Paul Connett a tireless opponent of fluoridation continues to fight - he deserves a medal

Mayor Frank Coccho said the council will invite prominent fluoridation opponent Paul Connett, a professor at St. Lawrence University, to present the case against fluoridation at a workshop.Board of Health member Denis Sweeney said Canton, N.Y., in 2003 discontinued fluoridation primarily as a result of Connett's efforts.Following the workshop with Connett, Coccho said, the council will schedule a public hearing on the fluoridation issue, which the city has debated since at least 1978. He estimated that if the council approves fluoridation, it will be two years before it is implemented.