New Zealand - phone poll decides!
Challenge to council's introduction of fluoridation
Posted at 9:29am on 4 Jun 2006
A Kerikeri man is challenging the right of the Far North District Council to introduce fluoridation on the basis of a phone survey.The council may fluoridate water in Kaikohe and Kaitaia, if a Colmar Brunton poll of 300 people shows a majority in favour.
But a former district councillor, Derek Ellis, says councils must now set out all their intentions in their long-term community plans and consult the public fully.
Mr Ellis says in the case of fluoridation, the Far North public has been denied the right to make submissions.He says it removes individual choice at a time when reputable scientists are raising doubts about the safety of fluoride.
Posted at 9:29am on 4 Jun 2006
A Kerikeri man is challenging the right of the Far North District Council to introduce fluoridation on the basis of a phone survey.The council may fluoridate water in Kaikohe and Kaitaia, if a Colmar Brunton poll of 300 people shows a majority in favour.
But a former district councillor, Derek Ellis, says councils must now set out all their intentions in their long-term community plans and consult the public fully.
Mr Ellis says in the case of fluoridation, the Far North public has been denied the right to make submissions.He says it removes individual choice at a time when reputable scientists are raising doubts about the safety of fluoride.
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