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.

Commissioners in Manatee County voted Tuesday to permanently remove fluoride from drinking water – a practice that leaders recently learned has been suspended since 2021 due to broken equipment.

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 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 ...

It would end the requirement of adding fluoride to Manatee County’s water supply. Dr. Lauri Wright is the director of nutrition programs at the University of South Florida.

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.

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 ...