BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 27, 2021
The Orono and Veazie town councils met Monday night in a joint session to hear from opponents and proponents of adding fluoride to the public water system. Both councils would have to agree to put a question on the ballot allowing voters to decide whether the decades-old practice should continue. Across the country, dozens of cities have voted in recent years to stop adding fluoride to their water supplies. The Orono-Veazie Water District is among the dozens of public water systems in Maine that add CDC-recommended levels of the mineral to their water for its dental benefits of making teeth less vulnerable to decay.