of the latest places in the Bay area to remove fluoride from drinking water, but commissioners didn't pass the measure during a...
Florida's Hillsborough County could ban fluoride from drinking …
Jan 31, 2025 · Hillsborough's Board of County Commissioners will decide on Wednesday whether to remove fluoride from its drinking water, Axios has learned. Why it matters: If approved, Hillsborough would be the most populous county in Florida to end the practice — and the latest in a growing number of municipalities across the state that have done so.