Show The Fluoridation Issue The issue of whether fluoride fluoride fluoride fluor fluor- ide should be introduced into Salt Lake Valley water supplies will be on the No November November Novem Novem- m- m ber general election ballot but only as an opinion poll and not as a potential law Salt Lake County commissioners commissioners commis commis- earlier agreed to put the controversial issue on the ballot even though the Salt Lake County City-County Board of Health feels it would be a mistake mistake mistake mis mis- take because the election will not be legally binding Besides health officials argue state law lets health departments set up reasonable reasonable reasonable reason able programs needed for the protection of public health Among other things opponents opponents opponents of foundation object to the government injecting foreign foreign foreign for eign substances into public water supplies They contend the chemical has been proven to have deleterious side effects and in any case is a personal decision regarding health that should not be forced on the public |