Wichita City Council puts fluoride to a public vote

The Wichita City Council has decided to have a public vote on water fluoridation, an issue most of the country decided half a century ago.

The measure will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.

After decades of pushing the issue of fluoridation to the back burner, the council was forced to take action by a petition drive.

Fluoride supporters gathered more than 11,000 signatures, forcing council members into a position where they either had to approve fluoridation outright or put it to a vote.

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