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# Victory in Alaska - news from Fluoride Action Network
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/news_from_fluoride_action_network_0607110352/
- Published: 2011-06-07T16:48:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:17:25.000Z
- Description: Fairbanks City Council voted 5-1 to end nearly 50 years of water fluoridation for more than 35,000 residents, after a mayor's ordinance and a task force recommendation backed by the local paper. Moncton, New Brunswick holds its own hearing on 8 June.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Nutrition, #vivvo-import

**Dear Readers,**

Last week we told you about victories in [Mt. Clemons, Michigan and Naples Village, NY](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjN-TvUxGgCsKU3Ko8EVcCTqRFtvOdll%5FLk8q1L6akZKqq-6raMRgcMdLEIYvyfwQgRWfcpJwjgaH7vGsQjOwLTrMeTwmNoGfRqjnTUZPNg3lmi5dZAgWtmbeVThX2xOksYMCi29XJcP-5np41ohLJmXbQIkX2qrCuN0WWG6PZXZ5kq%5FyMF%5FvpGiVfeclGiCFklH9bJnCB7XV4-EJhGHKuAY&ref=foodconsumer.org), and today we're happy to report another victory, this time in Alaska. The anti-fluoridation momentum continues to build with last nights 5-1 vote by the City Council in Fairbanks to [end nearly 50 years of water fluoridation](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjOVN2LYMToCM-unNdfhzBnOBbBow9f9P6bCSYPF6hGusBBwJ6UB1%5F4Qcax9HDwHlojKcwGp6oJ35PrWHaLqEXz3oqFlZlces2Z9H4UbXNUnEXK2kBnVCl6I1oMDRQihDgYH%5FICbthW5l-m4109KydikbKzErnQ-v8NwItIAooexU-SORk3Y3QqIuydRS-UAd3Xib05Yu74XxwxNhCEjF%5F3zWTL4wy%5FO-0s=&ref=foodconsumer.org) for a population of over 35,000\. 

On Monday night the Fairbanks City Council held a public hearing and meeting on a [fluoridation ordinance](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjPabLgW0mKZZkQ5Q6rP2e-pNxDLSAcCXitKYyz-n3uWFOpYtc0tCmNjfho4vx2q9TdkZKwdNWCDnGzv4HgYt58O-UlxPcuxrFCSbAqgCx31ReM2wyduO9KNMK7iCIgRRImwL3Fb0d%5Fs8POhFI63d0J2c4Ni2C59oOIa-slE7xqT5w==&ref=foodconsumer.org) introduced by Mayor Jerry Cleworth on May 23\. Cleworth introduced the ordinance after the Fairbanks Fluoride Task Force recommended an [end to the cities' fluoridation program](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjNYsj%5FdyfbPkyHmnCZihTNKZcpJWMwQ-%5FFHpExrO6rY4B2QmnN4AygMapNlQAUa-rB93dqKwUol-yavqTitHxpimyCKRGht3GbFUxPEyP8Xzk6qqb8YXKDr6sqyTXGOJM7-E8QFEasS%5FM9FWDrPpuGGDoCUWCWy1iAu1FAf3ZpCDV9CqOx9ZOlPIvtxOkeZJvlZkz0ZYcK4gzuEQNFvX7hX&ref=foodconsumer.org). The task force's recommendation was also supported over the weekend by the [Fairbanks Daily News-Miner](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjNlSolB2wCz66xrw81Ay8R4dw12lgCVTXEHnu1aFX80fYGDUxRDCGsun-zfqAL5TVgeJ9jKLOVGkJLrLRH6WQZjNbDn2hIKcBTYsckijf8BRFa%5F-aJ2d5kb5byRwGaCGukJZ5HxwML4hlOCd1raKeZaSf4ZhjP5wc2kgJWCWUz3xIbgcXZwUCxerRSIBVVSo7Z0dAvc2CiklVWbYqHGVnL5ztufq-pGDIIiuA4epnaaFIDt1R2n8-DOQLkMX-tSBDzyeghlYhlHpL5e7V5HfD9lX2q7rHxqql0=&ref=foodconsumer.org), the local paper. 

For years, local residents have been working to end fluoridation in the city. Several attempts have been made since 2008 to introduce ordinances before the City Council to end fluoridation, all without success. However, after a group of concerned residents, including Doug Yates, Ed Davis, and Coert Olmsted, organized [Fluoride Free Fairbanks](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105864376416&s=45&e=001-b7GQyBWSjPt6borHkddKOBC6zyaqjcWGqKPxfgsLSAstLo63yAt%5Fg6ltYDAld9BymFDjobl4tAVQPFW1Y1AW%5F2jB%5F3N0yKtBUbXQFwuNTT9j2ZcAi%5FitXwI1Hx%5FrOyz&ref=foodconsumer.org) in 2010, and a strong public education campaign was implemented, a resolution was passed by the City Council forming a task force to research the safety of efficacy of their fluoridation program. It was this task force that made the aforementioned recommendation to the City Council.

This is a great example of what a group of dedicated citizens can accomplish when they work together to educate the community, the local media, and their decision-makers about the danger and ineffectiveness of fluoridation.

**Congratulation Fairbanks on your wonderful victory!**

Moncton, New Brunswick Could Be Next

On **June 8th**, the Moncton City Council will be holding a [public hearing on fluoridation](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105713298114&s=9844&e=001G1JnER8oK932xVY0QF3iv3ZyLwr-j44jWOVqHgj4loperKloAfLILIxavF-XYj5Q%5F5v0tQCZA10mh-hb4a5vLqi4kUlS1ilsHaqQ-Hs-D4T53o0%5FUND9Bypam4KW9ivRMNBXqzwW-QA=&ref=foodconsumer.org) and may vote after the hearing. The upcoming vote in Moncton is the result of a [phone and letter writing campaign](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105713298114&s=9844&e=001G1JnER8oK90whztE1YJtqpTg12p-2dPv1g7Wsl%5FRmEY3PSv29QiW2pPMeGdPA5lXTDB71PHVETg9CFpqG4jjdZgtDcWxtKy%5FyXKLEI7GV3OFlkq-VWZ9rLniCCKNBBz4g8t2KmsLSRZyKjQ5lK-ZteNBpbtpl2OzKNI8gqIs6et5sU3rKaWX09szHz%5FytDWZxOyO1SYcopXj3ERb3pOEkPKAhhwtLiHIXeXLhMGaF%5Fo=&ref=foodconsumer.org) by a well organized group of Moncton residents who formed [Fluoride Free Moncton](http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=n8flt5dab&et=1105713298114&s=9844&e=001G1JnER8oK91UgPRgVAfmK2VyKdbRpNu9dFIkME30LZLJ6PL9PHrB69iIGWShkRbs0itaK%5F2qi7PwraUrxGSn59aeJONHd3JLtcdw-EdbJJe0B0eCYjbNSLsFYP6zTkTc&ref=foodconsumer.org).

Thank you, 

[Stuart Cooper](mailto:stuart@fluoridealert.org)

Campaign Manager

Fluoride Action Network