Manatee County commissioners vote 5-1 to keep fluoride out of public water, citing cost and potential state ban as key factors amid ongoing public health debates. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

Manatee County commissioners voted 5-1 to end the county's fluoridation program. The decision comes as the Florida legislature is expected to ban fluoride in drinking water statewide.

BRADENTON, Fla. - Commissioners in Manatee County plan to vote Tuesday on whether to permanently remove fluoride from drinking water – a practice that leaders recently learned has been suspended ...

Manatee County leaders are bringing the county’s decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water to an end. Amid a renewed national controversy over fluoride’s safety, Commissioner ...

Manatee County leaders are set to debate whether the county should end its decades-long practice of adding fluoride to drinking water this week. An ordinance that is up for a vote at a board ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County has unveiled a new program called WaterWise Manatee. Crews will eventually replace all 150,000 water meters in the county by the end of 2027.