The meeting was missing four of its members including Vernon ‘Step’ Martin who was in DeQuincy representing the city in other matters.
The meeting began with public hearings the first of which was to amend the budget for the city of Crowley for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2009 and ending August 31, 2010. The council agreed to pass the ordinance.
During the Utility Committee’s report Mayor Greg Jones said that LAWCO had agreed to suspend putting fluoride in Crowley’s water supply until further research could be done on the matter. The matter has been brought up before the council on a couple of previous occasions.
While local dentists and state and federal dental organizations have agreed that the practice of putting fluoride in the water supply was not dangerous, there are obviously many who are still uncomfortable with the issue.
Councilman Elliot Dore brought a booklet containing facts about fluoridation with him to the meeting.
“I urge each of you to read this booklet,” said Dore. “It is filled with facts on the matter.”
During the Zoning and Annexation Committee’s report a motion was passed to increase the required parking spaces for two family dwellings from one to two spaces for each unit.
Also, during the Zoning and Annexation’s report, three motions were passed regarding trailer and mobile home parks in the city limits. The first of which was to prohibit the establishment of any new trailer or mobile home parks within the city limits. The second motion which was passed was to prohibit the expansion of land areas for any existing mobile home parks in the city limits. The third motion passed was to verify an ordinance which said that two trailers or mobile homes on the same parcel of land would constitute that land as a mobile home park.
During the Public Building Committee’s report, a motion was passed to advertise for bids to repair/build new roofs on the Central Fire Station and the North Crowley Sub Fire Station.
In the resolutions report, city attorney Tom Regan said that Crowley Police Chief K.P. Gibson could sell some used Kenwood radio based units and portable radios at his own discretion.
Also, during the resolutions portion of the meeting the council agreed to write a letter of resolution to support the offshore drilling moratorium in alliance with other cities in the state.
Alderwoman Laurita Pete dissented stating that “we don’t know exactly how this will affect the safety of the people and the environment.”
The next regularly scheduled committee meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 4 p.m. The next city council meeting is set for Tuesday, August 10.
Fluoridation not only causes cancer, brittle bones, etc., (see www.fluoridealert.org) but is an absolute waste of tax money. People only drink 1/2% of the water they use.
For example, for every $1000 of fluoride chemical added to water, $995 would be directly wasted down the drain in toilets, showers, dishwashers, etc., $5 would be consumed in water by the people, and less than $0.50 would be consumed by children. Can you think of a more wasteful government program?
Scotland just admitted huge cavity reductions not from fluoridation but from teaching kids how and why to brush and care for teeth and making sure every kid saw a dentist at least once a year. That turned around so many kids needing hospital visits to pull teeth as a last resort.
In the US blacks and other minorities are much less likely to see a dentist yearly and many ever.Most dentists flat refuse to treat the poor claiming too much paperwork and not enough money.Michael Easley DDS Florida Oral Health got less paperwork and more money in Ohio and New York but not one additional dentist treated kids. He believed they just did not want their offices looking like social services. I know only 4 out of 200 dentists in Volusia County serve medicaid kids. 45,000 of 49,000 are under served with many never seeing a dentist. One public health dentist can make only a slight dent in this dental disaster most dentists turn their back on. I know because I have pleaded for dentists to treat the poor with no response. Actually they did have a secret meeting March 10 2009 at the health department to plan how to silence me and rebut the science. Their plan was to not allow me to speak at the upcoming Fluoride Workshop in Port Orange Fl. The commission listened to only fluoridation promoters banning others against from speaking. The commission then voted to retain fluoridation after silencing the opposition who asked to speak. I have never been able to obtain what was said about me or actions to be taken but did receive the power points of the ADA and Health department for Florida. Our public records law is made to protect citizens and our First Amendment for free speech.
http://www.fluorideaction.net
http://www.spotsonmyteeth.com
http://www.waterloowatch.com
http://www.iaomt.org
http://www.dentalconfessions.com
The CDC says that up to 48% of school children sport dental fluorosis (discolored teeth) which brings in loads of money to dentists to cover up with caps, veneers, bonding, microabrasion, etc. This allows dentists the financial security to continue to neglect the population that needs their care the most - low income people. 80% of dentist refuse Medicaid patients and 130 million Americans don't have dental insurance.
Children have died from the consequences of untreated tooth decay. No one ever died from the consequences of too little fluoride. In fact, no human ever developed tooth decay from ingesting no fluoride since fluoride is neither a nutrient or essential for healthy teeth.
Louisiana children are dentist deficient not fluoride deficient. Every dentist who promotes fluoridation better be accepting Medicaid patients or else their make believe concern for low income people will truly ring hollow.
Bottom line - Ingesting fluoride should be a freedom of choice issue.
Folic acid is added to bread to prevent spina bifida, vitamin D is added to milk to prevent rickets. Fluoride added to water prevents dentists from treating low-income people. Dentists prefer to treat their water instead.