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"I
would advise against fluoridation.. Side-effects cannot
be excluded ... In Sweden, the emphasis nowadays is to keep the
environment as clean as possible with regard to pharmacologically
active and, thus, potentially toxic substances."
- Dr. Arvid Carlsson, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine (2000)
On February 2, 2006 Delta Dental's Washington Dental Services Foundation sent letters to Skagit County Commissioners Anderson, Dahlstedt, and Munks requesting that the Commissioners, acting as the County Board of Health, mandate that Skagit PUD water supplies be fluoridated. Delta Dental, a company that is in all 50 states, offered to pay for legal costs if the Skagit County Commissioners mandated that PUD fluoridate our water supply, and that decision was appealed. Additionally, Delta Dental offered to pay for fluoridation equipment in Skagit County. Why did Delta Dental offer to pay for not only fluoridation equipment, but also legal costs, in the event of an appeal? In the 3 months prior to the advisory vote, the pro-fluoridation Political Action Committee Citizens for a Healthy Skagit, received $ 96.213, 12 from Delta Dental in their attempts to buy a majority vote on the November 2006 advisory ballot. Very few donations actually came from Skagit County. Delta Dental has offered to pay for fluoridation equipment installed at PUD facilities. However, Delta Dental has stated that it will not pay any for damages that result from fluoridation. The County Commissioners in Skagit County also function as the County Board of Health. Have stated that they can, acting as the Board of Health, mandate that Skagit PUD fluoridate our water. At the May 8th, 2006 Commissioners Meeting, the Commissioners stated that the next step in responding to Washington Dental Services Foundation’s request to fluoridate our water supplies is to call for an “advisory vote” of a proportion of the PUD ratepayers. The advisory vote is scheduled to occur in November 7th. 2006 as a separate mail-in ballot. We have been told that the advisory vote is a nonbinding vote. The Skagit County Commissioners have stated that following the advisory vote, that they may still mandate the PUD fluoridate our water supplies. The Washington Dental Services Foundation, with former Supreme Court Justice Faith Ireland as their legal counsel, typically invests significant money into these efforts. Sources indicate that they put $260,000 into the (unsuccessful) Bellingham campaign to attempt to force water fluoridation upon the citizens of Bellingham. Fortunately, the citizens of Bellingham, who operated on a shoestring budget of $15,000, were supported by abundant academic research pointing towards the negative health effects of fluoride. They created a well-organized grassroots group that was able to defeat the fluoridation proposal in Bellingham this past fall. Skagit County Growthwatch letter in opposition to fluoridation submitted to the Skagit County Commissioners and the Skagit PUD Commissioners on Tuesday 1/16/2007 The letter “incorporates the best arguments that
I have found after hundreds of hours of research. A copy
of this letter was faxed to the Skagit County Commissioners
at noon today”, states Gerald Steel, Attorney for
Skagit Growthwatch, and author of the letter.Click here
to read the letter: PDF PROPOSITION NO. 2 FLUORIDATION ADVISORY MEASURE Cumulative
Election Report The election report shows the Skagit County residents voted to force fluoride Skagit County’s drinking water. Only you can stop fluoride! NOT all is lost please read the letter below. A letter from Olympia attorney Shawn Newman. Please read it carefully.
We are pleased to see that after studying and researching the matter, Mr. Newman has concluded that the advisory ballot initiative failed to garner the required 60 percent as required by Skagit County election laws. Its important that the PUD and County Commissioners respect the voters who rejected the matter. He makes a good point that the public policy makes sense to require 60 percent as fluoridating the water would affect everyone.
Second, Newman concludes that the PUD alone has the power to put fluoridate the water supply. According to the state Supreme Court case he cites, county health boards have no authority to force water districts to fluoridate. Letter to all Skagitonians from Dr. Avery Martin, or read the letter on this webpage
Grassroots organization POWA launches campaign to outlaw fluoridation of municipal water supplies Thursday, March 22, 2007 by: Christian Evans Skagit Valley Herald: Skagit County commissioners got an earful Tuesday KING
5 News:
Skagit
County debating fluoridation of water supply Citizens
of Skagit County asked to say no to fluoridation by fiat Seattle PI By LEE TAYLOR New Debate in Skagit County Fluoride Battle (Argus) 12/27/2006 New Fluoride Warning for Infants Mothering magazine "Parents Warned Against Fluoride In Water" Watch Video
Skagit Clean Water agrees with Tim Bolens article: The Biggest Health Threat to the United States - US Dentistry...Monday, May 22nd, 2006 NEW: Danger in Your Water - Prevention Magazine, Special Report, August 2006
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