Harnett Co. leaders to make decision about fluoride in drinking water
INVOLVED. THE LOCKDOWN WAS
LIFTED AROUND ONE 30.
>> THE DEBATE OVER WATER
ADDITIVES HAS BEEN HEATING UP
NATIONWIDE. TONIGHT, HARNETT
COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL DECIDE
WHETHER THEY WILL CONTINUE
ADDING FLUORIDE TO THEIR WATER
SUPPLY. WRAL'S ERIC MILLER IS
LIVE AT THE HARNETT COUNTY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT. ERIC, THIS
COULD IMPACT PEOPLE IN OTHER
AREAS, INCLUDING SOME WHO LIVE
IN WAKE COUNTY.
>> RENEE FUQUAY-VARINA GETS
SOME OF ITS WATER FROM HARNETT
COUNTY PUBLIC. THE HOLLY
SPRINGS GETS ALL OF ITS WATER
FROM HERE IN HARNETT COUNTY.
SO THE DECISIONS MADE TODAY
HERE AT THIS HEALTH DEPARTMENT
COULD HAVE SOME PRETTY WIDE
REACHING CONSEQUENCES. NOW,
THE HARDIN COUNTY HEALTH
DEPARTMENT WILL BE HAVING A
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING TO
DISCUSS FLUORIDATION THIS
EVENING AT 06:00PM FOR THE
NATION HERE IN HARNETT GOES
ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE 1950'S
THE ADDITIVE, WHICH ADVOCATES
SAY HAS HELPED IMPROVE PUBLIC
HEALTH OVER THE DECADES AND
PREVENT CAVITIES. HE'S COME
UNDER INCREASED SCRUTINY WITH
ROBERT F KENNEDY JUNIOR NOW
HEADING UP THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OR
IF HAS ARGUED THAT FLUORIDE HAS
0 ACTUAL ADVANTAGE WHEN APPLIED
TO DRINKING WATER AND HE'S
CONSIDERED PUSHING THE CDC TO
CHANGE ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO
COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE
COUNTRY. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SOME ACTION
HERE TODAY TO MAKE THAT
RECOMMENDATION TO EITHER TAKE
FLUORIDE OUT OF DRINKING WATER
OR KEEP IT IN THE HARNEY COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WILL
THEN BE FOLLOWING UP THIS