State health department says cost-saving move is ill-advised
By NICHOLAS DESHAIS
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Port Huron may stop adding fluoride to its drinking water, changing a city procedure for the first time since 1974.The discussion surrounding the issue has little to do with science or health. It’s more about the city’s coffers.

“I’ve made it very clear that everything is on the table when it comes to the budget,” Mayor Brian Moeller said.Moeller learned recently that adding fluoride to the water, which costs the city about $15,000 a year, wasn’t mandated by state or federal governments.
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