Fort Myers City Council is the first in SWFL to keep fluoride. Council listens as dentists plead to protect poor kids' teeth ...

Council members said they had no interest in removing fluoride just because some of their counterparts in Southwest Florida ...

Despite a trend in Southwest Florida and a recommendation from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Fort Myers officials voted to keep fluoride in the city's drinking water. Proponents of ...

The City Council agenda item says the proposal aligns with Lee County's recent decision to remove it. Currently, the city adds 0.80 parts per million of fluoride.

Fort Myers became the first in Southwest Florida when authorities agreed this week to keep the cavity-fighting mineral fluoride in its drinking water. "I would say I'm not sure why we'd eliminate ...

Locally, Collier and Lee counties have unanimously decided to remove fluoride from their water supply. Now, Fort Myers is considering whether to do the same. The Fort Myers City Council will ...

Fort Myers could become the latest southwest Florida provider to stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. The issue will be discussed at a City Council meeting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lee County ...

Municipalities nationwide are considering removing fluoride from drinking water, but one Florida city won't be among them.

City of Fort Myers to keep fluoride in drinking water City of Fort Myers won’t be joining other local governments in removing fluoride from its drinking water, council members decided.

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