Present:
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<br />VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board
<br />of Supervisors of ChesterfieldOom~ty,~ held at
<br />the Courthouse on March 24, 1966 at 2:00 p.m.
<br />
<br />Mr. Irvin G.Horner, Chairman
<br />Mr. k. T. Goyne
<br />Mr. R. J.Britton
<br />Mrs. J.Ruffin Apperson
<br />Mr. Herbert O.Browning
<br />Mr. A. R. Martin
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<br />Mr. Ernest P.Gates, Corem,Atty.
<br />Mr. Oliver Rudy, Asst. Corem. Atty.
<br />N~r.Howard A. Mayo, Jr. Co. Planner
<br />Mr. Robt. A. Painter, Co. Engineer
<br />Mr. M. W.Burnett, Exec. Sec'y.
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<br /> This being the day advertised for a public hearing._ on the q,~estion of fluoridating_
<br /> the County's water supply, the Chairman asked tha~ ali those wisping to speak on
<br /> the question to register.
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<br /> R~' Henry Williams of the Chester Jaycees presents a list of organizations endorsing
<br /> fluoridation and presents 35 people who are present and in f~vor of this program.
<br /> worseDr'~m°rethan°fintheRichmond.Stste Health Department states that caries in ~Chesterfieid are much
<br /> andDr' well-treated~°rman Rutter,fromPUbliCall aspects. Health Dentist~ states that fluoridation is safe~ effective
<br /> Dr. Nuckols~ a resident of the County and ~ Professor of Denistry, read a paper in
<br /> endorses support offluoridation.fluoridation and states 'that every National Public Health organization
<br /> ~r. Herndon Jenkins, Chemist, with A.H.Robins Company, states that
<br /> is often a natural occurence and man shouldonly control t~e amount fluoridation
<br /> Pr.Woods, Dentist in the County, speaks for fluoridation, of fluoridation.
<br /> Mr. Curtis Moorefield, an Auditor living in. Bon Air speaks a~ai~t fluoridation
<br /> and cites many sources of evidence against the proposal.
<br /> Dr.~alte~~. ~ ~Ki!b°urne, Dentist from Chester, speaks in favor of fluoridation.
<br />Lro. J.S.~hackleton speaks against fluoridation and cites Lhe fact that ray poison
<br />is made of fluorides, that fluoride is accumulative and vhat fluoridation causes
<br />arthritis.
<br />Dr. Harman, practicing Dentist, s~aks for fluoridation.
<br />Dr. ~[illiam Grossman, Petersburg pediatrician, endorses fluoridation and s tares
<br />it in0irectly helps~ elderly people as well as you~ people, that we deal in poison
<br />each day in controlled quantities sn~ no adverse effect from fluorides had ever been
<br />proven.
<br />~'~. Lewis M.,~alker, II~, active in the Petersburg Jaycess, states that a person
<br />would have to drink 16~000 glasses of ~er per day to receive a lethal dose of
<br />fluoride.
<br />i¥1rs. Dorothy Armstrong says that fluoridation will not take away her rights but
<br />will gi~e freedom from ever-increasin'~ dentist bills caused by the new sugars.
<br />N~rs. Dale F~cCants states that 87 members of the Chester Junior ~oman's Club are
<br />infarct of fluoridation.
<br /> . ~,uckol~ refutes some cf the arg~ents raised by t:he opponents and states that.
<br />thereis no legal reason to chsll,~nge the authority of the Board of oupe~.v
<br />taking action on this question. '~ ~ ....
<br />,.r~.~. Nartin states that very seldom do we ~ave the opportunity to enact measles '
<br />that will be of such g ~ +
<br /> r,,a~ benefit to the people.
<br />}{r. Apperson states that the F.D.~t. has endorsed fluoridation.
<br />i~9.6ot,.~n~ thanks the Press for its coverage and thanks the people for expressing
<br />their opinions.
<br />Upon consideration ~hereof, and on motion of Nir.Britton~ seconded by ?r. 21artin~
<br />it is resolved that the following ordinance be and it hereby is adopted:
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<br /> ~N 01~DI?L~NCE to amend Sect. 13-1 of The Code of ~hesterfield,
<br /> Virginia, by, providing for ~,h~-~ direction of the County H~th~ TM
<br /> Dep~tment to introduce fluorine into the County's water' system.
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<br /> BE iT ORD~.~INED BY THE BOARS C,~' SUP~ViOOy~S Of THai COUNTy OF
<br /> GHES?m~Pi ELD, ~It~Gt NIA:
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<br /> · na~ ~ect. 13-1.1 of the Code of the Counvy of~hes,~rz~ld,+~ ~" Virginia~ ,
<br />be amended by adding four new sections to be known as Sect. 13,i.1 Sect. z~-l.s
<br />t3-~.3 and lj,!~ as follows: ' ~'~
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<br />oect mon 13-~.I.
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<br /> Upon receiving the permit from tke itat, e [~epartment or H~alth and ~
<br />further d~rection of ~he 8card of Supervisor ~ the Utilities Department of
<br />~es%er~leid County is hereby authorized and directed to [~roviae the ~'esns smd ~o
<br />proceed with the introduction of sodium fluoride oF other suitable salt or acid
<br />of fluorine into the water supply in suck ~uan~ities ss are required to ~aintain
<br />throue~eut the p~pe distribution system a ['luoridation concentration Of ~puroximateiy
<br />one part per million. ~ .- -
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<br />See. 13-1.2,
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<br /> The Utilities Der~artment sh~il keep an accurate daily record showing fo~
<br />each supply the number of gallons t reated~ the fluoride concentration of the water
<br />before and after treatment.. Said department shall also determine the fluoride io~
<br />concentration in the distribution system ag such ~oints ~nd at such intervals as
<br />may be directed by the County H~alth Department.
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