Village of Albion has hearing Wednesday on discontinuing flouride in water
ALBION – The Albion Village Board will have a hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday on discontinuing flouride in the public water supply.
The hearing will be in the board room at the Village Office, 35 East Bank St.
“After reviewing various studies and multiple sources of information, the Village of Albion has decided to begin the process of eliminating the addition of fluoride into the drinking water supply, due to the number and severity of risks associated,” the village posted in a notice.
The Albion water treatment plant provides water for about 15,000 people in the Village of Albion, and towns of Carlton, Gaines, Murray, Albion and Barre.
The village recently had a new building constructed to more safely store fluoride. The village started adding fluoride to the water again in 2024 after a 2 ½-year break while waiting for the new building.
The American Dental Association backs having fluoride in water because fluoride helps prevent tooth decay by rebuild and strengthening the tooth’s surface or enamel.
